H 3866 General Bill, By Cato, Cooper, Harvin, Limehouse, Sandifer, Townsend, 
Trotter, White and Kirsh

Similar(S 403)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21
 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 LEARNING OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE FROM DEVELOPING, FINANCING,
 OWNING, OR OPERATING A HOTEL AND ANY COMBINATION OF THESE ACTIVITIES WITH
 RESPECT TO A HOTEL, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, AND TO GIVE
 THIS PROHIBITION PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.

   03/26/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-75
   03/26/03  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-76
   01/13/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirsh

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE FROM DEVELOPING, FINANCING, OWNING, OR OPERATING A HOTEL AND ANY COMBINATION OF THESE ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO A HOTEL, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, AND TO GIVE THIS PROHIBITION PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 21

Section 1-1-1510.    A public institution of higher learning or political subdivision of this State may not develop, finance, own, or operate a hotel or any combination of these activities with respect to a hotel except as provided in Section 1-1-1520 of this article. For purposes of this section, a public institution of higher learning or a political subdivision includes a nonprofit corporation, foundation, or other nonprofit entity, however described, established by or otherwise associated with a public institution of higher learning or political subdivision.

Section 1-1-1520.    The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1)    a hotel developed, financed, owned, or operated or any combination of these activities with respect to a hotel by a political subdivision if the hotel is adjacent to a publicly owned convention center; and

(2)    a hotel with no more than fifteen guest rooms owned or operated by a public institution of higher learning as part of a course of study in hotel management."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and has prospective effect only.