H 3597 General Bill, By D.N. Holt, Bailey, J.J. Bailey, R.A. Barber, 
S.E. Gonzales, J. Rama, L.S. Whipper and R.M. Young
 A Bill to amend Section 55-9-190, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the powers of the Aeronautics Commission and political
 subdivisions of this State in regard to the establishment of airports, so as
 to grant to the political subdivisions of this State but not to the
 Aeronautics Commission certain additional powers in regard to the use and
 disposal of property acquired for air transportation and facilities purposes.

   02/26/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   02/26/91  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-17

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 55-9-190, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE IN REGARD TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORTS, SO AS TO GRANT TO THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE BUT NOT TO THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION CERTAIN ADDITIONAL POWERS IN REGARD TO THE USE AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION AND FACILITIES PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that airport commissions and aviation authorities have need for substantial acreage in order to accomplish the purpose of providing air transportation and air navigation facilities and as their needs change with the passage of time and change in circumstances, they have land which is not being used for air transportation or air navigation facilities. The public interest requires that this land be put to use by the commission or authority involved to provide income to the commission for its use in supporting its air transportation or air navigation facilities.

SECTION 2. Section 55-9-190 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 55-9-190. The commission, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this State which have established airports or landing fields or which acquire, lease, or set apart real property for any such purpose these purposes may:

(1) construct, equip, improve, maintain, and operate such these airports or landing fields or vest authority for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance, and operation thereof in an officer, board, or body of such the political subdivision, the expense of such the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance, and operation to be a responsibility of such the political subdivision;

(2) adopt regulations and establish charges, fees, and tolls for the use of such these airports or landing fields, fix penalties for the violation of such these regulations, and establish liens to enforce payment of such these charges, fees, and tolls; and

(3) lease for a term not exceeding twenty-five years such these airports or landing fields to private parties for operation or lease or assign for a term not exceeding twenty-five years to private parties for operation space, area, improvements, and equipment on such these airports or landing fields, provided in each case that in so doing the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use thereof.;and

(4) establish office parks, warehouse parks, and other income producing facilities on that real property that each may have and which is not at the time required for the use of air navigation or air transportation facilities, and for the purposes of this item (4) may by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise acquire, hold, develop, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of property, real or personal, or an interest in the property. The provisions of this item (4) do not apply to the Aeronautics Commission."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.