H 3259 General Bill, By Stavrinakis
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6-34-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETAIL FACILITIES
 REVITALIZATION ACT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT
 CONTAINED IN THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE SITE".

   12/18/14  House  Prefiled
   12/18/14  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 174)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 174)
   04/23/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 126)
   04/28/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 130)
   04/28/15  House  Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 130)
   04/29/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 19)
   04/29/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/29/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 23, 2015

H. 3259

S. Printed 4/23/15--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3259) to amend Section 6-34-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions applicable to the South Carolina Retail Facilities Revitalization Act, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

W. BRIAN WHITE for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 6-34-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETAIL FACILITIES REVITALIZATION ACT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT CONTAINED IN THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE SITE".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-34-30(2) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 285 of 2006, is amended to read:

"(2)    'Eligible site' means a shopping center, mall, or free standing freestanding site whose primary use was as a retail sales facility with at least one tenant or occupant located in a forty twenty-five thousand square foot or larger building or structure. To qualify as an eligible site, the shopping center, mall, or freestanding site must be abandoned. During the abandonment, the eligible site may serve as a wholesale facility, provided the site serves as a wholesale facility for no more than one year."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.