H*3736(Rat #0088, Act #0045 of 1995)  General Bill, By H. Brown, Dantzler, Law, 
D. Williams and S.S. Wofford
 A Bill to amend Section 5-3-150, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to changing municipal corporate limits by petition of
 seventy-five percent or more of landowners, so as to provide that annexation
 of real property in a multi-county park titled in the name of a political
 subdivision of the State requires the consent of the governing body of the
 political subdivisions holding title.

   03/02/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   03/02/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   03/02/95  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-31
   03/15/95  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 16, 1995 HJ-16
   03/16/95  House  Debate adjourned HJ-7
   03/16/95  House  Read second time HJ-17
   03/16/95  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-18
   03/17/95  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   03/21/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
   03/21/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
   04/05/95  Senate  Polled favorable from Judiciary SJ-12
   04/06/95  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   04/06/95  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-20
   04/19/95  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-6
   04/19/95  Senate Reconsidered SJ-6
   04/26/95  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
   05/11/95         Ratified R 88
   05/17/95         Signed By Governor
   05/17/95         Effective date 05/17/95
   06/05/95         Debate adjourned
   06/05/95         Act No. 45

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-3-150, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHANGING MUNICIPAL CORPORATE LIMITS BY PETITION OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF LANDOWNERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANNEXATION OF REAL PROPERTY IN A MULTI-COUNTY PARK TITLED IN THE NAME OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE REQUIRES THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS HOLDING TITLE.

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

Consent for annexation

SECTION 1. Section 5-3-150(5) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 142, Part II, Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(5) For purposes of this section, any real property included within a multi-county park under Section 4-1-170 is considered to have the same assessed valuation that it would have if the multi-county park did not exist. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real property which is or has been included within a multi-county park under Section 4-1-170 and title to which is held by the State of South Carolina, only may be annexed with prior written consent of the State of South Carolina and when title to real property in such a park is held by a political subdivision of the State, the property may be annexed only with prior written consent of the governing body of the political subdivision holding title."

Time effective

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

Approved the 17th day of May, 1995.