South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 629


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               629
Ratification Number:       613
Act Number:                524
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Establish the permanent advisory
                           committee of the State Development Board
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(A524, R613, S629)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 13, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BY ADDING SECTION 13-3-130 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

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

Permanent Advisory Committee established

SECTION 1. Chapter 3 of Title 13 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 13-3-130. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13-3-110, there is established the Permanent Advisory Committee of the State Development Board (hereafter, the 'Permanent Committee'). The Permanent Committee is comprised of twenty-four citizens of the State to be appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate. One member must be appointed from each of the following two-county areas:

1. Richland and Kershaw counties.

2. Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.

3. Laurens and Newberry counties.

4. Abbeville and Greenwood counties.

5. Berkeley and Charleston counties.

6. Oconee and Anderson counties.

7. Florence and Marion counties.

8. Greenville and Pickens counties.

9. Horry and Georgetown counties.

10. Union and York counties.

11. Lee and Darlington counties.

12. Marlboro and Dillon counties.

13. Chester and Fairfield counties.

14. Lancaster and Chesterfield counties.

15. Sumter and Calhoun counties.

16. Clarendon and Williamsburg counties.

17. Beaufort and Jasper counties.

18. Dorchester and Colleton counties.

19. Orangeburg and Bamberg counties.

20. Allendale and Hampton counties.

21. Aiken and Barnwell counties.

22. Lexington and Saluda counties.

23. Edgefield and McCormick counties.

The Governor shall appoint one member from the State at large who shall serve as chairman. The terms of the members are for a period of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Terms for all members commence on July first of the year of appointment. Of the members initially appointed from the two-county areas, the Governor shall appoint one member from each of the following counties for a term of two years: Kershaw, Cherokee, Newberry, Greenwood, Charleston, Anderson, Marion, Pickens, Georgetown, York, Darlington, and Dillon, and the Governor shall appoint one member from each of the following counties for a term of four years: Fairfield, Chesterfield, Calhoun, Williamsburg, Jasper, Colleton, Bamberg, Hampton, Barnwell, Lexington, and McCormick. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of the members appointed from the two-county areas, the Governor shall rotate the appointment of these members between the counties in each of the two-county areas. The Permanent Committee may select other officers from its membership to serve for terms designated by it. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointments for the unexpired portions of the terms.

The members of the Permanent Committee must be paid the usual mileage and subsistence as is provided by law for members of state boards, commissions, and committees.

The Permanent Committee must meet four times a year, and may meet more often if the chairman considers it necessary or if ten members request the chairman to call a meeting, and the chairman of the State Development Board approves such additional meetings. The Permanent Committee may not meet at any location outside the boundaries of South Carolina.

The Permanent Committee shall advise and consult with the State Development Board on the following matters: (a) the condition of and prospects for economic development in the State--particularly in the rural areas; (b) the fostering of a close working relationship between the primarily rural, or primarily agricultural, counties of the State and the counties which are primarily nonrural or nonagricultural; (c) the identification of problems facing smaller rural counties and of solutions to those problems; (d) having input to the Board regarding industrial prospects throughout the State; and (e) any other matter which the Board considers necessary to assist the Board, in the way of consultation or advice, in carrying out any of the Board's duties or functions under this chapter."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.