Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:105 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Eminent Domain, condemnors Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2383 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Giese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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105 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
105 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-310 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, NOT OTHERWISE EMPOWERED TO CONDEMN BY LAW, ARE GRANTED THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN AND FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "CONDEMNORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-11-310. Special purpose districts and public service districts of this State, not otherwise empowered to condemn by law, are granted the power of eminent domain and for this purpose are considered to be 'condemnors' within the meaning of the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.