South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 1230


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1230
Primary Sponsor:                Shealy
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Private Property Rights Act
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3593.AL
Introduced Date:                Jan 28, 1992
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 28, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Shealy
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
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 1230  Senate  Jan 28, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 1 TO TITLE 28 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM PUBLIC TAKING, AND TO PROVIDE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.

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

SECTION 1. Title 28 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"CHAPTER 1

Private Property Rights Act

Section 28-1-10. This act may be cited as the `Private Property Rights Act of 1991'.

Section 28-1-20. As used in this chapter:

(1) `Agency' means all state, county, or local agencies, political subdivisions, special purpose districts, or other bodies politic which engage in activity with the potential for taking private property, including any military department of the State of South Carolina, any entity of state government, local governments or municipalities, their agencies, or political subdivisions, or other agency of the executive branch of the State of South Carolina.

(2) `Taking of private property' means an activity where private property is taken to the extent that compensation to the owner of that property is required by Article 1, Section 13 of the Constitution of this State.

Section 28-1-30. No regulation promulgated after the effective date of this act by any agency becomes effective until the issuing agency is certified by the Attorney General to be in compliance with procedures to assess the potential for the taking of private property in the course of regulatory activity established by the Attorney General.

Section 28-1-40. The Attorney General shall establish procedures to assess the potential for taking of private property similar to those procedures established for the federal government by the United States Executive Order 12630.

Section 28-1-50. (A) Judicial review of actions taken pursuant to this chapter is limited to whether the Attorney General has certified the issuing agency as in compliance with its procedures. The judicial review is permitted in the same forum and at the same time as the issued regulations are subject to judicial review. Only persons adversely affected or grieved by agency action have standing to challenge that action as contrary to this chapter. In no event shall the review include any issue regarding claims against the State not arising out of torts for which the courts have jurisdiction.

(B) This section does not affect any other available judicial review of agency action."

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

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