South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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Bill 4196


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-9-83 SO AS TO PERMIT A COUNTY GOVERNING BODY BY ORDINANCE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING CONSENT AND REFERENDUM REQUIREMENTS, TO DISSOLVE A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THAT COUNTY REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 4, Title 9 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-9-83.    A county governing body by ordinance, with the consent of two-thirds of the membership of the governing body of the special purpose district concerned and subject to all requirements provided by Section 4-9-80, including the referendum requirement, may dissolve a special purpose district created by an act of the General Assembly and wholly contained within the boundaries of that county pursuant to Section 4-9-80, regardless of when the special purpose district was established. The provisions of this are in addition to any other provisions of the general law pertaining to the dissolution of special purpose districts."

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

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