South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 2901

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               2901
Ratification Number:       146
Act Number                 81
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Examination of financial impact on
                           revenues of county
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(A81, R146, H2901)

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT IS LOCATED TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE REVENUES OF THE COUNTY WHEN A DISTRICT IS ABOLISHED INCLUDING A PROCEDURE BY WHICH TAXES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

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

Examination of financial impact on revenues of county

SECTION 1. Within sixty days after the abolishment of a special purpose district (district), the governing body of the county in which the district is located must commence an examination of the financial impact of the abolishment of the district on the revenues of the county. The governing body shall conduct at least two public meetings within the geographical boundaries of the territory formerly comprising the district. The governing body shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county ten days prior to each meeting. At the meetings the governing body may receive such information as it considers necessary. At the conclusion of the sixty-day period, the county governing body of the county shall make a determination and formulation of the financial impact of the abolishment of the district including, but not limited to, a procedure for any refund of taxes that may have been legally levied and collected by the county for the district. The determination and formulation must be published by the governing body in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the special purpose district formerly was located. The county governing body shall take action by ordinance on the determination and formulation within thirty days after it has been published in the newspaper. Any resident of the area formerly comprising the district has standing to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.

Time effective

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