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Bill 498

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      498
Ratification Number:              14
Act Number:                       197
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990216
Primary Sponsor:                  McGill
All Sponsors:                     McGill, Ravenel
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\kgh\15319som99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990303
Governor's Action:                U  Became law without signature of 
                                  Governor
Date of Governor's Action:        19990324
Subject:                          Georgetown County, Joint Legislative 
                                  Delegation of; to appoint members of Waccamaw 
                                  Regional Planning Council


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990819  Act No. A197
------  19990324  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19990317  Ratified R14
House   19990303  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19990302  Read second time
House   19990225  Georgetown Delegation report:          97 HLD
                  Favorable
House   19990223  Introduced, read first time,           97 HLD
                  referred to Georgetown Delegation
Senate  19990218  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990217  Read second time
Senate  19990216  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19990216  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 16, 1999 - Word format
Revised on February 25, 1999 - Word format

(A197, R14, S498)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, RELATING TO THE DEVOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED POWERS TO THE DELEGATION FOR ONE ENTITY, THE WACCAMAW REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COUNCIL BE MADE ON A ROTATING BASIS BY RESIDENT DELEGATION MEMBERS WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

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

Delete Waccamaw Regional Planning Council from appointments made by Georgetown County Council

SECTION 1. Section (A) of Act 515 of 1996 is amended to read:

"(A)(1) Except for those instances exempted in (B), in all cases where appointments to offices, boards, and commissions are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, the Senate Delegation, or the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County, or by any other member or combination of members of the General Assembly by reason of their representing all or a portion of Georgetown County, all said appointments must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Georgetown County if, and to the extent that, the governing body of Georgetown County by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the responsibility and the authority for making those appointments and notifies the Code Commissioner and the Secretary of State of its acceptance. All appointments and recommendations must be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

(2) The application of subsection (A) includes, but is not limited to:

Name Authority

(1) Forestry Board Section 48-33-50

(2) Veterans Affairs Section 25-11-40

(3) County Department of Social

Services Section 43-3-10

(4) Transportation Committee Section 12-27-400

(5) Department of Disabilities and

Special Needs Section 44-20-375

(6) Foster Care Review Board Section 20-7-2385

(7) Mental Health Center Board Section 44-15-60

(8) Horry-Georgetown Commission

for Technical Education Section 59-53-810

Section 59-53-840

(9) Economic Opportunity Commission Section 4-31-330

(10) Georgetown Pilotage Commission Section 54-15-10

(11) Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire

District Act 876 of 1966

(12) Vacant

(13) Board of Elections & Registration Act 591 of 1995"

Restore delegation appointment authority for Waccamaw Regional Planning Council

SECTION 2. The authority to make appointments to the Waccamaw Regional Planning Council which was devolved from the joint legislative delegation of Georgetown County to the governing body of Georgetown County is restored to the delegation on the effective date of this act. The appointments to this council must be made on a rotating basis by resident delegation members with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 17th day of March, 1999.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/24/99.

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