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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED
January 27, 2000
S. 705
S. Printed 1/27/00--S.
Read the first time April 8, 1999.
TO AMEND SECTION 5-37-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1999, SO AS TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "IMPROVEMENTS" SERVICES OR FUNCTIONS WHICH A MUNICIPALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW MAY BY LAW PROVIDE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-37-20(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 118 of 1999, is further amended to read:
"(2) 'Improvements' include open or covered malls, parkways, parks and playgrounds, recreation facilities, athletic facilities, pedestrian facilities, parking facilities, parking garages, and underground parking facilities, and facade redevelopment, the widening and dredging of existing channels, canals, and waterways used specifically for recreational or other purposes, the relocation, construction, widening, and paving of streets, roads, and bridges, including demolition of them, underground utilities, all activities authorized by Chapter 1 of Title 31 (State Housing Law), any building or other facilities for public use, any public works eligible for financing under the provisions of Section 6-21-50, services or functions which a municipality in accordance with state law may by law provide, and all things incidental to the improvements, including planning, engineering, administration, managing, promotion, marketing, and acquisition of necessary easements and land, and may include facilities for lease or use by a private person, firm, or corporation. However, improvements as defined in this chapter must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing these activities. Any such improvements may be designated by the governing body as public works eligible for revenue bond financing pursuant to Section 6-21-50, and such improvements, taken in the aggregate, may be designated by the governing body as a 'system' of related projects within the meaning of Section 6-21-40. The governing body of a municipality, after due investigation and study, may determine that improvements located outside the boundaries of an improvement district confer a benefit upon property inside an improvement district or are necessary to make improvements within the improvement district effective for the benefit of property inside the improvement district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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