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Bill 4262

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4262
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010606
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilkins
All Sponsors:                     Wilkins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10456htc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Special purpose districts, power 
                                  broadened to include convention, conference 
                                  facility operations; Political Subdivisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010606  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO PERMIT THE BROADENING OF POWERS OF AUDITORIUM, ARENA, OR RECREATION DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE THE POWER TO OPERATE CONVENTION, CONFERENCE, AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES AND PROVIDE THE METHOD OF OBTAINING THIS BROADENED AUTHORITY.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    A special purpose district, which was empowered as of March 7, 1973, to provide auditorium, arena, or recreational services and facilities, also may acquire, construct, equip, lease, own, operate, and maintain conference and convention facilities, and ancillary facilities if, upon adoption by the governing body of the district of a resolution approving the increase in powers and petitioning the governing body of the county in which the district is located for approval, it has received:

        (1)    approval of the additional authority by ordinance of the governing body of the county; and

        (2)    the consent to the additional authority by resolution of the governing body of each municipality located in the district.

    (B)    These additional powers also may include the powers, as considered necessary by the governing board of the district in the development and operation of convention and conference facilities and ancillary facilities, to:

        (1)    set rates, fees, and charges for the district's services;

        (2)    acquire and sell any real and personal property, or any interest in such property, by gift, purchase, condemnation, devise, lease, or otherwise;

        (3)    enter into all long-term contracts and leases and other agreements; and

        (4)    incur indebtedness in the manner otherwise permitted for special purpose districts performing these functions under state law.

    (C)    All otherwise existing powers of any such special purpose district continue and are not deemed to have been otherwise modified in any respect by the provisions of this section.

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

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