Bill 3557

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3557
Ratification Number:            166
Act Number:                     87
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970227
Primary Sponsor:                Wilkins
All Sponsors:                   Wilkins and H. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:        jic\5781htc.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970527
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970610
Subject:                        Accommodations Tax Oversight
                                Committee eliminated, Taxation, Revenue
                                and Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19970630  Act No. A87
------  19970610  Signed by Governor
------  19970604  Ratified R166
Senate  19970527  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19970522  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19970521  Committee report: Favorable              06 SF
Senate  19970501  Introduced, read first time,             06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   19970430  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970429  Read second time
House   19970417  Committee report: Favorable              30 HWM
House   19970227  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

(A87, R166, H3557)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-4-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE COMMITTEE AND DEVOLVE ITS OVERSIGHT FUNCTION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TO DEVOLVE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM.

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

Accommodations tax

SECTION 1. Section 6-4-30 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 147 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 6-4-30. Local governments covered by this chapter may expend accommodations tax revenues pursuant to this chapter, and the Department of Revenue shall:

(1) serve as a resource to, answer questions of, and assist advisory committees and local governments in the implementation of the accommodations tax;

(2) arrange continuing education programs or workshops for local governmental officials and advisory committee members;

(3) serve as the oversight authority on questionable expenditures;

(4) require that complaints relating to the accommodations tax be submitted in writing;

(5) investigate and research facts on submitted complaints;

(6) forward copies of information submitted by the local governments and regional tourism agencies in Section 6-4-20 covered by the tourism provisions of this chapter to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, which shall publish an annual report on the information submitted."

Time effective

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

Approved the 10th day of June, 1997.