South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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Bill 4922

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INTRODUCED

March 30, 2006

H. 4922

Introduced by Rep. J.E. Smith

L. Printed 3/30/06--H.

Read the first time March 30, 2006.

            

A BILL

TO ABOLISH THE RICHLAND COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND DEVOLVE ITS POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS UPON THE HISTORIC COLUMBIA FOUNDATION; TO PROVIDE THAT REAL PROPERTY HELD BY THE COMMISSION MUST BE TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH WHICH THE PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL CONVEY TO RICHLAND COUNTY ANY PROPERTY THAT REVERTS TO THE STATE; AND TO REPEAL ACT 69 OF 1963, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.

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

SECTION    1.    The Richland County Historic Preservation Commission is abolished and its powers, duties, and functions are devolved upon the Historic Columbia Foundation and title to real property held by the commission must be transferred in accordance with the instrument through which the property was conveyed to the commission. The State shall immediately convey to Richland County any property that reverts to the State pursuant to such transfers.

SECTION    2.    Act 69 of 1963 is repealed.

SECTION    3.    If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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