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S. 537
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McConnell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5107sd07.doc
Introduced in the Senate on March 7, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/7/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
3/7/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO PROVIDE FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE FOUR MEMBERS PLUS THE GUBERNATORIALLY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL ALSO CONSTITUTE THE CHARLESTON NAVAL BASE MUSEUM AUTHORITY, TO DEVOLVE THE FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS OF THE HUNLEY COMMISSION UPON THE NAVAL BASE MUSEUM AUTHORITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAVAL BASE MUSEUM AUTHORITY IS CONSIDERED THE SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS; AND TO AMEND ACT 356 OF 2002, RELATING TO THE BUDGET PROVISO CODIFICATION ACT INCLUDING A PROVISION PERTAINING TO PROPERTY TRANSFERS AND REVENUES AND FUNDING OF THE CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION REGARDING THE SHARING OF REVENUES UNDER THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to the present members of the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority, as created by gubernatorial executive order pursuant to Section 31-12-40 of the 1976 Code, there shall be four additional members, two appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. These four additional members shall each serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner of original appointment.
(B) These four additional members shall serve as members of the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority with the same powers, duties, and responsibilities of other such members as provided by law. In addition, these four members together with the gubernatorial appointees to the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority shall also constitute the Charleston Navy Base Museum Authority. Service as a member of the Navy Base Museum Authority is considered a supplemental function and duty of those specified members of the Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority and is not considered another office of honor or profit of this State. The Navy Base Museum Authority shall select from among its members a chairman and such other officers as they consider necessary.
(C) The duties, powers, and functions of the Hunley Commission as provided in Sections 54-7-100 and 54-7-110 of the 1976 Code, and as provided by law are transferred to and devolved upon the Navy Base Museum Authority. In addition, the Navy Base Museum Authority shall possess all other powers and duties conferred upon instrumentalities of this State as provided by law. Contracts and agreements between the Hunley Commission and Clemson University, as well as any other contracts and agreements of the Hunley Commission, inure to the benefit of the Navy Base Museum Authority, and it is considered the successor-in-interest to the Hunley Commission in all these regards.
SECTION 2. Section 15 of Act 356 of 2002 is amended to read:
"Section 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority (RDA), upon receiving ownership from the United States of America, shall convey certain parcels of real property to the City of North Charleston as per the mutual agreement described hereafter. These parcels shall be delineated through a mutual agreement between the City of North Charleston and the South Carolina State Ports Authority that takes into account the respective needs of each entity in the property south of Necessary Street. All conveyances shall be at no consideration once the City of North Charleston and the South Carolina State Ports Authority have entered into a memorandum of understanding and agreement for the operation of breakbulk, roll on roll off, and container terminals and dock operations on appropriate properties that are subject to the oversight or control of the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority. The City of North Charleston shall honor all existing leases as negotiated by the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority prior to the effective date of this section. Furthermore, all properties conveyed shall retain any Tax Increment Finance District status, any state or federal grants applied to the area, and any state revenues currently directed to the Charleston Redevelopment Authority on a per acre basis for the relative properties conveyed to the City of North Charleston. In addition, any revenues received from the State under the Rural Development Act relating to the number of federal employees at the naval complex shall be shared pursuant to the location of the jobs on the complex."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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