South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

Download This Version in Microsoft Word format

Bill 523

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

RECALLED

April 27, 2011

S. 523

Introduced by Senators Leatherman and McGill

S. Printed 4/27/11--H.

Read the first time March 29, 2011.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 4 SO AS TO ALLOW JOINT COUNTY FIRE DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE THE PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 6 TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

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

SECTION 1.    Chapter 23, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 11

Joint County Fire District - Issuance of Bonds

Section 4-23-1100.    For purposes of this article, 'joint county fire district' means a special purpose district created for the provision of fire protection consisting of areas in more than one county and created by act of the General Assembly before the effective date of this article.

Section 4-23-1105.    A joint county fire district may issue general obligation bonds for any corporate purpose by utilizing the procedures set forth in Sections 6-11-820 through 6-11-1030, the provisions of Section 6-11-810(d) and (e) notwithstanding."

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

----XX----

This web page was last updated on April 27, 2011 at 6:35 PM