2005-2006 Bill 1078: Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire District - South Carolina Legislature

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

A423, R230, S1078

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Cleary, Rankin and McGill

Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3559dw06.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 4522

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2006

Introduced in the House on January 31, 2006

Passed by the General Assembly on February 7, 2006

Governor's Action: February 17, 2006, Signed

Summary: Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

1/24/2006 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference SJ8

1/25/2006 Senate Read second time SJ14

1/26/2006 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ15

1/31/2006 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ7

2/2/2006 House Read second time HJ17

2/7/2006 House Read third time and enrolled HJ14

2/15/2006 Ratified R 230

2/17/2006 Signed By Governor

2/22/2006 Copies available

2/22/2006 Effective date 02/17/06

10/17/2006 Act No.423

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2006

1/24/2006-A

1/31/2006

(A423, R230, S1078)

AN ACT TO AMEND JOINT RESOLUTION 272 OF 1985, RELATING TO THE MURRELL’S INLETGARDEN CITY FIRE DISTRICT IN GEORGETOWN AND HORRY COUNTIES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FOR THE DISTRICT TO USE A PORTION OF THE IMPACT FEES TO CONSTRUCT A FACILITY OR BUILDING IN WHICH TO HOUSE OR STORE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

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

Murrell’s Inlet-Garden City Fire District may use impact fees

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Joint Resolution 272 of 1985 is amended to read:

“Section 1. In addition to the powers and duties provided for the governing body of the Murrell’s InletGarden City Fire District in Georgetown and Horry counties by Act 876 of 1966, the board may impose, one time only, an impact fee on all buildings under construction on the effective date of this joint resolution and all new construction and all new additions. The fee is one percent of the cost of construction of single family residences and two percent of the cost of construction of condominiums and townhouses, high-rise buildings, and all commercial construction. The fees must be used to purchase and maintain fire-fighting equipment and to construct a facility or building in which to house or store fire-fighting equipment.”

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of February, 2006.

Approved the 17th day of February, 2006.

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