South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 4532

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Rep. Fry

Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9405dg16.docx

Companion/Similar bill(s): 1002

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016

Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2016

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/10/2015HousePrefiled

12/10/2015HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary

1/12/2016HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage95)

1/12/2016HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage95)

1/28/2016HouseRecalled from Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage25)

2/2/2016HouseDebate adjourned until Tues., 2916 (House Journalpage41)

2/9/2016HouseRead second time (House Journalpage14)

2/9/2016HouseRoll call Yeas83 Nays0 (House Journalpage14)

2/10/2016HouseRead third time and sent to Senate (House Journalpage13)

2/10/2016SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage6)

2/10/2016SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary(Senate Journalpage6)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2015

1/28/2016

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

RECALLED

January 28, 2016

H.4532

Introduced by Rep. Fry

S. Printed 1/28/16--H.

Read the first time January 12, 2016.

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ABILL

TO AMEND SECTION 42310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MURRELL’S INLETGARDEN CITY FIRE DISTRICT, SO AS TO REVISE THE BOUNDARIES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 42315 RELATING TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SAME DISTRICT.

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

SECTION1.Section 42310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 42310.There is hereby established the Murrell’s InletGarden City Fire District in Georgetown and Horry Counties bounded as follows:

Commencing at the high watermark of the Atlantic Ocean on the northern property line of the property of Huntington Beach State Park and running thence in a westerly direction along the northern property line of said State Park to U.S. Highway No. 17; thence continuing in a general westerly direction along the northern property line of lands of Brookgreen Gardens to the Waccamaw River; thence in a general northerly direction along the eastern bank of the Waccamaw River to Collins Creek; thence continuing along the eastern bank of Collins Creek to Cedar Swamp; thence continuing along the eastern bank of Cedar Swamp to a point where a projection of the boundary line between Lewis Brothers and R. B. Hunsburger would intersect said Cedar Swamp; thence running in an easterly direction to U.S. Highway No. 17; thence in a northerly direction along the eastern rightofway of U.S. Highway No. 17 to Melody Lane, the city limits of Surfside Beach; thence in an eastern direction along the southern rightofway of Melody Lane to the Atlantic Ocean; thence along the high watermark of the Atlantic Ocean in a southerly direction to the property line of Huntington Beach State Park, the point of beginning. Also the property of Collins Creek Baptist Church situate on the West side of Collins Creek. Effective January 1, 2016, the district consists of that area shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document F435116, and as shown on certified copies of the official map which must be kept on file at the fire district.”

SECTION2.Section 42315 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 78 of 2015, is repealed.

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. This act applies to all property tax years beginning after 2015, and the auditor of each respective county shall adjust the millage levy appropriately for each taxpayer within the district to reflect the provisions of this act.

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