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Subcommittee gives favorable report to bill removing sunset on special-purpose districts' property-sale authority
Summary
The South Carolina House Domestic Relations, Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted 5-0 to give House Bill 3731 a favorable report, which would repeal a sunset provision and allow special-purpose districts that provide recreation services to retain ongoing authority to convey property.
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina House Domestic Relations, Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted 5-0 to give House Bill 3731 a favorable report, a move that would repeal a statutory sunset and preserve special-purpose districts' ongoing authority to acquire, hold and dispose of property.
The bill, discussed at the subcommittee meeting and introduced by Representative Beth Bernstein of Richland County, would strike the sunset provision that is scheduled to eliminate the relevant code section on June 30, 2027. The statute at issue (described in testimony as section 6-11-345) currently grants special-purpose districts authority “to own, acquire, purchase, hold, use or otherwise dispose of property or any interest held in furtherance of the functions committed to these districts.”
Supporters said removing the sunset avoids legal and operational problems for districts that…
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