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SC Code § 13-11-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-90. Exchange of property; removal of buildings or other structures.

 The Authority may exchange any property acquired under the provisions of this chapter for other property usable in carrying out the powers hereby conferred or may purchase property for purposes of the Authority and also may remove buildings or other structures from lands needed for its purposes for reconstruction on other locations upon the payment of just compensation if, in its judgment, it is necessary or expedient to do so in order to carry out any of its plans for development under the authorization of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.19; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-100. Cooperation of other agencies.

 All State agencies and State supported institutions of higher education shall, to the maximum extent feasible, cooperate with and provide support to the Authority in carrying out its purposes and duties and are hereby authorized to expend State appropriated funds for the New Horizons Project operation, development and research purposes, to assign employees to the Authority on a full-time or part-time basis, to loan or transfer real or personal property to the Authority, to make available to the Authority all data, information or research material in its possession which is not restricted by Federal or State laws, to enter into contracts with the Authority for joint development and use of facilities and to enter into contracts with the Authority for the joint conduct of research and demonstration projects and programs.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.20; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-110. Authority to issue bonds; limitations and restrictions.

 As a means of raising the funds needed from time to time in the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance and operation of any facility, building, structure or any other matter or thing which the Authority is herein authorized to acquire, construct, equip, maintain or operate, all or any of them, the Authority may issue bonds, payable both as to principal and interest from project income from any source, and the powers and authority granted to counties, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions of the State are hereby extended to and made available to the Authority. All revenue bonds issued by the Authority to obtain funds for the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance and operation of its properties and facilities shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6-21-10 to 6-21-570 and all conditions, restrictions and limitations imposed by such sections, as amended, shall be observed by the Authority in the issuance of such bonds, except as follows:  (1) A pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of its properties and facilities, all or any of them, rather than its gross revenues, may be made; and  (2) Free service may, in the discretion of the Authority, be afforded to the State of South Carolina or the United States of America, or any agency, political subdivision, department, corporation or instrumentality thereof, by any property or facility of the Authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain and operate which funds were obtained from the revenue bonds purchased and held by a State or Federal agency, provided such free service is with the consent and at the request of the State or Federal agency then holding the whole of such revenue bonds.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.22; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-120. Deposits and expenditures; use of funds; receipt of gifts.

 All funds of the Authority shall be deposited in a bank or banks to be designated by the State Treasurer. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon the signature of the Executive Director of the Authority or his designee upon written warrants of the Comptroller General, drawn on the State Treasurer to the payee designated in the requisition. All funds coming into the hands of the Authority from the sale, lease, mortgage or rental of the Authority's real or personal property, revenues from fees and service charges, public and private contributions, federal grants and loans may be retained by the Authority and carried forward from year to year for debt retirement, operations, maintenance, acquisition and development purposes. The Authority may accept contributions of money or real or personal property from any person, organization or public or private agency including federal and state agencies and institutions and such agencies and institutions are hereby authorized to make such contributions. The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is specifically authorized to transfer to the Authority all real and personal property acquired with 1973 General Obligation Bond Authorization funds designated for the I-77 project and any and all funds remaining in the Bond Authorization Account including any federal grants or federal monies earned or generated directly or indirectly through the planning, acquisition or development of the I-77 project.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.23; 1974 (58) 2301; 1975 (59) 615.
SC Code § 13-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-130. Reports.

 At least once in each year the Authority shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly a complete detailed statement of all moneys received and disbursed by the Authority during the preceding year. Such statement shall also show the several sources from which such funds were received and the balance on hand at the time of publishing the statement and shall show the complete financial condition of the Authority.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.24; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-140. Exemption from taxation.

 The property of the Authority shall not be subject to any taxes or assessments thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.25; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 11 - New Horizons Development Authority|Section 13-11-150. Penalties for violations of rules and regulations.

 If any person using or going upon the property or facilities of the New Horizons Development Authority shall be guilty of a violation of the rules and regulations provided and prescribed by the Authority, such person shall, upon conviction, incur a penalty for each offense of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-93.21; 1974 (58) 2301.
SC Code § 13-12-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-10. Authority created; jurisdictional area; governing body; selection and terms of members; filling of vacancies.

 There is created the Trident Economic Development Finance Authority. The jurisdictional area of the authority shall consist of two or more of the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester which counties qualified electors have each approved their participation in the authority by referendum. The governing body of the authority is a board of not more than seven members whose members shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The governing bodies of Berkeley and Dorchester Counties shall each elect two members of the board and the governing body of Charleston County shall elect three members of the board upon approval of their county's participation by referendum. Vacancies on the board must be filled for the unexpired term in the manner of the original election. The authority is a local political subdivision as contemplated by Section 11-35-310(18).  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff Sept. 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff Sept. 2, 1992.  Code Commissioner's Note  Chapter 12 of Title 13, was added by two 1992 Acts; 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, effective September 1, 1992, and 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, effective September 2, 1992. At the direction of the Code Commissioner, Chapter 12, as added by 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, is set out as the latest expression of the intent of the General Assembly.  Editor's Note  1992 Act No. 518 Section 3, eff September 2, 1992, provides as follows:  "The county election commissioners for Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston Counties are directed to place on the ballot at the time of the November, 1992, general election the following question:  "Shall there be created a Trident Economic Development Finance Authority which shall have the power, among other things, with the approval of the governing bodies of each of the participating counties in the Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston County area, to issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of promoting economic development in the area of the authority?  Yes [] No []   "Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word 'No'.  "If this question receives a majority of the votes cast in two or more of the counties of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester, as certified by the Board of State Canvassers, this act shall be implemented on the date on which written evidence of this fact is transmitted to the Secretary of State."
SC Code § 13-12-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-15. Referendum in nonparticipating county whether to participate in authority.

 Upon the implementation of the provisions of this chapter, should only two of the three counties of Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston have elected to participate by approval of the initial referendum, the governing body of the nonparticipating county may thereafter call a referendum in such county on the question of participation in the authority. After one referendum has been held under the provisions of this section, no more than one such referendum may thereafter be held within a two year period. The referendum question shall read as follows:  "Shall [insert name of county] join in the Trident Economic Development Finance Authority which shall have the power, among other things, with the approval of the governing bodies of Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston counties, to issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of promoting economic development in the area of the authority?  Yes [] No []   "Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word 'No'."  If this question receives a majority of the votes cast in the county, as certified by the Board of State Canvassers, the jurisdictional area of the authority shall be expanded to include the approving county on the date on which written evidence of this fact is transmitted to the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-20. Officers of governing board; committees; meetings; quorum.

 The members of the board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. The board shall establish other offices, committees, and positions under its bylaws as it considers necessary. The board shall meet on the call of the chairman and in accordance with its bylaws. A majority of the board, including at least one member elected from each participating county, constitutes a quorum for the transaction of its business.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-40. Authority may issue general obligation or revenue bonds; agreements for construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of project; financing agreements.

 The authority may issue general obligation bonds or revenue bonds for the purpose of financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, the cost of the following projects:  (a) purchasing real estate;  (b) constructing, reconstructing, or improving any capital improvements; and  (c) operating and maintenance costs.  In connection with the issuance of bonds, the authority may enter into an agreement with a company to construct, operate, maintain, and improve a project, and the authority may enter into a financing agreement with the company prescribing the terms and conditions of the payments to be made by the company to the authority, or its assignee, to meet the payments that become due on bonds.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-50. Resolution of board authorizing bonds; provisions of resolution become part of contract between authority and bondholders.

 General obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued under this chapter for any project described in Section 13-12-40 must be authorized by resolution of the board. The resolution may contain provisions which are a part of the contract between the authority and the several holders of the bonds as to:  (a) the custody, security, use, expenditure, or application of the proceeds of the bonds;  (b) the acquisition, construction, and completion of any project for which the bonds are issued;  (c) the use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance, or disposition of the project for which the bonds are issued, or any restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the board to dispose of or limit or regulate the use of the project;  (d) the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds and the sources and methods of payment, including the ad valorem tax levy or the authority, the rank or priority of any bonds as to any lien or security, or the acceleration of the maturity of any bonds;  (e) the use and disposition of the revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of any project;  (f) the pledging, setting aside, depositing, or entrusting of the revenues from which the bonds are made payable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or the payment of expenses of operation and maintenance of the project;  (g) the setting aside of revenues, reserves, or sinking funds and the source, custody, security, regulation, and disposition of the revenues, reserves, or sinking funds;  (h) the determination of the definition of revenues or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the project for which the bonds are issued;  (i) the rentals, fees, or other charges derived from the use of the project and the fixing, establishing, collection, and enforcement of the rentals, fees, or other charges, the amount or amounts of revenues to be produced by the rentals, fees, or other charges, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected;  (j) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or any other obligations or the incurrence of indebtedness payable from the same revenues from which the bonds are payable;  (k) rules to ensure the use of the project by the public or private sector to the maximum extent to which the project is capable of serving the public or private sector;  (l) any other matter or course of conduct which, by recital in the resolution authorizing the bonds, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-60. Governing bodies of participating counties may authorize authority to issue general obligation bonds; public hearing requirement.

 The governing bodies of the participating counties are empowered to authorize the authority to issue general obligation bonds whose proceeds must be used in furtherance of any power of the authority under the procedures prescribed in this chapter. If, upon its own finding or upon petition of the authority, a participating county's governing body shall determine that it may be in the interest of the authority to raise moneys for the furtherance of any power of the authority, it shall order a public hearing to be held upon the question of the issuance of bonds of the authority. Two or more of the county governing bodies may elect to jointly hold the public hearing required by this section.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-70. Notice requirements with respect to hearing on bond issue.

 Notice of the public hearing required by Section 13-12-60 shall be published by each county once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall state:  (a) the time of the public hearing, which shall be not less than sixteen days following the first publication of the notice;  (b) the place of the hearing;  (c) the maximum amount of general obligation bonds proposed to be issued by the authority;  (d) a statement setting forth the purpose for which the proceeds of such bonds are to be expended; and  (e) a brief summary of the reasons for the issuance of such bonds and the method by which the principal and interest of such bonds are to be paid.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-80. Public hearing.

 The hearing shall be conducted publicly and both proponents and opponents of the proposed action shall be given full opportunity to be heard.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-90. Finding and ordinance; authorization by governing bodies of participating counties whether and to what extent to issue bonds.

 Following the hearing, the governing body of each county shall, by ordinance, make a finding as to whether and to what extent bonds of the authority should be issued, and may thereupon authorize the governing body of the authority to issue bonds to the extent it finds necessary. No general obligation bonds of the authority may be issued without authorization of the governing body of each participating county.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-100. Notice of governing bodies' actions; call for election.

 The governing body of each county shall thereupon cause notice of its action to be published for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county which shall state:  (a) the results of its action;  (b) the extent to which bonds of the authority are to be issued and the method to be provided for their payment;  (c) whether or not an election shall be ordered in the authority upon the question of the issuance of bonds of the authority.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-110. Right to challenge action taken by county governing bodies.

 A person affected by the action of the governing body of each county may, by action de novo instituted in the court of common pleas for such county, within twenty days following the last publication of notice prescribed by Section 13-12-100, but not afterwards, challenge the action of the governing body of the county.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-120. Manner of election; majority vote required.

 If an election is ordered as provided in Section 13-12-100, the election shall be conducted in the same manner and under the procedure applicable to the issuance of general obligation bonds of the counties of the State by the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 4, as now or hereafter amended. Approval of the question put to the electorate shall require an affirmative vote by a majority of all qualified electors voting on the question throughout the jurisdictional boundaries of the authority.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-130. Issuance of bonds following authorization.

 Bonds of the authority issued following authorization given pursuant to Sections 13-12-60 to 13-12-120 shall be issued by the governing body of the authority on behalf of the authority in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6-11-900 through 6-11-1010, as now or hereafter amended.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.
SC Code § 13-12-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 12 - Trident Economic Development Finance Authority|Section 13-12-140. Bond principal and interest, security agreements, indentures, and financing agreements exempt from taxation.

 The principal of and interest on bonds issued under this chapter are exempt from taxation, as provided in Section 12-2-50. All security agreements, indentures, and financing agreements made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are exempt from state stamp and transfer taxes.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 515, Section 1, eff September 1, 1992; 1992 Act No. 518, Section 1, eff September 2, 1992.