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SC Code § 31-5-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-30. Kinds of assistance available from State public bodies in planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects.

 For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any State public body may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:  (1) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to a housing authority or the Federal Government;  (2) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects;  (3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;  (4) Plan or replan or zone or rezone any part of such State public body, make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances and, if the body be a city or town, change its map;  (5) Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority of the character which such State public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;  (6) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such State public body of its powers relating to the repair, closing or demolition of unsafe, insanitary or unfit dwellings;  (7) Employ, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any funds belonging to or within the control of such State public body, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property or facilities to a housing authority, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a housing authority and exercise all the rights of any holder of such bonds or other obligations;  (8) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects;  (9) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such State public body in exercising the powers granted in this chapter; and  (10) Enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary) with a housing authority respecting action to be taken by such State public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter and if at any time title to, or possession of, any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-rent housing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the provisions of such agreements shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or governmental agency.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-303; 1952 Code Section 36-303; 1942 Code Section 5271-74; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156; 1951 (47) 529.
SC Code § 31-5-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-40. Conveyances authorized by Section 31-5-30; appraisals, public notices, etc.

 Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement authorized by Section 31-5-30 may be made by a State public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-304; 1952 Code Section 36-304; 1942 Code Section 5271-74; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-5-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-50. State public body precluded from requiring changes in housing projects acquired by housing authority from Federal Government.

 With respect to any housing project which a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the Federal Government and which the housing authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation and other protection, no State public body shall require any changes to be made in the housing project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to such construction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-305; 1952 Code Section 36-305; 1942 Code Section 5271-74; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-5-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-60. Municipal and county loans or donations to housing authorities.

 Any city, town or county located in whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may from time to time lend or donate money to such authority or agree to take such action. Such housing authority, when it has money available therefor, shall make reimbursements for all such loans made to it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-306; 1952 Code Section 36-306; 1942 Code Section 5271-75; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-5-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-70. Procedure for authorizing State public body to exercise powers herein granted.

 The exercise by a State public body of the powers herein granted may be authorized by resolution of the governing body of such State public body adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body present at a meeting of such governing body. Such a resolution may be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced. It shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-307; 1952 Code Section 36-307; 1942 Code Section 5271-76; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-6-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "Tax Increment Financing Law".  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-6-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-50. Application of proceeds of obligations.

 The proceeds from obligations issued under authority of this chapter must be applied only for the purpose for which they were issued. Any premium and accrued interest received in any such sale must be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligations sold. Any portion of the proceeds not needed for redevelopment project costs must be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligations.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-6-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-60. Exemption of obligations and interest thereon from South Carolina taxes.

 The obligations authorized by this chapter and the income from the obligations and all security agreements and indentures executed as security for the obligations made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the revenue derived from the obligations are exempt from all taxation in the State of South Carolina except for inheritance, estate, or transfer taxes and all security agreements and indentures made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are exempt from all state stamp and transfer taxes.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-6-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-85. Intergovernmental agreement for redevelopment project.

 The municipality and one or more taxing districts may at any time provide by intergovernmental agreement that such taxing district or taxing districts will participate in a redevelopment project on a partial or modified basis. Such intergovernmental agreement shall become effective, and shall be valid and enforceable for the entire duration thereof, upon its approval by ordinance enacted by the municipality and by ordinance or resolution, whichever is applicable, enacted or approved by the affected taxing district or taxing districts.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 267, Section 2, eff June 20, 2012.
SC Code § 31-6-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-90. Persons displaced by redevelopment project.

 When there are any persons residing in the area covered by the redevelopment plan:  (1) The redevelopment plan shall include:  (a) An assessment of the displacement impact of the redevelopment project and provisions for the relocation of all persons who would be displaced by the project, provided that no residents may be displaced by a redevelopment project unless housing is made available to them pursuant to the terms of this section.  (b) Provisions for the creation of housing opportunities to the extent feasible to enable a substantial number of the displaced persons to relocate within or in close proximity to the area covered by the redevelopment plan.  (2) Prior to authorizing the demolition of any residential units in connection with a tax increment financing plan, the governing body of the municipality must insure that the redevelopment plan complies with the requirements of this section and further that standard housing is made available to all persons to be displaced.  (3) Persons displaced by a redevelopment plan are entitled to the benefits and protections available under Section 28-11-10. The costs of the relocation are proper expenditures for the proceeds of any obligations issued under this chapter.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-6-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-100. Assessment of value of real estate in redevelopment project area.

 (A) If a municipality by ordinance approves a redevelopment plan pursuant to Section 31-6-80, the auditor of the county in which the municipality is situated, immediately after adoption of the ordinance pursuant to Section 31-6-80, must, upon request of the municipality, determine and certify:  (1) the most recently ascertained equalized assessed value of all taxable real property within the redevelopment project area, as of the date of adoption of the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 31-6-80, which value is the "initial equalized assessed value" of the property; and  (2) the total equalized assessed value of all taxable real property within the redevelopment project area and certifying the amount as the "total initial equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within the redevelopment project area.  (B) After the county auditor has certified the total initial equalized assessed value of the taxable real property in the area, then in respect to every taxing district containing a redevelopment project area, the county auditor or any other official required by law to ascertain the amount of the equalized assessed value of all taxable property within the district for the purpose of computing the rate percent of tax to be extended upon taxable property within such district, shall in every year that obligations are outstanding for redevelopment projects in the redevelopment area ascertain the amount of value of taxable property in a project redevelopment area by including in the amount the certified total initial equalized assessed value of all taxable real property in the area in lieu of the equalized assessed value of all taxable real property in the area. The rate percent of tax determined must be extended to the current equalized assessed value of all property in the redevelopment project area in the same manner as the rate percent of tax is extended to all other taxable property in the taxing district. The method of extending taxes established under this section terminates when the municipality adopts an ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the redevelopment project.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 200, Section 4.
SC Code § 31-6-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-110. Disposition of revenues from municipal property within project area; deposit of revenues from sale of property acquired with proceeds of obligations.

 Revenues received by the municipality from any property, building, or facility owned by the municipality or any agency or authority established by the municipality in the redevelopment project area may be used to pay redevelopment project costs or reduce outstanding obligations of the municipality incurred under this chapter for redevelopment project costs. If the obligations are used to finance the extension or expansion of a system as defined in Section 6-21-40 in the redevelopment project area, all or a portion of the revenues of the system, whether or not located entirely within the redevelopment project area, including the revenues of the redevelopment project, may be pledged to secure the obligations issued under this chapter. The municipality is fully empowered to use any of the powers granted by either or both of the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 6 (The Revenue Bond Refinancing Act of 1937) or the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 6 (Revenue Bond Act for Utilities). In exercising the powers conferred by the provisions, the municipality may make any pledges and covenants authorized by any provision of those chapters. The municipality may place the revenues in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund which must be held by the municipality or financial institution designated by the municipality. Revenue received by the municipality from the sale or other disposition of real property acquired by the municipality with the proceeds of obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited by the municipality in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund which must be held by the municipality or financial institution designated by the municipality. Proceeds of grants may be pledged by the municipality and deposited in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 200, Section 5.
SC Code § 31-6-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 6 - Tax Increment Financing For Redevelopment Projects|Section 31-6-120. Project located within more than one municipality.

 If the redevelopment project area is located within more than one municipality, the municipalities may jointly adopt a redevelopment plan and authorize obligations as provided under the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 452, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "Tax Increment Financing Act for Counties".  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-25. Additional findings.

 The General Assembly further finds that:  Vast expanses of land located at considerable distances from municipalities and urban and suburban development in counties, while having served the people of this State and its economy when originally developed and maintained over the generations as agricultural property, contributing food, fiber, timber, and pulpwood, now, in an evolving economy and amidst a much smaller, yet vastly more efficient agricultural economy, is in need of redevelopment to provide multiple uses utilizing the redevelopment tools provided in this chapter, with suitable modifications to provide for the particular requirements to redevelop areas formerly developed only for agricultural use.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-50. Application of proceeds.

 The proceeds from obligations issued under authority of this chapter must be applied only for the purpose for which they were issued. Any premium and accrued interest received in any such sale must be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligations sold. Any portion of the proceeds not needed for redevelopment project costs must be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligations.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-60. State tax exemptions.

 The obligations authorized by this chapter and the income from the obligations and all security agreements and indentures executed as security for the obligations made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the revenue derived from the obligations are exempt from all taxation in the State of South Carolina except for inheritance, estate, or transfer taxes and all security agreements and indentures made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are exempt from all state stamp and transfer taxes.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-75. Municipal annexation; ad valorem tax valuation.

 If a municipality annexes a tract of property located in a redevelopment project area, the value of each parcel of real property therein for purposes of the ad valorem taxes of the municipality shall be that which is attributable to its initial equalized assessed value before the redevelopment project and not to the increase in its equalized assessed value due to the redevelopment project.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-90. Residential displacement requirements, benefits, and protections.

 When there are any persons residing in the area covered by the redevelopment plan:  (1) the redevelopment plan shall include:  (a) an assessment of the displacement impact of the redevelopment project and provisions for the relocation of all persons who would be displaced by the project, provided that no residents may be displaced by a redevelopment project unless housing is made available to them pursuant to the terms of this section;  (b) provisions for the creation of housing opportunities to the extent feasible to enable a substantial number of the displaced persons to relocate within or in close proximity to the area covered by the redevelopment plan.  (2) Prior to authorizing the demolition of any residential units in connection with a tax increment financing plan, the governing body of the county must ensure that the redevelopment plan complies with the requirements of this section and further that standard housing is made available to all persons to be displaced.  (3) Persons displaced by a redevelopment plan are entitled to the benefits and protections available under Section 28-11-10. The costs of the relocation are proper expenditures for the proceeds of any obligations issued under this chapter.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-100. County auditor certification; value assessments; extending taxes.

 (A) If a county by ordinance approves a redevelopment plan pursuant to Section 31-7-80, the auditor of the county, immediately after adoption of the ordinance pursuant to Section 31-7-80, upon request of the county, must determine and certify:  (1) the most recently ascertained equalized assessed value of all taxable real property within the redevelopment project area, as of the date of adoption of the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 31-7-80, which value is the "initial equalized assessed value" of the property; and  (2) the total equalized assessed value of all taxable real property within the redevelopment project area and certifying the amount as the "total initial equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within the redevelopment project area.  (B) After the county auditor has certified the total initial equalized assessed value of the taxable real property in the area, then in respect to every taxing district containing a redevelopment project area, the county auditor or any other official required by law to ascertain the amount of the equalized assessed value of all taxable property within the district for the purpose of computing the rate percent of tax to be extended upon taxable property within such district, shall in every year that obligations are outstanding for redevelopment projects in the redevelopment area ascertain the amount of value of taxable property in a project redevelopment area by including in the amount the certified total initial equalized assessed value of all taxable real property in the area in lieu of the equalized assessed value of all taxable real property in the area. The rate percent of tax determined must be extended to the current equalized assessed value of all property in the redevelopment project area in the same manner as the rate percent of tax is extended to all other taxable property in the taxing district. The method of extending taxes established under this section terminates when the county adopts an ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the redevelopment project.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.
SC Code § 31-7-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 7 - Tax Increment Financing For Counties|Section 31-7-110. Revenues and grants; county powers.

 Revenues received by the county from any property, building, or facility owned by the county or any agency or authority established by the county in the redevelopment project area may be used to pay redevelopment project costs or reduce outstanding obligations of the county incurred under this chapter for redevelopment project costs. If the obligations are used to finance the extension or expansion of a system as defined in Section 6-21-40 in the redevelopment project area, all or a portion of the revenues of the system, whether or not located entirely within the redevelopment project area, including the revenues of the redevelopment project, may be pledged to secure the obligations issued under this chapter. The county is fully empowered to use any of the powers granted by either or both of the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 6 (The Revenue Bond Refinancing Act of 1937) or the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 6 (Revenue Bond Act for Utilities). In exercising the powers conferred by the provisions, the county may make any pledges and covenants authorized by any provision of those chapters. The county may place the revenues in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund which must be held by the county or financial institution designated by the county. Revenue received by the county from the sale or other disposition of real property acquired by the county with the proceeds of obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited by the county in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund which must be held by the county or financial institution designated by the county. Proceeds of grants may be pledged by the county and deposited in the special tax allocation fund or a separate fund.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 109, Section 1.