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Action on User Fee Legislation Needed
Senate Bill 984 (S. 984), dealing with user fee authorization, would allow counties to assess service or user fees to the nonexclusive benefit of the payers. In Burns v. Greenville County, the Supreme Court interpreted Section 6-1-300(6) of the SC Code to rule that a fee payer must receive a different benefit from paying a user fee than the... Read more
The House expeditiously debated the budget on the floor Monday. The bill received a second reading Monday evening and a third reading Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the Senate continued hearing budget requests from state agencies in subcommittees and began debate on several bills on the floor.
The User Fee Authorization bill, S. 984, has still not been set for a hearing. Please talk with your House and Senate members and stress to them... Read more
Action on User Fee Legislation Needed
Senate Bill 984 (S. 984) dealing with user fee authorization would allow counties to assess service or user fees to the nonexclusive benefit of the payers. Prior to the Supreme Court Opinion in Burns v. Greenville County Council, road fees, and other similar user fees, were thought to be permitted under the guidance of Brown v. County of Horry and Section 6-1-300(6) of the SC Code. However, relying on its interpretation... Read more
This was another busy week at the State House as the Senate spent most of its time on the floor debating a resolution calling for a Convention of the States, and the House spent most of its time in committees trying to move bills to the floor before next week’s budget debate. The House budget debate will begin on Monday, March 14th at 1:00 pm. The User Fee Authorization bill, S. 984, has still not been set for a committee hearing. However, after some conversations this week, we... Read more