South Carolina H 5506: Mary Shriner

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2025-2026 Bill 5506 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5506

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April 30, 2026

H. 5506

Introduced 
by Reps. Jordan, Williams, Atkinson, Kirby and Lowe 

S. Printed 4/30/26--S.

Read the first time April 28, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 55-11-620, RELATING TO THE CREATION 
OF THE PEE DEE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, ITS MEMBERS, THEIR TERMS, AUTHORITY, 
VACANCIES, AND COMPENSATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERS OF THE PEE DEE REGIONAL 
AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS 
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS.

 Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 55-11-620 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
55-11-620. The corporate powers and duties of the Pee Dee Regional Airport 
District must be exercised and performed by an authority to be known as the Pee 
Dee Regional Airport Authority which consists of nine members. Two members must 
be residents of the City of Florence appointed by the Governor upon 
recommendation of the Florence City CouncilCounty Legislative Delegation. Three members must be 
residents of the County of Florence appointed by the Governor on the 
recommendation of the Florence County CouncilLegislative Delegation. Two members must be residents of 
each of the counties of Marion and Dillon appointed by the Governor on the 
recommendation of the respective county councilslegislative delegations. Terms of office are for four 
years, except that of those initially appointed one member from each of the 
three counties must be appointed for two-year terms. No member shall serve more 
than two four-year terms. All members shall serve until their successors are 
appointed and qualify. Vacancies on the authority must be filled in the manner 
of their original appointment for the unexpired term. The authority shall elect 
its own officers with terms and duties as determined by the authority. The 
members of the authority must be compensated at the per diem rate of fifty dollars 
a meeting, not to exceed twelve meetings a year until such time as the amount 
is increased by the councils of the counties.

SECTION 2. Section 55-11-630 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 (14) maintain a perpetual exemption 
from the imposition or assessment of any stormwater fee, charge, assessment, or 
similar exaction, whether characterized as a fee or a tax, relating to 
stormwater runoff, imposed at any time by any state, county, or municipal 
governmental entity, or by any private contractor or third party acting on 
behalf of, or under authority of, such governmental entities.

SECTION 3. Section 55-11-640(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (E) All fines and 
forfeitures collected under the provisions of this article must be forwarded to 
the authority to be credited to the general operating fund of the county where 
the final disposition of the case is made All fines 
and forfeitures collected pursuant to the provisions of this section must be 
forwarded weekly to the Pee Dee Regional Airport District by the enforcing 
court for deposit in the general operating fund of the district.

SECTION 4. Chapter 11, Title 55 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
55-11-740. (A) Notwithstanding 
another provision of law, the Pee Dee Regional Airport District may make 
application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for the purpose of establishing, 
operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in Chesterfield, Darlington, 
Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro counties, under the act of 
Congress known as the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, which provides for the 
establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in the United 
States.

 (B) 
The Pee Dee Regional Airport District shall select and describe the location of 
the zones for which application may be made and shall make such regulations 
concerning the operation, maintenance, and policing of them as may be necessary 
to ensure compliance with the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and for other appropriate 
purposes.

 (C) 
The Pee Dee Regional Airport District has the authority to own, erect, 
maintain, and operate or lease any structures or buildings or enclosures as may 
be necessary or proper for establishing, operating, and maintaining such 
foreign-trade zones within Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, 
Marion, and Marlboro counties.

 (D) 
The authority granted to the Pee Dee Regional Airport District confers the 
right, duty, and power to do all things necessary and proper to achieve 
compliance with the Foreign-Trade