South Carolina S 522: Charleston County Aviation Authority

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2025-2026 Bill 522 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 522

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Recalled

April 30, 2025

S. 522

Introduced 
by Senators Grooms and Campsen 

L. Printed 4/30/25--H.

Read the first time April 23, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF ACT 1235 OF 1970 SO AS TO 
CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY AIRPORT DISTRICT TO THE CHARLESTON 
REGIONAL AIRPORT DISTRICT AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY 
AVIATION AUTHORITY TO THE CHARLESTON REGIONAL AVIATION AUTHORITY.

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

SECTION 1. SECTION 
2 of Act 1235 of 1970 is amended to read:

SECTION 2. The territory 
embraced by the County of Charleston is hereby constituted an Airport District 
and a political subdivision of this State, the functions of which shall be 
public and governmental, and the inhabitants of the territory are hereby 
constituted a body politic and corporate. The corporate name of the Airport 
District shall be Charleston County Regional Airport District, and by that name the Airport 
District may sue and be sued.

SECTION 2. SECTION 
3 of Act 1235 of 1970 is amended to read:

SECTION 3. The corporate 
powers and duties of the Charleston County Regional Airport District shall be exercised and performed 
by an authority to be known as Charleston County Regional Aviation Authority. The authority shall be 
composed of seven members, two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon 
the recommendation of a majority of the Charleston County House Delegation, two 
of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a 
majority of the Senators from Charleston County, and one of whom shall be 
appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the City Council of 
Charleston and the County Council of Charleston. The remaining two members 
shall be the Mayor of the City of Charleston and the Chairman of the Charleston 
County Council who shall be ex officio members of the authority. In making the foregoing 
ex officio designations, the General Assembly finds that the successful 
operation of the airport system has a distinct relation to the welfare of the 
City of Charleston and the County of Charleston. It has, therefore, determined 
that those responsible for the operation of such municipal governments should 
likewise participate in the operation of the authority. The members appointed 
by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are 
appointed and qualify, such terms to commence on the first day of the month 
following the approval of this act by the Governor. Vacancies shall be filled 
in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of 
the term only. The members of the authority shall be allowed the usual per 
diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law 
for members of boards, commissions, and committees 
and their actual and necessary expenses while in performance of duties 
prescribed under this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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