South Carolina S 1044: David Jameson

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2025-2026 Bill 1044 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 24, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1044

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 12-10-88, RELATING TO REDEVELOPMENT FEES REMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
REVENUE, SO AS TO REMOVE AN ANNUAL MAXIMUM AND TO REMOVE A SUNSET PROVISION; 
AND BY AMENDING ACT 356 OF 2002 SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION REQUIRING THE 
SHARING OF CERTAIN REVENUE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-10-88 (C) and (E) of the S.C. Code is 
amended to read:

 (C) Redevelopment fees may be remitted 
to the applicable redevelopment authority for any quarter beginning on or after 
the date that the applicable redevelopment authority first submits the 
information described in subsection (B) to the department. If the redevelopment 
authority fails to provide the department with the required statement within 
the requisite time limits, then no redevelopment 
fees must be remitted for that quarter. Notwithstanding 
subsection (A), the redevelopment fee remitted by the department in any fiscal 
year may not exceed the amount remitted in Fiscal Year 2014-2015.

 (E) 
For purposes of this section, "closed or realigned 
federal installation" means,:

 (1) 
until January 1, 2028,June 30, 
2043, a federal defense site in which permanent employment was reduced 
by three thousand or more jobs from the level of such jobs on December 31, 
1990, or a federal military base or installation which has been closed or 
realigned under:

 (a)(1) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990;

 (b)(2) Title 11 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
Base Closure and Realignment Act; or

 (c)(3) Section 2687 of Title 10, United States Code.

SECTION 2. SECTION 
15 of Act 356 of 2002 is amended to read:

 SECTION 15. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority 
(RDA), upon receiving ownership from the United States of America, shall convey 
certain parcels of real property to the City of North Charleston as per the mutual 
agreement described hereafter. These parcels shall be delineated through a 
mutual agreement between the City of North Charleston and the South Carolina 
State Ports Authority that takes into account the respective needs of each 
entity in the property south of Necessary Street. All conveyances shall be at 
no consideration once the City of North Charleston and the South Carolina State 
Ports Authority have entered into a memorandum of understanding and agreement 
for the operation of breakbulk, roll on roll off, and container terminals and 
dock operations on appropriate properties that are subject to the oversight or 
control of the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority. The City of 
North Charleston shall honor all existing leases as negotiated by the 
Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority prior to the effective date of 
this section. Furthermore, all properties conveyed shall retain any Tax 
Increment Finance District status, any state or federal grants applied to the 
area, and any state revenues currently directed to the Charleston Redevelopment 
Authority on a per acre basis for the relative properties conveyed to the City 
of North Charleston. In addition, any revenues received 
from the State under the Rural Development Act relating to the number of 
federal employees at the naval complex shall be shared pursuant to the location 
of the jobs on the complex.

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

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