South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 44 - Fee In Lieu Of Tax Simplification Act
Section 12-44-150. Projects to be taxable property at level of negotiated payments for purposes of bonded indebtedness and for computing index of taxpaying ability.

Projects to which a fee agreement applies pursuant to this section are considered taxable property at the level of the negotiated payments for purposes of bonded indebtedness pursuant to Sections 14 and 15, Article X of the Constitution of this State, and for purposes of computing the index of taxpaying ability pursuant to Section 59-20-20(3). However, for a project located in an industrial development park as defined in Section 4-1-170, projects are considered taxable property in the manner provided in Section 4-1-170 for purposes of bonded indebtedness pursuant to Sections 14 and 15, Article X of the Constitution of this State, and for purposes of computing the index of taxpaying ability pursuant to Section 59-20-20(3). However, the computation of bonded indebtedness limitation is subject to the requirements of Section 4-29-68(E).
HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 149, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.AAA.1, eff January 1, 2003.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 12 - Taxation

Chapter 44 - Fee In Lieu Of Tax Simplification Act

Section 12-44-10. Short title.

Section 12-44-20. Legislative findings.

Section 12-44-30. Definitions.

Section 12-44-40. Fee agreement; economic development property to be exempt from ad valorem taxation; exemption period; inducement resolution; location of exempt property; criteria to qualify as economic development property.

Section 12-44-50. Contents of fee agreement; disposal of economic development property; reduction of fee.

Section 12-44-55. Agreements; content requirements.

Section 12-44-60. Replacement property; qualifications and conditions.

Section 12-44-70. Use of revenues.

Section 12-44-80. Distribution of fee payments.

Section 12-44-90. Filing of returns, contracts, and other information; due date of payments and returns.

Section 12-44-100. Sponsor committed to enhanced investment to continue to benefit from this chapter despite failure to make required investment where minimum investment met; assessment ratio.

Section 12-44-110. Property previously subject to state property taxes not qualified to be economic development property; exceptions.

Section 12-44-120. Transfers of interest in fee agreement and economic development property; sale-leaseback arrangement; requirements.

Section 12-44-130. Minimum investment to qualify for fee; notice to department of all sponsors or sponsor affiliates with investments subject to fee.

Section 12-44-140. Termination of fee agreement; automatic termination; minimum level of investment required to remain qualified for fee.

Section 12-44-150. Projects to be taxable property at level of negotiated payments for purposes of bonded indebtedness and for computing index of taxpaying ability.

Section 12-44-160. Transfer of title; qualification for a fee in lieu of taxes.

Section 12-44-170. Economic development property; transfer of property to fee arrangement provided for by this chapter.