Subject to obtaining the approval from the State Fiscal Accountability Authority required by Section 4-29-140, the several counties, incorporated municipalities of the State functioning through their respective governing boards shall have, in addition to such other powers as may be vested in such counties and incorporated municipalities by laws now existing or hereafter enacted, the following powers: (1) to acquire or cause to be acquired, and, in connection with such acquisition, to enlarge, improve and expand, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, one or more projects which shall be located within the county, or incorporated municipality; provided, that powers given to the governing board of a county may be exercised in respect to projects anywhere within the county, including any incorporated municipality therein; (2) to enter into agreements with any industry to construct and thereafter operate, maintain and improve a project; (3) to enter into a financing agreement with such industry prescribing the terms and conditions of the payments to be made by the industry to the county or incorporated municipality, or its assignee, to meet the payments that shall become due on bonds; (4) to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, by construction and purchase, and in connection with any such acquisition, to enlarge, improve and expand any project, and to secure the payment of such bonds, all as hereinafter provided; (5) to accept any state or federal grant that might become applicable to defray any portion of the cost of any project. No governing board shall have the power to operate any project as a business or in any manner except as lessor thereof.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-399.22; 1967 (55) 120; 1980 Act No. 518, Section 10B.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.