§ 48-11-140 — Preparation of list of landowners; computation of tax due from each landowner.

South Carolina § 48-11-140

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 48: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
• Ch. 11: WATERSHED CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

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(A) The board of directors of a watershed conservation district for which directors are elected, at its discretion, may levy a tax each fiscal year on real property in the watershed conservation district to meet all or part of the budget prepared according to Section 48-11-130(B) for the purposes of the district. After approval of the budget by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district, if the board of directors desires to levy a tax, the board of commissioners shall submit a copy of the budget in writing to the county auditors of the corresponding counties, and the county auditors shall levy a tax on all real property in the watershed conservation district at the millage rate sufficient to meet the budget, or a portion of it, as specified by the board of directors. The board of directors of the watershed conservation district shall provide the boundaries of the district to the county auditor. (B) When the property tax rolls are delivered to the county treasurer by the county auditor as required by law, the county treasurer shall compute the tax due the watershed conservation district from each landowner in accordance with the millage rate set by the county auditor pursuant to subsection (A) and the assessed valuation of the real property shown on the tax roll. The computation must be made on the regular tax bills.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-184; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, SECTION 1.