South Carolina § 30-4-55 Disclosure of fiscal impact on public bodies offering economic incentives to business; cost-benefit analysis required.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 30-4-55 — Disclosure of fiscal impact on public bodies offering economic incentives to business; cost-benefit analysis required.

South Carolina § 30-4-55

Title 30PUBLIC RECORDS

Ch. 4FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-55 (2026).

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A public body as defined by Section 30-4-20(a), or a person or entity employed by or authorized to act for or on behalf of a public body, that undertakes to attract business or industry to invest or locate in South Carolina by offering incentives that require the expenditure of public funds or the transfer of anything of value or that reduce the rate or alter the method of taxation of the business or industry or that otherwise impact the offeror fiscally, must disclose, upon request, the fiscal impact of the offer on the public body and a governmental entity affected by the offer after:

(a)the offered incentive or expenditure is accepted, and (b) the project has been publicly announced or any incentive agreement has been finalized, whichever occurs later. The fiscal impact disclosure must

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A public body as defined by Section 30-4-20(a), or a person or entity employed by or authorized to act for or on behalf of a public body, that undertakes to attract business or industry to invest or locate in South Carolina by offering incentives that require the expenditure of public funds or the transfer of anything of value or that reduce the rate or alter the method of taxation of the business or industry or that otherwise impact the offeror fiscally, must disclose, upon request, the fiscal impact of the offer on the public body and a governmental entity affected by the offer after: (a) the offered incentive or expenditure is accepted, and (b) the project has been publicly announced or any incentive agreement has been finalized, whichever occurs later. The fiscal impact disclosure must include a cost-benefit analysis that compares the anticipated public cost of the commitments with the anticipated public benefits. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under Section 30-4-40(a)(1), (a)(5)(c), and (a)(9) remains exempt from disclosure.