Section 11-27-30 - Effect of New Article X on state bonds1. The power to issue state capital improvement bonds pursuant to the authorizations granted by Act 1377 of 1968 shall continue after the ratification date, except that all such state capital improvement bonds issued subsequent to the ratification date shall be secured only in the manner provided by subparagraph (c), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X, and in lieu of the existing debt limitation imposed by Act 1377 of 1968, the debt limitation shall be the lesser of the dollar limitation set forth in Act 1377 of 1968 or that resulting from the provisions of subparagraph (c), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X. On May 30, 1977, the existing statutory formula set forth in Section 20, Part II, Act 237 of 1975 shall no longer be applicable to state capital improvement bonds and, in addition, the time limitations imposed by Acts 758 and 759 of 1976 or by any other law are removed.2. The power to issue state school bonds pursuant to the authorizations granted by Article 5, Chapter 71, Title 59, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, (Article 5), shall continue after the ratification date, except that all such state school bonds issued subsequent to the ratification date shall be secured only in the manner provided by subparagraph (c), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X, and in lieu of the existing debt limitation imposed by Article 5, the debt limitation shall be the lesser of the dollar limitation set forth in Article 5 or that resulting from the provisions of subparagraph (c), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X. On May 30, 1977, the existing statutory formula set forth in Section 20, Part II of Act 237 of 1975 shall no longer be applicable to state school bonds and, in addition, any existing time limitations upon the issuance of state school bonds are hereby removed.3. The power to issue highway bonds pursuant to the authorizations granted by Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 57 shall continue after the ratification date, except that all such state highway bonds issued subsequent to the ratification date shall be secured as provided by subparagraph (a), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X and, in lieu of the existing debt limitation imposed by Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 57, the debt limitation shall be the lesser of the dollar limitation set forth in Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 57 or that resulting from the provisions of subparagraph (a), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X.4. The power to issue state institution bonds pursuant to the authorizations of Chapter 107, Title 59, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, (Chapter 107), shall continue after the ratification date, except that all such state institutions bonds issued subsequent to the ratification date shall be secured only in the manner provided by subparagraph (b), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X and, in lieu of the existing debt limitation imposed by Chapter 107, the debt limitation shall be the lesser of the dollar limitation set forth in Chapter 107 or that resulting from the provisions of subparagraph (b), paragraph 6, Section 13 of New Article X.5. The state board is declared to be the agency empowered to incur on behalf of the State general obligation indebtedness in anticipation of state tax collections pursuant to paragraph 7, Section 13 of New Article X and the state board shall be fully empowered to issue tax anticipation notes in accordance with the conditions and limitations of paragraph 7, Section 13 of New Article X and upon such other terms and conditions as it shall prescribe by resolution duly adopted.6. The provisions of Chapter 17, Title 11 relating to the issuance of bond anticipation notes shall continue in force and effect after the ratification date with respect to the State and any of its agencies, authorities or institutions, and the state board is declared to be the agency empowered to make provision for the issuance of all bond anticipation notes of the State issued in anticipation of the issuance of general obligation debt by the State in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17, Title 11 and the limitations imposed by paragraph 8, Section 13 of New Article X.7. All laws in force on May 30, 1977 permitting the State or any of its agencies, authorities or institutions to incur indebtedness for any public purpose payable solely from a revenue-producing project or from a special source, which source does not involve revenues from any tax but may include fees paid for the use of any toll bridge, toll road or tunnel, shall continue in force and effect after the ratification date but all indebtedness so incurred shall contain a statement on the face thereof specifying the sources from which payment is to be made.8. All state general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, tax anticipation notes, and bond anticipation notes shall be issued, executed, authenticated, registered, and delivered in such form or manner as the state board or other authority may determine in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such obligations.9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state general obligation bonds may be issued in accordance with the following:(a) The bonds must be sold at public sale, after advertisement of the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in this State or in a financial publication published in the City of New York, as determined by the state board. The advertisement must appear no fewer than seven days before the occasion set for the sale and may set as a date for the sale a fixed date no fewer than seven days following publication, or in the alternative, may advise that the sale date will be at least seven days following the date of publication. If a fixed date of sale is not set forth in the advertisement as published in accordance with this item, the date selected for the receipt of bids also must be disseminated via an electronic information service at least forty-eight hours before the time set for the receipt of bids. If a fixed date of sale is set forth in the advertisement, it may be modified by notice disseminated via an electronic information service at least forty-eight hours before the time set for the receipt of bids on the modified date of sale. No bonds may be sold pursuant to this item on a date which is more than sixty days after the date of the most recent publication of advertisement relating to the sale. Bids for the purchase of bonds may be received in the form determined by the state board.(b) The bonds may be disposed of at private sale if there are no bids received or if all bids are rejected.2001 Act No. 27, Section 1; 1991 Act No. 65, Section 9; 1977 Act No. 125 Section 4.