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As part of its mission, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping influence legislation and public policy to benefit our community and your business. The MBACC's Legislative Policy Council, formed in 2004, serves as a liaison between chamber members and elected officials to ensure the voice of business is represented at local, state and federal levels. Each year the LPC unveils legislative priorities, which are based on survey results of members' concerns and issues for the upcoming legislative session.

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Key Issues

  • 2010 Economic Impact of Tourism on the
    Grand Strand (PDF)
  • Withers Swash District Plan (PDF)
    Conceptual Study for a Sustainable Master Plan
    Feb. 26, 2010
  • South Carolina Taxation Realignment Commission
    The General Assembly has charged the 11 members of TRAC with making recommendations to overhaul the state's tax structure. This temporary, independent commission of nonlegislators will study the structure to ensure that it is "balanced" from the standpoint of "adequacy, equity and efficiency." The goal of TRAC, and ultimately of the state's tax structure, is furthering South Carolina as an
    "... optimum competitor in the effort to attract businesses and individuals to locate, live, work and invest in the state ..." View the bill to establish TRAC and define its duties.
  • Offshore Drilling Study (PDF)
    South Carolina General Assembly established a study committee to examine the feasibility of natural gas exploration off the coast of South Carolina.The committee recommends exploration of natural gas deposits so that we may evaluate the costs and benefits of harnessing natural gas off our coast. MBACC supports this recommendation.

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