South Carolina Legislature MobileReference is to Printer's Date 3/21/12--H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 56-5-225, as contained in SECTION 1, page 4761-1, by striking, beginning on line 33: /having a gross vehicle weight (GVW), gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross combination weight (GCW), and gross combination weight rating (GCWR) less than 26,001 lbs,/.
Amend the bill further, by striking Section 56-5-363, as contained in SECTION 2, page 4761-2, and inserting:
/ SECTION 2. Subarticle 1, Article 3, Chapter 5, title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-363.
(A) Except as otherwise provided by
law or through regulations promulgated by the Department of
Public Safety, a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and its driver
operating in intrastate commerce with a gross vehicle weight
(GVW), gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross combination
weight (GCW), and gross combination weight rating (GCWR)
exceeding 26,000 pounds must meet the requirements of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, as enforced
exclusively by the State Transport Police Division of the
Department of Public Safety.
(B) CMVs operating
below 26,001 pounds are exempt from the regulations cited in
subsection (A).
(C) A CMV or its driver
is not exempt from the regulations cited in subsection (A)
regardless of weight, if the vehicle is:
(1)
designed or used to transport sixteen or more passengers,
including the driver; or
(2)
used in the transportation of hazardous materials and is
required to be placarded pursuant to 49 C. F. R. part 172,
subpart F." /.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, in Section 56-3-670(A), as contained in SECTION 3, page 4761-2, by striking beginning on line 43 and continuing on lines 1 and 2 of page 4761-3, / ,having a gross vehicle weight (GVW), gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), gross combination weight (GCW), and gross combination weight rating (GCWR) less than 26,001 lbs, /.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.