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EXPLANATION: 93.17 and 93.22 Reinsert provisos which were moved to ETV - communications towers
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION page 494, paragraph 93.17, line 9-21, by Re-inserting: /93.17 (DOA: Wireless Communications Tower) The Department of Administration is directed to coordinate tower and antenna operations within South Carolina state government. The department shall (1) approve all leases regarding antenna placement on state owned towers and buildings, (2) coordinate all new tower construction on state owned property, (3) promote and market excess capacity on the State's wireless communications infrastructure, (4) generate revenue by leasing, licensing, or selling excess capacity on the State's wireless communications infrastructure, and (5) construct new communications assets on appropriate state owned property for the purpose of generating revenue pursuant to this proviso. All revenue from tower and antenna leases and contracts after July 1, 2001 must be remitted to a separate fund established by the department and shall be transferred to the Educational Television Commission which shall retain and expend such funds for agency operations. The commission shall be authorized to carry forward unexpended funds from the prior fiscal year into the current fiscal year. Agencies owning tower and antenna assets will be allowed to recover expenses associated with implementing this proviso from this fund. The department shall annually report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees by October first of each year all revenue collected and disbursed. This report shall also include a summary of each agency's overall revenues, whether retained by the agency or remitted to the separate fund. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 93,
DEPARTMENT of ADMINISTRATION, page 495, paragraph 93.22, line
8-9, by Re-inserting: /93.22. (DOA: Antenna
and Tower Placement) All leases for antenna and tower
operations within institutions of higher learning campuses must
conform to master plans for such property, as determined solely
by the institution of higher learning./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.