Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 1-10-10(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 1-10-10.
(A) As of 12:00 noon on the effective
date of this act, and permanently thereafter, the only flags
authorized to be flown atop the dome of the State House, in the
chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives, and on the
grounds of the Capitol Complex shall be as authorized in this
section.
The flags authorized to be flown atop the
dome of the State House and in the chambers of the Senate and
House of Representatives are the United States Flag and the
South Carolina State Flag. As of 12:00 noon on the effective
date of this act, the flag authorized to be flown at a
designated location on the grounds of the Capitol Complex is the
South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate
States of America [the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern
Virginia (General Robert E. Lee's Army) the South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida Department version] flag known as
the 'First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag'.
This flag must be flown on a flagpole located at a point on the
south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument, centered on the
monument, ten feet from the base of the monument at a height of
thirty feet. The flagpole on which the flag is flown and the
area adjacent to the monument and flagpole must be illuminated
at night and an appropriate decorative iron fence must be
erected around the flagpole.
The South Carolina Infantry Battle
Flag of the Confederate States of America is square measuring
fifty-two inches on each side, inclusive of the white border,
with a St. Andrews Cross of blue, edged with white, with
thirteen equal five-pointed stars, upon a red field, with the
whole banner bordered in white. The blue arms of the cross are
7.5 inches wide and the white border around the flag proper is
1.5 inches wide. The stars are five-pointed, inscribed within a
circle six inches in diameter, and are uniform in size. From any funds appropriated to the
Budget and Control Board Department of
Administration, the Division of General Services of
the Budget and Control Board, or its successor in
interest, shall ensure that the flags authorized above shall be
placed at all times as directed in this section and shall
replace the flags at appropriate intervals as may be necessary
due to wear."
SECTION 2. (A)
The South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the
Confederate States of America [the Battle Flag of the Army of
Northern Virginia (General Robert E. Lee's Army) the South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida Department version] shall be
permanently removed from its location on the south side of the
Confederate Soldier Monument. The South Carolina Infantry Battle
Flag of the Confederate States of America shall be permanently
removed from its location on the Capitol Complex Grounds within
twenty-four hours of the effective date of this act. Upon its
removal, the flag shall be transported to the Confederate Relic
Room for appropriate display.
(B) The flagpole on
which the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate
States of America formerly was flown must remain in its current
location on the south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument
until a new flagpole is designed, constructed, and erected. The
new flagpole must be designed by a committee to honor African
Americans who fought for South Carolina under the Confederacy.
The committee must be composed of two members appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and two members
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Upon the
design and construction of the new flagpole, the Division of
General Services shall remove the current flagpole and erect the
new flagpole in the same location which shall continue to fly
the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag as
provided in Section 1-10-10. Upon the removal of the current
flagpole, it shall be transported to the Confederate Relic Room
for appropriate display.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.