Reference is to Printer's Date 2/14/17-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 6, by striking Section 56-3-627(E)(1) and inserting:
/ (E)(1)(a)
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall transfer
eighty percent of every fee collected on motor vehicles pursuant
to subsections (B) and (C), but not to exceed two hundred forty
dollars, to the Department of Transportation to be allocated to
the state-funded resurfacing program. The Department of
Transportation shall develop and implement a needs-based
methodology to distribute revenue within the state-funded
resurfacing program, which shall include consideration of
pavement condition on a county-by-county basis, to ensure that
each county in the State is guaranteed funding for
resurfacing.
(b)
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall transfer twenty
percent of every fee collected on motor vehicles pursuant to
subsections (B) and (C), but not to exceed sixty dollars, to the
South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 Fund.
/
Amend the bill further, SECTION 6, Section 56-3-627, by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:
/ ( ) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any transaction exempt pursuant to Section 12-36-2120(25), is also exempt from the infrastructure maintenance fee. /
Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 8.A. and inserting:
/ SECTION 8. A. Section 12-36-2110(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-36-2110.
(A)(1) The maximum tax imposed
by this chapter is three hundred dollars for each sale made
after June 30, 1984, or lease executed, after August 31,
1985, of each:
(1)(a)
aircraft, including unassembled aircraft which is to be
assembled by the purchaser, but not items to be added to the
unassembled aircraft;
(2)(b)
motor vehicle;
(3)(c)
motorcycle;
(4)(d)
boat;
(5)(e) trailer
or semitrailer, pulled by a truck tractor, as defined in Section
56-3-20, and horse trailers, but not including house trailers or
campers as defined in Section 56-3-710 or a fire safety
education trailer;
(6)(f)
recreational vehicle, including tent campers, travel
trailer, park model, park trailer, motor home, and fifth wheel;
or
(7)(g)
self-propelled light construction equipment with
compatible attachments limited to a maximum of one hundred sixty
net engine horsepower.
(2)
In the case of a lease, the total tax rate required
by law this section applies on each
payment until the total tax paid equals three hundred dollars.
Nothing in this section prohibits a taxpayer from paying the
total tax due at the time of execution of the lease, or with any
payment under the lease. To qualify for the tax limitation
provided by this section, a lease must be in writing and
specifically state the term of, and remain in force for, a
period in excess of ninety continuous days.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, after June 30, 2017, the maximum tax imposed
pursuant to this chapter on the sale, lease, or registration of
an item enumerated in item (1) only applies to items not subject
to the fee pursuant to Section 56-3-627.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, after June 30, 2017, the maximum tax imposed
pursuant to this chapter on the sale, lease, or registration of
an item enumerated in item (1) is increased from three hundred
dollars to five hundred dollars, mutatis mutandis.
Notwithstanding Section 59-21-1010, or any other provision of
law, any revenue resulting from the increase contained in this
item must be credited to the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust
Fund.
(5)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
revenues resulting from the maximum tax imposed pursuant to this
chapter on the sale, lease, or registration of an item
enumerated in item (1) which would be subject to the fee set
forth in Section 56-3-627 but for the state in which it is
registered, must be collected by and remitted to the Department
of Motor Vehicles. Upon collection, the Department of Motor
Vehicles must transfer all the revenues to the Infrastructure
Maintenance Trust Fund."
/
Amend the bill further, SECTION 10.A., by striking Section 57-1-330(A) and inserting:
/ Section 57-1-330.
(A) All commission
members are appointed to serve at the pleasure of the
Governor to a term of office of four years which
expires on February fifteenth of the appropriate year.
However, a commission member may not serve more than
two eight consecutive
terms full years, and may not serve more
than twelve years, regardless of when the term
was years were served so long as four full
years have passed since the commissioner last served.
Commissioners shall continue to serve until their
successors are appointed and confirmed, provided that a
commissioner only may serve in a hold-over capacity for a period
not to exceed six months. If either the eight
consecutive year limit or the twelve total years limit is met, a
vacancy occurs, and the commissioner may not serve in a hold
over capacity. Any vacancy occurring in the office of
commissioner shall be filled by appointment in the manner
provided in this article for the unexpired term
only. Except for the at-large member, a person is not
eligible to serve as a commission member who is not a resident
of that district at the time of his appointment. Failure by such
commission member to maintain residency in the district for
which he is appointed shall result in the forfeiture of his
office. /
Amend the bill further, by deleting SECTION 10.B.
Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 10.D. and inserting:
/ D. This SECTION takes effect July 1, 2017, except that the members of the Commission of the Department of Transportation serving on June 30, 2017, shall continue to serve until their current term expires, and until their successor is appointed and confirmed. If a vacancy occurs in the seat of a member serving on June 30, 2017, before the member's term otherwise expires, the vacancy must be filled in the manner specified in Chapter 1, Title 57 of the 1976 Code, as amended by this act, and the member filling the vacancy shall serve until the term expires. Commissioners serving on June 30, 2017, and anyone serving for the remainder of their term do not serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The members serving on June 30, 2017, if otherwise eligible, may be reappointed pursuant to Section 57-1-310, as amended by this act. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:
/ SECTION ___. The first paragraph in Section 12-28-2355(C), before the first colon, is amended to read:
"(C)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
of the fees collected pursuant to subsection
(A) of this section, ten percent must be transmitted by
the Department of Revenue to the Department of Agriculture
beginning upon the effective date of this act for use as
provided in Section 39-41-70 and the remainder of the fees
must be credited to the Department of Transportation
State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund as provided in the following
schedule:"
SECTION ___. Section 12-28-2740 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered subsection at the end to read:
"( ) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), on July 1, 2018, and each July first thereafter until after July 1, 2021, the amount of proceeds of the user fee on gasoline only as levied for in this chapter that must be deposited with the State Treasurer and expended for the purposes of this section must be increased by .3325 cents a gallon, until such time as the total amount equals three and ninety-nine one-hundredths cents a gallon. Any increase in proceeds resulting from the provisions of this subsection must be used exclusively for the repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the state secondary highway system." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.