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EXPLANATION: I-26 sound barriers
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL
PROVISIONS, page 486, paragraph 117.112, lines 13 - 27, by
striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting:
/ 117.112. (GP:
Charleston, &
Dorchester, and Orangeburg County Sound Barriers)
From the funds authorized to the Department of Transportation,
the department shall take the appropriate measures to allow the
counties of Charleston, and
Dorchester, and Orangeburg to construct sound
barriers in the department's easements along Interstate 26
within the borders of Charleston County,
and along Dorchester Road within Dorchester
County, and along Interstate 26 between US 301 and
Homestead Road within Orangeburg county,
provided, no funds appropriated or
authorized in Part IA to the Department of Transportation, any
other section of this act, any Federal Funds, unless otherwise
agreed to by the local Metropolitan Planning Organization or
Council or Governments for use of a portion of their annual
federal allocation, or any Other Funds, shall be used in the
construction of the sound barriers, and only local dollars shall
be used in the construction of sound barriers. The sound
barriers must meet the state and federal noise abatement
guidelines and must be constructed to meet any and all state and
federal regulations. Consistent with the requirements of
Section 57-25-190 (E) of the 1976 Code, or regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, including construction by a local government
in a state right of way, the owner of a legally erected and
maintained billboard shall have the option to relocate such
billboard sign to another location as close as practicable to
the sign being relocated or adjust the height or angle of the
billboard sign to a height or angle that restores the visibility
of the billboard sign to the same or comparable visibility as
before construction of a sound barrier. Costs for re-location
or alteration of a billboard due to sound barrier installation
by a local government in a state right of way shall be paid by
the local government. The provisions of Section 39-14-10 et
seq. of the 1976 Code will apply regarding any compensation to
be paid by local governments for billboard signs which cannot be
relocated or altered./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.