H 3156 General Bill, By Rutherford
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ISSUANCE OF PERMITS THAT ALLOW
 THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BENCHES UPON WHICH COMMERCIAL
 ADVERTISEMENTS MAY BE PLACED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERMITS MUST BE
 RENEWED ANNUALLY INSTEAD OF TERMINATED ON JULY 1, 2010.

   12/07/10  House  Prefiled
   12/07/10  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 66)
   01/11/11  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 66)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ISSUANCE OF PERMITS THAT ALLOW THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BENCHES UPON WHICH COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS MAY BE PLACED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERMITS MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY INSTEAD OF TERMINATED ON JULY 1, 2010.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 57-25-40 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 347 of 2008, is amended to read:

"Section 57-25-40.        Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon proper application the Department of Transportation may issue appropriate permits to a regional transit authority or public transit operator to install and maintain benches upon which commercial advertisements are placed provided that each bench will be located at one of the applicant's bus stops, the proposed location for the bench is within the right-of-way of a public road, and the applicant otherwise meets all relevant federal statutory and regulatory requirements. The department may charge a permit fee of twenty-five dollars for each permit application. All permits issued pursuant to this section expire on July 1, 2010 must be renewed annually upon payment of the annual permit fee."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.