Bill 1131

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1131
Type of Legislation:               Senate Resolution SR
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19980319
Primary Sponsor:                   Fair 
All Sponsors:                      Fair 
Drafted Document Number:           kgh\15536cm.98
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Transportation Committee 15
                                   ST
Subject:                           Federal Highway Program, Trust
                                   Fund; state's return on each dollar
                                   increased; Federal Government,
                                   Requests

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19980319  Introduced, referred to Committee        15 ST

A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES SENATE'S VERSION OF LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM WHICH INCREASES SOUTH CAROLINA'S RETURN ON EACH DOLLAR IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FROM APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS TO NINETY-FIVE CENTS ON EACH DOLLAR OR ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATION THAT GUARANTEES SOUTH CAROLINA A MINIMUM RETURN OF NINETY CENTS ON EACH DOLLAR IT GENERATES.

Whereas, in 1995 South Carolina received fifty-two cents of each dollar it contributed in federal gasoline taxes to the Federal Highway Trust Fund; and

Whereas, for the past five years, South Carolina has averaged a return of seventy-five cents on each dollar contributed to the Federal Highway Trust Fund; and

Whereas, most states receive more than each dollar contributed to the Federal Highway Trust Fund; and

Whereas, the United States Senate recently adopted legislation that reauthorizes the Federal Highway Program and increases South Carolina's return on each dollar contributed to the Federal Highway Trust Fund to ninety-five cents; and

Whereas, adoption of the United States Senate's version of legislation that reauthorizes the Federal Highway Program or alternative legislation that guarantees a minimum return of ninety cents on each dollar contributed to the Federal Highway Trust Fund by the United States House of Representatives will result in a fairer distribution of federal gas taxes to the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the United States House of Representatives expeditiously pass the United States Senate version of legislation that reauthorizes the Federal Highway Program which increases South Carolina's return on each dollar it contributes to the Federal Highway Trust Fund from approximately seventy-five cents on each dollar to ninety-five cents on each dollar it contributes or pass alternative legislation that guarantees South Carolina a minimum return of ninety cents on each dollar it contributes to the Federal Highway Trust Fund.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of this State's congressional delegation.