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Bill 5062

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5062
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000511
Primary Sponsor:                  Limehouse
All Sponsors:                     Limehouse
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5184dw00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Ports Authority, State; certain contracts 
                                  or procurements not to be entered into without 
                                  General Assembly approval


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000511  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 11, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 54, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS OF THE STATE PORTS AUTHORITY, BY ADDING SECTION 54-3-1060 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY MAY NOT ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR OTHER PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OR PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ADJOURNED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MUST APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 3, Title 54 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 54-3-1060. (A) The purpose of this section is to prevent the State Ports Authority from expending state funds or any other funds on projects and objectives that are not in the best interest of the State.

(B) For purposes of this section the terms 'contract', 'construction', and 'procurement' have the same meanings as defined in Section 11-35-310 (South Carolina Procurement Code).

(C) The State Ports Authority, unless authorized by act or resolution of the General Assembly subsequent to a majority weighted vote of the respective Berkeley and Charleston County Legislative Delegations, may not enter into a permit process, land acquisition, or construction contract or obligate the authority to undertake any other procurement for any project that is in excess of five million dollars. If the General Assembly is not in session the authority must receive written authorization from both the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee subsequent to a majority weighted vote of the respective Berkeley and Charleston County Legislative Delegations."

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

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