South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

Download This Version in Microsoft Word format

Bill 3239

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 9, 2005

H. 3239

Introduced by Rep. Witherspoon

S. Printed 3/9/05--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL

RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3239) to amend Section 56-3-9600, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to "No More Homeless Pets" license plates, the fees for these, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

WILLIAM D. WITHERSPOON for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

There is no impact on the General Fund of the State or federal and/or other fund as the bill designates the Department of Agriculture rather than the State Veterinarian as administrator of the special fund.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-9600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO "NO MORE HOMELESS PETS" LICENSE PLATES, THE FEES FOR THESE LICENSE PLATES, AND THE SPECIAL FUND TO SUPPORT LOCAL ANIMAL SPAYING AND NEUTERING PROGRAMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RATHER THAN THE STATE VETERINARIAN IS AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE USES OF MONIES IN THE SPECIAL FUND AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL FUND MONIES FOR ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-9600(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 266 of 2002, is amended to read:

"(B)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund, designated for use by the State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture to support local animal spaying and neutering programs. The State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture may use up to ten percent of the fees deposited in the special account for the administration of the program. Local private nonprofit tax exempt organizations offering animal spaying and neutering programs may apply for grants from this fund to further their tax exempt purposes. Grants must be awarded not more than once a year, and an applicant must receive as a grant an amount of the total revenues in the fund multiplied by the percentage that the applicant's caseload in the preceding calendar year was of the total caseload of all applicants in that year."

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

----XX----

This web page was last updated on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 2:19 P.M.