South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3024

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons and G.R. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5192cm15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Highway construction projects

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 68)
   1/20/2015  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 24)
   1/20/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 24)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CERTAIN APPURTENANCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT ARE EXEMPT FROM ALL LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE IT TO OBTAIN LOCAL PERMITS AND ZONING AUTHORIZATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-1-100.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a highway construction project approved by the Department of Transportation and all appurtenances to the project that have received environmental permitting by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regardless of whether the permits favor the Department of Transportation directly or indirectly through its contractor or subcontractor, are exempt from all local ordinances and laws that would otherwise require the project to obtain local permits, zoning authorizations, or both for items associated with the project."

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

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