South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3086

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Crosby and Daning
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9539dg17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Off-street parking facilities

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 68)
   1/11/2017  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning 
                        (House Journal-page 44)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-180 SO AS TO REQUIRE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT OWNS AN OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY TO ASSESS A FIFTY CENT SURCHARGE ON EACH CUSTOMER USING THE FACILITY, AND TO CREDIT THE REVENUE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND FOR MASS TRANSIT PROJECTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 55-1-110 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN AIRPORT DISTRICT OR AVIATION AUTHORITY IN THIS STATE THAT OWNS AN OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY TO ASSESS A FIFTY CENT SURCHARGE ON ALL CUSTOMERS USING THE FACILITY, AND TO CREDIT THE REVENUE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND FOR MASS TRANSIT PROJECTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-1-180.    A county or municipality that owns an off-street parking facility, and charges customers to park in the facility, must assess a fifty cent surcharge on each customer using the facility for each occurrence. The revenue generated pursuant to this section, must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement, and for mass transit projects. For purposes of this section, 'off-street parking facility' has the same meaning as provided in Section 5-29-20."

SECTION    2.    Chapter 1, Title 55 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 55-1-110.    An airport district or aviation authority in this State, that owns an off-street parking facility for the benefit of the airport, and charges customers to park in the facility, must assess a fifty cent surcharge on all customers using the facility for each occurrence. The revenue generated pursuant to this section, must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement, and for mass transit projects. For purposes of this section, 'off-street parking facility' has the same meaning as provided in Section 5-29-20."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect July 1, 2017.

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