Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 1-1-1110.
(A) To the full extent
allowed by Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the Constitution
of the United States, minted gold and silver coins shall be
legal tender in the State of South Carolina under the laws of
this State.
(B) Any person may
employ gold or silver coin, or both, as legal tender in this
State under its laws for payment of any debt private or public.
(C) No person may be
compelled to accept or tender gold or silver coin, minted or
otherwise.
Section 1-1-1130. A transaction for the purchase of gold or silver coin shall not be subject to ad valorem or sales tax imposed by South Carolina."
SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 1-1-1710.
There is established the Joint Committee on
Adoption of an Alternate Currency composed of nine members. The
nine members must be appointed as follows:
(1) three Senators
appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee;
(2) three members of
the House of Representatives appointed by the Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee; and
(3) three
representatives of the business community, one being a certified
public accountant, appointed by the Governor.
Members of the Senate and House of
Representatives serve ex officio. The committee chairman must be
one of the legislative members and the vice chairman must be one
of the business community members. Both officers are to be
elected by the membership of the committee. The terms of members
appointed by the Governor shall be coterminous with the term of
the appointing Governor.
Section 1-1-1720.
The committee must make a detailed and
careful study of the need, means, and schedule for establishing
an alternate currency within the State of South Carolina.
Section 1-1-1730.
The committee may:
(1) hold public
hearings;
(2) receive testimony
of members of the general public, any employees of the State or
any other witnesses who may assist the committee in its duties;
and
(3) call for assistance
in the performance of its duties from any employees or agencies
of the State or any of its political subdivisions.
Section 1-1-1740.
The committee may adopt by majority vote
rules not inconsistent with this chapter it considers proper
with respect to matters relating to the discharge of its duties
under this chapter.
Section 1-1-1750.
Professional and clerical services for the
committee must be made available from the staffs of the General
Assembly, the State Budget and Control Board, the Office of the
State Treasurer, and other state agencies and institutions.
Section 1-1-1760. The committee must make reports and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by June 30, 2012, at which time the committee will be dissolved. These findings and recommendations must be published and made available to the public.
Section 1-1-1770. The members of the committee are entitled to receive the per diem, mileage, and subsistence as is allowed by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions when engaged in the exercise of their duties as members of the committee. These expenses must be paid from approved accounts of their respective appointing authority. All other costs and expenses of the committee must be paid in equal proportion by the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Office of the Governor, but only after the expenditures have been approved in advance by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Governor."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.