Senators CLIMER and BENNETT proposes the following amendment (SR-831.CEM0011S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Chapter 1, Title 57 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 57-1-375. (A) Upon notification from a county that the county has enacted a sales tax under Section 4-10-310 or Section 4-37-30 that include projects to improve the state highway system, the department must review the priority list for projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8) to see if the projects proposed under the sales tax enacted by the county are also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8).
 (B) The department shall provide certification within ninety days to the county if a project proposed under an enacted sales tax by that county is also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8).
 (C) In the event the county funds in its entirety a project certified by the department pursuant to subsection (B), the department shall reprioritize the next project within that county that is also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8) in place of the project funded by the county. This subsection does not apply to bridges that are closed, load posted, or structurally deficient.
 (D) The county must notify the department within ninety days of the enactment of a sales tax that includes the purpose of project to improve the state highway system.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.