H*3640 (Rat #0378, Act #0293 of 2002) General Bill, By Rice
Summary: Gasoline tax revenues, distribution of "C" funds
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-28-2740, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF "C" FUND GASOLINE TAX REVENUES TO COUNTIES, SO AS TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS, PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS ON THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION FUND, RAISE FROM ONE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS THE AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE USED FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, CLARIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTERS ALL FUNDS EXPENDED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM EXCEPT WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS GIVEN EXPLICIT AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THESE FUNDS TO SOME OTHER JURISDICTION OR AGENT ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, REQUIRE THE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A COUNTY'S "C" FUNDS WHICH MUST BE USED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE BASED ON A BIENNIAL AVERAGING OF EXPENDITURES, CLARIFY THE USE OF "C" FUND REVENUES, ELIMINATE BID PREFERENCES NOT REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW FOR COUNTIES ADMINISTERING THEIR OWN "C" FUNDS, TO LIMIT UNCOMMITTED "C" FUNDS WHICH MAY BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THREE HUNDRED PERCENT OF A COUNTY'S MOST RECENT APPORTIONMENT AND TO DEFINE UNCOMMITTED FUNDS, GIVE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO ENSURE "C" FUND COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS BY WITHHOLDING OF "C" FUND ALLOCATIONS AND FORFEITURE OF FIFTY PERCENT OF ALLOCATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS OF SUCH WITHHOLDING OR FORFEITURE.-amended title
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02/28/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
02/28/01	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10
04/11/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-31
04/17/02	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 23, 2002 HJ-33
04/23/02	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Govan, Parks, Kennedy, White, Thompson, J. Brown, Howard, Ott, Rivers, Snow, Weeks, Lloyd, Miller, Hayes, J. Hines, Simrill, Breeland, Gourdine, Neilson, Freeman and Littlejohn HJ-16
05/01/02	House	Amended HJ-35
05/01/02	House	Read second time HJ-43
05/01/02	House	Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-32 HJ-43
05/02/02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
05/02/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-21
05/02/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-21
05/02/02	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-21
05/02/02	Senate	Committed to Committee on Transportation SJ-21
05/15/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-10
05/16/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-40
05/16/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-40
05/21/02	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-10
05/28/02		Ratified R 378
06/03/02		Signed By Governor
06/17/02		Act No. 293
07/03/02		Effective date 06/03/02
07/03/02		Copies available