H 3816 General Bill, By J.I. Rogers, J.J. Bailey, J.G. Felder and Sheheen
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 58-17-155 so as to provide that when any railroad corporation or company abandons an existing line, track, or right-of-way, it shall pay the South Carolina Public Railways Commission five thousand dollars for each mile or fraction of a mile abandoned to compensate the State for the loss of public convenience, and to provide that if the railroad corporation or company owns title to the abandoned line or track in fee simple, it shall transfer title to this line or track to the Public Railways Commission to be held for use by the Commission in the same manner as other track of the Commission is used; and to amend Section 58-17-150, relating to improvement or extension of railroad facilities and the retirement of certain track from use, so as to delete provisions relating to the retirement of the track from use.

04/05/89	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
04/05/89	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-7