H 4951 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 4951 General Bill, By J.L.M. Cromer
A Bill to amend Section 55-5-70, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the duties and powers of the Aeronautics Division of the
Department of Commerce, so as to revise the Division's authority; to provide
for a study of shuttle flights, to transfer certain aircraft maintenance funds
for the Medical University of South Carolina to the Aeronautics Division, and
to provide for the sale of one state aircraft and dispose of the proceeds of
the sale.
03/22/94 House Introduced and read first time HJ-11
03/22/94 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-11
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 55-5-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES AND
POWERS OF THE AERONAUTICS DIVISION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SO AS TO REVISE THE
DIVISION'S AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR A STUDY OF
SHUTTLE FLIGHTS, TO TRANSFER CERTAIN AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE AERONAUTICS DIVISION, AND TO
PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF ONE STATE AIRCRAFT AND
DISPOSE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 55-5-70 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Section 1289, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 55-5-70. (A) The division shall foster air
commerce within the State and the division shall have
has supervision over the aeronautical activities and facilities
within the State. Such The authority shall
include includes supervision and control over all
fixed-wing aircraft owned, operated, and maintained by the State, its
departments and agencies, airports, landing fields, landing strips, air
instruction, air parking, air beacons, and all other air navigation
facilities. Accordingly, the division may prescribe such
reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem
necessary and advisable for the public safety and for the promotion of
aeronautics governing:
(1) state aircraft, except fixed- wing aircraft used for state
law enforcement and aircraft purchased, operated, and maintained by
public college or university athletic departments;
(2) the designing, laying out, location, building, equipping,
operation, and use of all airports, landing fields or landing
strips.;
(3) The division may further prescribe such reasonable
rules and regulations as it may deem necessary governing the
curriculum, equipment, personnel, and
operation, and management of all air instruction, for the
purpose of protecting to protect the health and safety of
students receiving or to receive such instruction and insuring,
so far as may be, ensuring the public safety through the
proper training and instruction of student aviators.;
(4) The division may further prescribe such reasonable
rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and advisable for the
public safety and the safety of those engaged in aeronautics and for the
promotion of aeronautics governing the establishment, location,
maintenance, and operation of all air markings, air
beacons, and other air navigation facilities.;
and
(5) The division may further prescribe such
reasonable air traffic rules and regulations as it shall deem
necessary for public safety and the safety of those engaged in
aeronautics and for the promotion of aeronautics;.
provided, however, that no rules or regulations
Regulations prescribed by the division under the authority of
this section shall be must not be inconsistent with
the then current federal legislation governing aeronautics and the
regulations duly promulgated thereunder under
federal law.
(B) Notwithstanding the provision of this section, any
fixed- wing aircraft used by the Medical University of South Carolina for
official business shall remain based in Charleston for MUSC's exclusive
use."
SECTION 2. The Aeronautics Division shall conduct a study to
examine the feasibility and potential cost savings of providing shuttle
flights in state-owned aircraft to frequently traveled destinations. The
division shall report its findings to the General Assembly through the
House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees by January 1,
1995. The study must be funded from appropriations to the division.
SECTION 3. The Medical University of South Carolina shall transfer
all related overhead, operating, maintenance, and support funds to the
Aeronautics Division.
SECTION 4. The Aeronautics Division shall reduce by one the
number of state-owned aircraft immediately upon acquisition of
jurisdiction over these aircraft as provided in Section 55-5-70 of the
1976 Code as amended by this act. Proceeds from the sale of the aircraft
must be expended for the division's maintenance programs and for the
cost of the study provided for in Section 2 of this act.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect July 1, 1994.
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