H 4357 General Bill, By E.H. Pitts and Viers
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO BUS SHELTERS AND ADVERTISING ALLOWED THEREON FOR SUCH SHELTERS
 LOCATED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A STATE ROAD, SO AS TO ALLOW ADVERTISING ON A
 STAND-ALONE BUS BENCH LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A STATE ROAD.

   12/12/07  House  Prefiled
   12/12/07  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/08/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-44
   01/08/08  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-44
   01/24/08  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   01/31/08  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-9
   02/01/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/05/08  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 6,
                     2008 HJ-46
   02/06/08  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 13,
                     2008 HJ-16
   02/13/08  House  Amended HJ-17
   02/13/08  House  Read second time HJ-19
   02/14/08  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
   02/19/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   02/19/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-5

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

February 13, 2008

H. 4357

S. Printed 2/13/08--H.

Read the first time January 8, 2008.

TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BUS SHELTERS AND ADVERTISING ALLOWED THEREON FOR SUCH SHELTERS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A STATE ROAD, SO AS TO ALLOW ADVERTISING ON A STAND-ALONE BUS BENCH LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A STATE ROAD.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 57-25-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-25-30.    (A)    Bus shelters and benches, including those on which commercial advertisements are placed, may be erected and maintained within the rights-of-way of public roads by the State at bus stops of public authorities. A bus shelter or bench located within the right-of-way of a state road shall must comply with all applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation, Title 23 of the United States Code, and Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A bus shelter or bench located within the right-of-way of a road other than a state road shall must comply with all applicable requirements of the municipality or county within whose jurisdiction it is located.

(B)    A person erecting a bus shelter or bench, including those on which commercial advertisements are placed, within the right-of-way of a state road shall obtain a permit for each all shelter location or bench locations from the Department of Transportation. The permit shall cost twenty-five dollars. Permit fees must be placed in the department's trust fund and used for public transportation purposes.

(C)    Commercial advertisements may be placed only on bus shelters or benches belonging to or permitted through a public owner who has awarded an advertising contract through a competitive bid process. Fees for special advertising permits must be assessed as follows:

(1)    an initial, nonrefundable permit application fee of one hundred dollars for each location, and

(2)    an annual fee of fifty dollars for each bus shelter, or

(3)    an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for each bus bench.

Notwithstanding the provisions of items (2) and (3) of this subsection, the annual fee charged for a single location must not exceed fifty dollars.

(D)    Permit fees collected pursuant to this section must be placed in the State Highway Fund. The department shall report the amount of fees collected pursuant to this section to the General Assembly no later than 2010.

(E)    Payment of the annual permit fee must be made in the same manner as an outdoor advertising permit fee pursuant to Section 57-25-150(C).

(F)    Violators of this section are subject to the penalty provisions provided pursuant to Sections 57-25-160 and 57-25-180."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.