S*0511(Rat #0151, Act #0084 of 1983)  General Bill, By R.C. Dennis
 A Bill to amend Section 12-27-400, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to "C" Construction Funds, so as to provide the formula for
 determining the apportionment of funds to the counties, to allow the use of
 twenty-five percent of the funds for the rocking or improving of county roads
 and for street and traffic signs, to provide that a majority of the
 legislative delegation members shall approve the roads upon which "C" funds
 are to be expended in their county and that they may contract for the
 improvements, to provide that improved roads must be maintained by the
 governing body of the county, and to provide that roads constructed of rock
 using "C" construction funds must consist of not less than one inch or more
 than two and one-half inches of rock.-amended title

   04/27/83  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1122
   04/27/83  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-1122
   04/28/83  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-1151
   04/28/83  Senate Read second time SJ-1151
   04/28/83  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-1151
   04/29/83  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1184
   05/02/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2487
   05/02/83  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-2488
   05/05/83  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-2607
   05/11/83  House  Read second time HJ-2764
   05/11/83  House  Reconsidered HJ-2764
   05/11/83  House  Objection by Rep. Martin, Woods, Klapman & Rogers
                     HJ-2765
   05/26/83  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Klapman, Martin &
                     Rogers HJ-3141
   05/26/83  House  Amended HJ-3173
   05/26/83  House  Read second time HJ-3173
   05/27/83  House   Read third time HJ-3204
   05/27/83  House  Returned HJ-3204
   05/30/83  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-1630
   06/02/83         Ratified R 151
   06/07/83         Signed By Governor
   06/07/83         Effective date 06/07/83
   06/07/83         Act No. 84
   06/13/83         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-27-400, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO "C" CONSTRUCTION FUNDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS TO THE COUNTIES, TO ALLOW THE USE OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE FUNDS FOR THE ROCKING OR IMPROVING OF COUNTY ROADS AND FOR STREET AND TRAFFIC SIGNS, TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEMBERS SHALL APPROVE THE ROADS UPON WHICH "C" FUNDS ARE TO BE EXPENDED IN THEIR COUNTY AND THAT THEY MAY CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT IMPROVED ROADS MUST BE MAINTAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ROADS CONSTRUCTED OF ROCK USING "C" CONSTRUCTION FUNDS MUST CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN ONE INCH OR MORE THAN TWO AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF ROCK.

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

"C" construction funds - distribution of

SECTION 1. Section 12-27-400 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 177 of 1981, is further amended to read:

"Section 12-27-400. The monies collected by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-27-240 shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and expended on the State Highway Secondary System for construction, improvements, and maintenance and, together with any other funds made available for the purpose, must be apportioned among the counties of the State in the following manner: one-third in the ratio which the land area of the county bears to the total land area of the State; one-third in the ratio which the population of the county bears to the total population of the State as shown by the latest official decennial census; and one-third in the ratio which the mileage of all rural public roads in the county bears to the total rural road mileage in the State as shown by the latest official records of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation.

Twenty-five percent of a county's apportionment of 'C' construction funds may be expended for rocking or improving county roads and for street and traffic signs. A majority of the legislative delegation members of the county in which the expenditures are to be made must approve the roads upon which 'C' construction funds are to be expended as permitted by this paragraph and they may contract for the improvements. Roads which are improved using the twenty-five percent 'C' construction funds must be maintained by the governing body of the county. Roads constructed of rock using 'C' construction funds must consist of not less than one inch or more than two and one-half inches of rock or its equivalent. The provisions of this paragraph apply only to those counties with ten percent or more of their state maintained and local roads unpaved. The percent of unpaved roads in a county is determined from the official records of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation on December 31, 1982.

The construction, improvement, and maintenance of the farm-to-market or state secondary highway program and of roads using the twenty-five percent 'C' construction funds must be at least equal to the amount of revenue derived from the tax of 2.66 cents on motor fuel.

The expenditure of funds known as 'C' construction funds must have the approval of a majority of the legislative delegation members of the county in which the expenditures are to be made. The approval of the expenditure of 'C' funds must be in an equitable manner in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.