S*0397(Rat #0166, Act #0119 of 1987)  General Bill, By Peeler
 A Bill to amend Section 12-27-400, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to distribution and use of certain gasoline tax revenue so as to
 increase from twenty-five to fifty percent the amount of a county's
 apportionment of "C" construction funds which may be expended for certain
 purposes, to add other authorized purposes, and to delete language which
 limits the above provisions to particular counties.-amended title

   02/17/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-543
   02/17/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-544
   03/10/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation SJ-825
   03/11/87  Senate Read second time SJ-865
   03/11/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-865
   03/12/87  Senate Amended SJ-901
   03/12/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-902
   03/16/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1032
   03/16/87  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1032
   04/08/87  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-1653
   04/15/87  House  Amended HJ-1883
   04/15/87  House  Read second time HJ-1884
   04/15/87  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-1899
   04/16/87  House   Read third time HJ-1971
   04/16/87  House  Returned HJ-1971
   04/21/87  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-1402
   04/22/87  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. L. Phillips, McTeer &
                     Blanding HJ-2059
   04/22/87  Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. Peeler,
                     Hinson, and Lee SJ-1416
   05/05/87  House  Conference report received HJ-2426
   05/06/87  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2505
   05/13/87  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2659
   05/19/87  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2912
   05/21/87  House  Debate adjourned HJ-3103
   05/26/87  Senate Conference report received SJ-2298
   05/26/87  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-2298
   05/26/87  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3187
   05/26/87  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification
   05/27/87         Ratified R 166
   06/02/87         Signed By Governor
   06/02/87         Effective date 06/02/87
   06/02/87         Act No. 119
   06/11/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-27-400, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF CERTAIN GASOLINE TAX REVENUE, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM TWENTY-FIVE TO FIFTY PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF A COUNTY'S APPORTIONMENT OF "C" CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WHICH MAY BE EXPENDED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, TO ADD OTHER AUTHORIZED PURPOSES, AND TO DELETE LANGUAGE WHICH LIMITS THE ABOVE PROVISIONS TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES.

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

Use of "C" construction funds

SECTION 1. Section 12-27-400 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-27-400. The monies collected by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-27-240 must 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.

Fifty 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, and other paving projects. 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 fifty 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 nor more than two and one-half inches of rock or its equivalent.

The construction, improvement, and maintenance of the farm-to-market or state secondary highway program and of roads using the fifty 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 takes effect upon approval by the Governor.