S 0206 General Bill, By Setzler
 A Bill to amend Section 12-31-250, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to registration cards and identification markers for motor
 carriers operating motor vehicles in this State for purposes of the road tax,
 so as to reduce from fifty-five percent to thirty percent the amount of the
 annual registration fee credited to the State Highway Fund.

   09/24/90  Senate Prefiled
   09/24/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-78
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-78
   02/05/91  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-19
   02/06/91  Senate Read second time SJ-16
   02/06/91  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-16
   02/07/91  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
   02/12/91  House  Point of order-Bills dealing with revenue must
                     originate in the House HJ-15
   02/12/91  House  Returned to the Senate HJ-16
   02/12/91  Senate Returned SJ-4

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 5, 1991

S. 206

S. Printed 2/5/91--S.

Read the first time January 8, 1991.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 206), to amend Section 12-31-250, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to registration cards, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

ISADORE E. LOURIE, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-31-250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION CARDS AND IDENTIFICATION MARKERS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES IN THIS STATE FOR PURPOSES OF THE ROAD TAX, SO AS TO REDUCE FROM FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT TO THIRTY PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE CREDITED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND.

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

SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section 12-31-250 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 33, Part II, Act 189 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"No card or marker may be issued by the Tax Commission until after the fee provided in this section is paid. Fifty-five Thirty percent of the fees provided for by this section must be credited to the state highway fund. The remaining portion of the fees must be deposited in the state treasury and distributed annually by the State Treasurer to municipalities as follows:

(1) three-fifths must be distributed to municipalities pro rata, according to population as shown by the most recent United States census. In each annual distribution of these funds, each county seat shall must receive two thousand dollars or its share according to population, whichever is greater; and no municipality may receive more than ten thousand dollars in any annual distribution; and

(2) two-fifths must be distributed to municipalities pro rata according to population as shown by the most recent United States census. There may be no deduction from the funds distributed to municipalities for costs of collection and administration."

SECTION 2. Upon approval by the Governor, this act is effective beginning with distributions made for the 1990-91 fiscal year.