H 3816 General Bill, By J.I. Rogers, J.J. Bailey, J.G. Felder and Sheheen
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 58-17-155 so as to provide that when any railroad corporation or company
 abandons an existing line, track, or right-of-way, it shall pay the South
 Carolina Public Railways Commission five thousand dollars for each mile or
 fraction of a mile abandoned to compensate the State for the loss of public
 convenience, and to provide that if the railroad corporation or company owns
 title to the abandoned line or track in fee simple, it shall transfer title to
 this line or track to the Public Railways Commission to be held for use by the
 Commission in the same manner as other track of the Commission is used; and to
 amend Section 58-17-150, relating to improvement or extension of railroad
 facilities and the retirement of certain track from use, so as to delete
 provisions relating to the retirement of the track from use.
   04/05/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   04/05/89  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-7