H 4686 General Bill, By  House Ways and Means
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 57-5-1140 so as to provide for paving from state highways to private rights of
 way entrances by state highways by the Department of Highways and Public
 Transportation.

   04/07/92  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-17
   04/23/92  House  Objection by Rep. J Bailey, Barber, Vaughn, A
                     Young, Cato, Kempe, HJ-25
   04/23/92  House  Objection by Rep. Keyserling & Wells HJ-25
   04/29/92  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Vaughn & Cato HJ-322

April 7, 1992

H. 4686

S. Printed 4/7/92--H.

Read the first time April 7, 1992.

1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year $-0-

2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually

Thereafter $-0-

H. 4686 proposes to amend the S.C. Code of Laws (1976), so as to provide for paving of private residential rights-of-way entrances.

Enactment of H. 4686 would have no effect on the State's General Fund.

Enactment of H. 4686 would result in annual expenditures of State Highway Fund revenues of approximately $7 million. State Highway Department expenditures for driveway installation for the past five fiscal years range from $5.9 million in FY 87 to $7.2 million in FY 91.

Prepared By: Approved By:

Kenneth Brown George N. Dorn, Jr.

State Budget Analyst State Budget Division

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-1140 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PAVING FROM STATE HIGHWAYS TO PRIVATE RIGHTS OF WAY ENTRANCES BY STATE HIGHWAYS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

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

SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 5, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-5-1140. The department shall construct at its expense with its maintenance forces driveways within the rights of way for the purpose of connecting private residential entrances to the state roadway at any point necessary to render adequate ingress and egress to the abutting property at locations where the driveways will not constitute hazardous conditions. The driveways must be of access to existing developed property or property that is being developed for the personal use of the owner and not for speculative or resale purposes. An entrance ten feet wide (paved portion) measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway is the maximum width for one-way traffic. An entrance sixteen feet wide (paved portion) is the maximum width for two-way traffic. If pipe culvert is necessary for drainage, the department shall install the amount necessary for twelve inch, fifteen inch, eighteen inch, twenty-four inch, or thirty inch pipe. Should the driveway installation require pipe larger than thirty inches, the department may install the pipe and charge the homeowner for the difference in cost between thirty inch pipe and larger diameter pipe required. Driveways requiring drainage structures other than pipe must be brought to the attention of the State Maintenance Engineer. The entrances to be constructed as outlined in this section shall include base and surfacing as necessary to provide an all weather driveway entrance. If wider entrances or additional entrances are requested and approved, the construction may be performed by the department at the owner's expense."

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