H*3504 Concurrent Resolution, By Stuart, J.L.M. Cromer and Gamble
 A Concurrent Resolution memorializing Congress to provide the necessary
 funding for the implementation of a service which Congress mandates a state,
 county, municipality, or other political subdivision to provide and to relieve
 and exempt a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision from
 all enforcement obligations or duties in such situations.

   02/16/93  House  Introduced HJ-15
   02/16/93  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-15
   02/23/93  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-4
   02/24/93  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-25
   02/25/93  Senate Introduced SJ-8
   02/25/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   03/24/93  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-12
   03/25/93  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-16

March 24, 1993

H. 3504

Introduced by REPS. Stuart, Cromer and Gamble

S. Printed 3/24/93--S.

Read the first time February 25, 1993.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3504), memorializing Congress to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of a service which Congress mandates a state, county, municipality, etc., respectfully

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

JAMES E. BRYAN, for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SERVICE WHICH CONGRESS MANDATES A STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO PROVIDE AND TO RELIEVE AND EXEMPT A STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM ALL ENFORCEMENT OBLIGATIONS OR DUTIES IN SUCH SITUATIONS.

Whereas, Congress has by legislation on various occasions required a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to implement or provide a service without, at the same time, providing the necessary funding for the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to implement or provide the service; and

Whereas, in such situations the financial burden for complying with the act of Congress has fallen squarely on the shoulders of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision and has become a burden which is too heavy to bear any longer; and

Whereas, if Congress wants a particular service to be provided at the state or local level, the Congress should in all fairness provide the necessary funds; if such funding cannot be found by Congress at the national level, the Congress should realize and understand that it would be even more difficult, if not impossible, for a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to provide the necessary funds; and

Whereas, enforcement obligations or duties imposed by Congress, in these situations, on the states, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions make it difficult for these governmental entities to function and perform their normal obligations in the federal system. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, memorializes Congress to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of a service which Congress mandates a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to provide and to relieve and exempt a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision from all enforcement obligations or duties in such situations.

Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and all eight members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, all at Washington, D.C.