H 3122 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 3122 General Bill, By H.H. Clyborne and R.S. Corning
A Bill to amend Section 57-3-210, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to State Highway Districts and Highway District Commissioners, so as
to provide that the Congressional Districts constitute Highway Districts and
to revise the membership of the State Highways and Public Transportation
Commission; to amend Section 57-3-220, relating to the election of the
Commissioners, so as to provide that the General Assembly elects the
Commissioners; to amend Section 57-3-240, relating to the rotation of
representation on the Commission, so as to revise the eligibility requirements
for election; and to provide for termination of the terms of the current
Commissioners and for initial terms.
12/27/90 House Prefiled
12/27/90 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/08/91 House Introduced and read first time HJ-71
01/08/91 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-71
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 57-3-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS
AND HIGHWAY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
CONSTITUTE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS AND TO REVISE THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE STATE HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-3-220, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS
THE COMMISSIONERS; TO AMEND SECTION 57-3-240,
RELATING TO THE ROTATION OF REPRESENTATION ON THE
COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR
TERMINATION OF THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT
COMMISSIONERS AND FOR INITIAL TERMS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 57-3-210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 57-3-210. The several judicial circuits
congressional districts of the this State are
for the purposes of this Title hereby constituted and created
highway districts of the State, designated by numbers corresponding to
the numbers of the respective judicial circuits districts.
For each of such highway districts district there
shall must be chosen in the manner and for the terms of
office herein provided in this article a highway
commissioner to be known as a district highway commissioner. Two
commissioners One commissioner, upon the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall must be appointed by the
Governor from the State at large, whose terms shall be term
is coterminous with that of the Governor appointing. The
several commissioners so chosen shall constitute as
a body the State Highway Highways and Public
Transportation Commission of South Carolina.
SECTION 2. Section 57-3-220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 57-3-220.Upon the expiration of the terms of
office of the present district highway commissioners (the terms of the
commissioners for the second, ninth, tenth, twelfth and fourteenth
districts expiring April 15, 1962, those for the third, eighth, eleventh and
thirteenth districts April 15, 1963 and those for the first, fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh districts April 15, 1964), the district
District highway commissioners shall must be
chosen as provided herein in this section for a term of
office of four years, which shall expire expires on April
fifteenth of the appropriate year. The legislative delegations
representing the counties of each highway district herein created shall
meet upon written call of a majority of the members of the delegations
of each highway district at a time and place to be designated in such call
for the purpose of electing a highway commissioner to represent such
highway district. A majority present, either in person or by written
proxy, of the members of the county legislative delegations from a given
highway district shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing a
district highway commissioner, but no person shall be declared elected
district highway commissioner who shall fail to receive a majority vote
of all the members of the county legislative delegations from the
highway district. The joint county legislative delegations of each
highway district shall be organized by the election of a chairman and a
secretary, and such joint legislative delegations shall, subject to the
provisions of Section 57-3-240, adopt such rules as they deem proper to
govern the election. Any absentee may vote by written proxy.
Each highway district commissioner must be elected by a majority
vote of the members of the General Assembly. When the election
is completed, the chairman and secretary of the joint county
legislative delegations of each highway district shall immediately
transmit the name names of the person
persons elected must be transmitted immediately to the
Secretary of State, who shall forthwith issue to such
person these persons, after he has they
have taken the usual oath of office, a certificate of election as
district highway commissioner. The Governor then shall
thereupon forthwith issue a commission to such
each person, and pending such the issuance the
aforementioned certificate of election shall be a
is sufficient warrant to such each person to
perform all of the duties and functions of his office as commissioner.
Each district highway commissioner shall serve until his successor
shall have been is elected and qualified
qualifies.
SECTION 3. Section 57-3-240 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 57-3-240. Representation of a given A
qualified elector of the highway district may be elected to represent
that highway district on the Commission shall be rotated among
the counties of the district, except by unanimous consent of all members
of the county legislative delegations from the district. No district
highway commissioner elected under the provisions of this article shall
succeed himself in office except by unanimous consent of the members
of the county legislative delegations from the district. The legislative
delegation of any county entitled to a district highway commissioner
under the provisions of this section shall nominate three suitable persons
for the office, one of whom shall be elected district highway
commissioner by a majority vote of all of the members of the county
legislative delegations representing the district."
SECTION 4. The terms of the members of the State Highways and
Public Transportation Commission serving on this act's effective date
end when the commission members are elected or appointed and qualify
pursuant to Sections 57-3-210 and 57-3-220 of the 1976 Code as
amended in this act. The terms of the initial members of the commission
elected by the legislative delegations pursuant to Section 57-3-220 are
as follows:
(1) commissioners elected to represent the first, third, and fifth
congressional districts: two years;
(2) commissioners elected to represent the second, fourth, and
sixth congressional districts: four years.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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