S 0593  General Bill, By Shealy and Scott
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-40 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS BY
 A REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR TO INSTALL COMMERCIAL
 ADVERTISEMENT BENCHES, TO DELETE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF PERMITS.
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   03/05/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/05/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/20/19  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/26/19  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 33)
   03/26/19  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   03/26/19  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 33)
   03/27/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/27/19  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/28/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 3)
   03/28/19  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 3)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 26, 2019

S. 593

S. Printed 3/26/19--S.    [SEC 3/27/19 11:46 AM]

Read the first time March 5, 2019.

TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-40 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS BY A REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR TO INSTALL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT BENCHES, TO DELETE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF PERMITS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 57-25-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-25-40.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon proper application the Department of Transportation may issue appropriate permits to a regional transit authority, or public transit operator, or political subdivision to install and maintain benches upon which commercial advertisements are placed provided that each bench will be located at one of the applicant's bus stops, the proposed location for the bench is within the right-of-way of a public road, and the applicant otherwise meets all relevant federal statutory and regulatory requirements. The department may charge a permit fee of twenty-five dollars for each permit application. All permits issued pursuant to this section expire on July 1, 2010."

SECTION    2.    (A)There is created the Mass Transit Feasibility Study Committee to examine the feasibility of connecting with the mass transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina, and providing mass transit throughout South Carolina.

(B)    The committee must be composed of:

(1)    one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(2)    one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member appointed by the Majority Leader of the House, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House;

(3)    one member appointed by the Secretary of Transportation; and

(4)    three members selected by the Transportation Association of South Carolina.

(C)    Members of the study committee shall serve without compensation, but are allowed the mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(D)    The committee must be staffed by the staff of the Department of Transportation, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.

(E)    By December 31, 2020, the study committee shall provide a report to the General Assembly detailing its findings. Upon the issuance of its report, the committee is dissolved.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.