S 1033 General Bill, By Campsen, Mulvaney, Hutto, Grooms, Bryant, Campbell, 
Hayes, Setzler, Rose, Courson, Verdin and Land
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE
 108 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES MAY ISSUE A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED
 THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, TO PROVIDE FOR PROOF OF
 ELIGIBILITY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED.

   01/12/10  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-62
   01/12/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-62

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 108 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, TO PROVIDE FOR PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 108

Section 56-3-10810.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'Boy Scouts of America' special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles registered in their names. The requirements for production and distribution of the plate are those set forth in Section 56-3-8100. The biennial fee for this plate is the regular registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional fee of thirty dollars. Any portion of the additional thirty-dollar fee not set aside by the Comptroller General to defray costs of production and distribution must be distributed to the South Carolina Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America, to then be distributed to the other five Boy Scout councils serving counties in South Carolina.

(B)(1)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'Eagle Scouts of America' special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles registered in their names who have been awarded the Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with official documentation that states that he was awarded the Eagle Scout Award, along with his application for this special license plate.

(2)    The license plates issued pursuant to this section must be of the same size of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with an emblem, seal, symbol, or design agreed to by all of the Boy Scout councils serving counties in South Carolina.

(3)    The biennial fee for this plate is the regular registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional fee of thirty dollars. Any portion of the additional thirty-dollar fee not set aside by the Comptroller General to defray costs of production and distribution must be distributed to the South Carolina Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America, to then be distributed to the other five Boy Scout councils serving counties in South Carolina."

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