H 3814 General Bill, By Carnell, Wilder, Scott, Webb, Bales, Askins, Bailey, 
Battle, Breeland, G. Brown, T. Brown, Canty, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Gourdine, 
Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Howard, Inabinett, Jennings, Kennedy, Klauber, Lloyd, 
Lourie, Mack, Maddox, McCraw, McMahand, Miller, J.H. Neal, Ott, Parks, Phillips, 
Rhoad, Rutherford, J. Smith, Taylor, Whipper and Wilkes
 A BILL TO AMEND ACT 1377 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF
 STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND
 CONFORM THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT TO THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
 AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT.

   03/31/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   03/31/99  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11

TO AMEND ACT 1377 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND CONFORM THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT TO THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT.

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

SECTION 1. Item (f) of Section 3 of Act 1377 of 1968, as last amended by Section 1, Act 139 of 1997, is further amended by adding:

"A. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

(a) Commission on Higher Education

University Center

-McAlister Square 7,500,000

(b) The Citadel

Padget-Thomas Hall Replacement 8,000,000

(c) Clemson University

Long Hall 4,000,000

Littlejohn Coliseum 9,000,000

(d) University of Charleston

Physical Education Center 12,000,000

Simons Center for the Arts 3,000,000

(e) Coastal Carolina University

Humanities and Fine Arts Building 5,601,500

(f) Francis Marion University

Energy Facility Upgrade 525,000

(g) Lander University

Renovation of Campus Electronic

Communications Infrastructure 988,000

Student Center Facility 7,000,000

(h) South Carolina State University

Hodge Hall Science Building 10,000,000

Lowman Hall 6,000,000

Deferred Maintenance

-Phase One 7,500,000

-Phase Two 4,000,000

(i) University of South Carolina

Columbia (including Medical School)

School of Public Health 3,500,000

Arena 7,500,000

Wellness and Fitness Center 2,000,000

School of Law

-New Building 5,000,000

(j) USC - Aiken Campus

Student Activities Center 3,000,000

(k) USC - Beaufort Campus

New River Facility 1,000,000

(l) USC - Spartanburg Campus

Def. Maint. 2,000,000

(m) USC Sumter Campus

Alice Drive Baptist Church

-Acquisition 1,500,000

(n) Winthrop University

Sciences Equipment 1,900,000

(o) Medical University of South Carolina

Hollings Cancer Center

-Expansion 10,000,000

Oncology Center 7,000,000

B. STATE TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION

(a) Technical System

Education and Training Equipment 13,000,000

(b) Aiken Technical College

Health and Sciences Building 5,325,000

(c) Central Carolina Technical College

EF Dubose Career Center 9,611,309

(d) Denmark Technical College Library 2,000,000

(e) Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Library/Student Center 7,136,224

(f) Midlands Technical College

Information Tech Center NE Campus 5,280,000

(g) Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

Library, Cafeteria, and Student Service Area 4,256,000

(h) Piedmont Technical College

Laurens County Higher Education Center 4,000,000

Greenwood/Edgefield County Center

Renovation 900,000

(i) Spartanburg Technical College

Student Services Building 5,700,000

(j) Trident Technical College

Industrial/Economic Development Center 3,000,000

Electro Mech Lab 800,000

(k) York Technical College

Building C Expansion 2,100,000

Machine Tools Technology Center 1,000,000

(l) Williamsburg County Technical College

Roof Replacement

-Buildings A & B 600,000

Computer Equipment and Software 599,723

C. OTHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

(a) Governor's School for Science and Math

Renovation of Facility 6,000,000

(b) School for the Deaf and Blind

Walker Hall Renovation 11,920,000

Building Repairs 4,132,550

(c) Wil Lou Gray

Roof System 1,000,000

Flooring 1,000,000

D. OTHER AGENCIES

(a) Budget and Control Board

Deferred Maintenance 4,281,193

(b) Clemson PSA

Agriculture and Life Science Complex 10,000,000

Edisto Center 4,000,000

(c) Department of Commerce

Lake Marion Water Agency 8,000,000

Spartanburg Renaissance Center 4,000,000

(d) Department of Mental Health

Greenville Mental Health Center 5,985,000

Kershaw/Santee/Wateree Center 2,300,000

Greenwood Beckman Health Center 4,700,000

(e) Department of Natural Resources

Florence HQ Building 500,000

Greenwood HQ Building 500,000

(f) State Library

Cherokee County Library 500,000

Clinton Public Library 200,000

Dillon County Library 1,000,000

Florence County - Lake City Library 850,000

(g) Williamsburg County

Greenville Senior Citizens Center 150,000"

SECTION 2. Section 4 of Act 1377 of 1968, as last amended by Act 111 of 1997, is further amended to read:

"Section 4. The aggregate principal indebtedness on account of bonds issued pursuant to this act may not exceed $2,146,199,426.10 $2,412,040,925.10. The limitation imposed by the provisions of this section does not apply to bonds issued on behalf of the Mental Health Commission as provided in Acts 1276 and 1272 of 1970 or to bonds issued on behalf of the Commission on Mental Retardation as provided in Act 1087 of 1970 or to bonds issued on behalf of the South Carolina Fire Academy. The limitation imposed by the provisions of this section is not considered to be an obligation of the contract made between the State and holders of bonds issued pursuant to this act, and the limitation imposed by the provisions of this section may be enlarged by acts amending it or reduced by the application of the Capital Reserve Fund or by amendments of this act. Within these limitations state capital improvement bonds may be issued under the conditions prescribed by this act."

SECTION 3. In order for each agency or institution of Higher Education to receive the allocation provided in this section, it must commit at least five thousand dollars from Part 1 of the fiscal 1999-00 General Appropriations Act to pay for the initial a and e cost.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.