H 3024 General Bill, By Clemmons and G.R. Smith
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 57-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPROVED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CERTAIN APPURTENANCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO
 CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT ARE EXEMPT FROM ALL LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LAWS THAT WOULD
 OTHERWISE REQUIRE IT TO OBTAIN LOCAL PERMITS AND ZONING AUTHORIZATIONS.

   12/11/14  House  Prefiled
   12/11/14  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 68)
   01/20/15  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 24)
   01/20/15  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 24)

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CERTAIN APPURTENANCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT ARE EXEMPT FROM ALL LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE IT TO OBTAIN LOCAL PERMITS AND ZONING AUTHORIZATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-1-100.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a highway construction project approved by the Department of Transportation and all appurtenances to the project that have received environmental permitting by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regardless of whether the permits favor the Department of Transportation directly or indirectly through its contractor or subcontractor, are exempt from all local ordinances and laws that would otherwise require the project to obtain local permits, zoning authorizations, or both for items associated with the project."

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