H 2341 Session 105 (1983-1984)
H 2341 General Bill, By R.N. McLellan, Harvin, H.H. Keyserling, J.G. McAbee,
D.L. Ogburn and J.M. White
Similar(S 133)
A Bill to amend Sections 57-1-10, as amended, 57-3-30 and 57-3-610, as
amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the State Highways
and Public Transportation Commission and the South Carolina Department of
Highways and Public Transportation, so as to define "public transportation
project", to provide for an additional principal division in the Department of
Highways and Public Transportation, the Public Transportation Division, to
delete references to federal funds designated by statute to be administered by
the Governor, to empower the Department to plan, develop, and administer
general public transportation projects and programs and to act as agent for
the State and its political subdivisions in the administration of federal and
state funds and to allow use of miscellaneous receipts of the Department of
Highways and Public Transportation to be used for general transportation
purposes; to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 57-3-60, so as to provide
the powers and duties of the Division of Public Transportation of the
Department of Highways and Public Transportation; to amend Act 82 of 1977, as
amended, relating to the Interagency Council on Public Transportation, so as
to provide that the Council shall elect one of its members as Chairman who
shall serve as a member of the State Highway and Public Transportation
Commission, Ex Officio, to delete references to the Interagency Council in
provisions relating to review of applications for state or federal funds and
to change the responsibilities of Executive Assistant to the Council and
funding of the Council activities; and to amend Act 197 of 1979, as amended,
relating to ex officio members of the State Highway and Public Transportation
Commission, so as to add the Chairman of the Interagency Council on Public
Transportation as an ex officio member.
02/01/83 House Introduced and read first time HJ-563
02/01/83 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-564
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