SECTION 84 - U12-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

     84.1.     (DOT: Expenditure Authority Limitation)  The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to expend all cash balances brought forward from the previous year and all income including all federal funds, unexpended general funds and proceeds from bond sales accruing to the Department of Transportation, but in no case shall the expenditures of the Department of Transportation exceed the amount of cash balances brought forward from the preceding year plus the amount of all income including federal funds, general funds and proceeds from bond sales.

     84.2.     (DOT: Special Fund Authorization)  The Department of Transportation with the approval of the State Treasurer, is hereby authorized to set up with the State Treasurer such special funds out of the Department of Transportation funds as may be deemed advisable for proper accounting purposes.

     84.3.     (DOT: Secure Bonds & Insurance)  The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to secure bonds and insurance covering such activities of the department as may be deemed proper and advisable, due consideration being given to the security offered and the service of claims.

     84.4.     (DOT: Benefits)  Employees of the Department of Transportation shall receive equal compensation increases, health insurance benefits and employee bonuses provided in this act for employees of the State generally.  The amount will be funded from Department of Transportation funding sources.

     84.5.     (DOT: Document Fees)  The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to establish an appropriate schedule of fees to be charged for copies of records, lists, bidder’s proposals, plans, maps, etc. based upon approximate actual costs and handling costs of producing such copies, lists, bidder’s proposals, plans, maps, etc.

     84.6.     (DOT: Meals in Emergency Operations)  The Department of Transportation may provide meals to employees of the department who are not permitted to leave assigned duty stations and are required to work during deployment, emergency simulation exercises, and when the Governor declares a state of emergency.

     84.7.     (DOT: Rest Area Water Rates)  For the current fiscal year, rest areas of the Department of Transportation shall be charged in‑district water rates by providers of water and sewer services, unless the rate currently charged by the provider is less than in-district rates.

     84.8.     (DOT: Shop Road Farmers Market Bypass Carry Forward)  Unexpended funds appropriated for the Shop Road Farmers Market Bypass may be carried forward into the current fiscal year and expended for the matching requirement for the widening and expansion of Leesburg Road from Fairmont to Wildcat Road (Lower Richland roads-Phase I).

     84.9.     (DOT: Tree Removal)  The Department of Transportation is prohibited from using funds authorized by this act forclear cutting, or other similar activities, in the median of Interstate 26 from approximately mile marker 170 to approximately mile marker 199 between Summerville and Interstate 95, except for the following mile marker locations:  170 to 171, 175 to 176, 182 to 183, 187 to 191, and 193 to 199.

     84.10.   (DOT: Hanahan Permit Application)  With the funds authorized for the Department of Transportation, the department shall coordinate and facilitate negotiations between the City of Hanahan, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, CSX Railroad, and other applicable entities for the necessary permit required to complete the Railroad Avenue Extension project in the City of Hanahan.  The department shall submit any and all necessary applications for the required permit on behalf of the applicable entities no later than June 30, 2016.

     *84.11.     (DOT: Horry-Georgetown Evacuation Route)  Of the funds authorized for the Department of Transportation, $500,000 shall be made available for the routing, planning and construction of the Horry‑Georgetown Evacuation Route.

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     84.14.   (DOT: Bridge Replacement in McCormick County)  Planning and construction on a new U.S. 378 bridge crossing Lake J. Strom Thurmond must provide for and allow McCormick County to affix water lines to the new bridge just as the water lines are affixed to the existing bridge.  McCormick County shall bear the cost of affixing the water lines to the new bridge.

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     84.16.   (DOT: Project Priority List)  From the funds appropriated to the department, the Department of Transportation Commission project priority lists, as required under Act 114 of 2007, shall be published in a conspicuous place on the department’s website in a manner easily accessible to the public.  The priority lists shall be accompanied by the associated engineering directives explaining the ranking process and methodology for applying the commission approved criteria.

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     84.18.   (DOT: Sunset Suspended)  The provisions of Section 6 of Act 114 of 2007 are suspended for the current fiscal year.