Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3166 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle registration card fees Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:JIC/5084.HC Introduced Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3166 House Jan 09, 1991 Introduced and read first 30
time, referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-31-250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FEES FOR REGISTRATION CARDS AND IDENTIFICATION MARKERS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OPERATING IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO DECREASE FROM FIFTY-FIVE TO THIRTY PERCENT THE PROPORTION OF THE FEES CREDITED TO THE STATE HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section 12-31-250, as last amended by Act 189 of 1989, is further amended to read:
"No card or marker may be issued by the Tax Commission until after the fee provided in this section is paid. Fifty-five Thirty percent of the fees provided for by this section must be credited to the state highway highways and public transportation fund. The remaining portion of the fees must be deposited in the state treasury and distributed annually by the State Treasurer to municipalities as follows: (1) three-fifths must be distributed to municipalities pro rata, according to population as shown by the most recent United States census. In each annual distribution of these funds, each county seat shall receive two thousand dollars or its share according to population, whichever is greater; and no municipality may receive more than ten thousand dollars in any annual distribution and (2) two-fifths must be distributed to municipalities pro rata according to population as shown by the most recent United States census. There may be no deduction from the funds distributed to municipalities for costs of collection and administration."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies beginning with distributions made for the 1990-91 fiscal year.