South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 4494


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4494
Primary Sponsor:                Wilkes
Committee Number:               06
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Unfunded federal mandates, Congress
                                to halt
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Finance
Computer Document Number:       436/12193.DW
Introduced Date:                Mar 04, 1992
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Mar 26, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, referred to
                                Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Wilkes
                                Waites
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 4494  Senate  Mar 26, 1992  Introduced, referred to         06
                             Committee
 4494  House   Mar 25, 1992  Adopted, sent to Senate
 4494  House   Mar 19, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     24
 4494  House   Mar 04, 1992  Introduced, referred to         24
                             Committee

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 19, 1992

H. 4494

Introduced by REPS. Wilkes and Waites

S. Printed 3/19/92--H.

Read the first time March 4, 1992.

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4494), memorializing the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

SAMUEL R. FOSTER, for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MEMORIALIZING THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO HALT UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES TO THE STATE AND ITS LOCALITIES.

Whereas, a continual stream of federal mandates to state and local governments in the form of laws, rules, and regulations has been enacted by the congress and the executive branch of government; and

Whereas, these mandates are escalating and the majority of them contain no financing mechanism or means of paying for the requirements of the law, rule, or regulation; and

Whereas, the effect of the number and magnitude of these mandates has been to cripple and place a financial hardship on our State, its cities and counties, and to hamstring the hands of our elected officials to do anything about the situation; and

Whereas, the State has found itself in the position of curtailing services and/or raising taxes and/or placing the burden further down the line onto local governments; and

Whereas, the losers in this scenario are the taxpayers of South Carolina who blame their local and state officials for the increases in their taxes when the blame rests with the federal government; and

Whereas, this situation must come to a halt if we are to maintain the fiscal integrity of our State and to have any hand in planning for the future of our State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly memorialize the South Carolina Congressional Delegation to introduce legislation to halt unfunded federal mandates to the State and its localities and to provide that anytime the Congress passes a law requiring the expenditure of state funds for a new service program or to expand an existing service program or which imposes any direct service or cost obligation on the State, the mandate is suspended unless and until the Congress appropriates the funds to pay for the mandated service.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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