South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3463


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3463
Ratification Number:            570
Act Number:                     484
Primary Sponsor:                Jennings
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Scenic Highways Committee
Companion Bill Number:          419
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940601
Computer Document Number:       NO5/8862AL.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940714
Introduced Date:                19930211
Date of Last Amendment:         19940525
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940714
Last History Type:              Act No. 484
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Jennings
                                H. Brown
                                Kirsh
                                Huff
                                Houck
                                Neilson
                                Tucker
                                Baxley
                                Delleney
                                Wofford
                                Worley
                                McElveen
                                Martin
                                Cobb-Hunter
                                J. Wilder
                                Spearman
                                Elliott
                                McCraw
                                Phillips
                                Kinon
                                J. Harris
                                Askins
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3463   ------  19940714      Act No. 484
3463   ------  19940714      Signed by Governor
3463   ------  19940602      Ratified R 570
3463   House   19940601      Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
3463   Senate  19940525      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
3463   Senate  19940518      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
3463   Senate  19940426      Committee Report: Favorable     15
                             with amendment
3463   Senate  19930513      Introduced, read first time,    15
                             referred to Committee
3463   House   19930512      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3463   House   19930511      Amended, read second time
3463   House   19930506      Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, May 11, 1993
3463   House   19930505      Debate adjourned until
                             Thursday, May 6, 1993
3463   House   19930504      Debate adjourned until
                             Wednesday, May 5, 1993
3463   House   19930420      Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, May 4, 1993
3463   House   19930415      Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, April 20, 1993
3463   House   19930407      Committee Report: Favorable     21
                             with amendment
3463   House   19930211      Introduced, read first time,    21
                             referred to Committee
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(A484, R570, H3463)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 23, TITLE 57, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 SO AS TO CREATE THE SCENIC HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS, POWERS, AND DUTIES.

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

Scenic Highways Committee

SECTION 1. Chapter 23, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 2

Scenic Highways Committee

Section 57-23-50. There is created a Scenic Highways Committee composed of eleven members as follows:

(1) the Director of the Department of Transportation, or his designee;

(2) the Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission, or his designee;

(3) two representatives of the outdoor advertising industry who are active members of an organization such as the Outdoor Advertising Association of South Carolina;

(4) a representative of the South Carolina hotel and motel industry;

(5) a representative of the agricultural industry who is active in an organization such as the State Farm Bureau;

(6) a representative of the petroleum marketing industry;

(7) a representative of the tourism industry in South Carolina;

(8) a representative of highway beautification efforts, such as South Carolina Clean and Beautiful;

(9) a representative involved with parks and recreation, such as the South Carolina Recreation and Park Association;

(10) a member of the general public.

All members of the committee shall serve for a term of two years and, with the exception of the appointments made pursuant to items (1) and (2), all appointments shall be made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation or reimbursement. The committee shall terminate effective June 30, 1997, unless reauthorized by joint resolution of the General Assembly.

Section 57-23-60. The committee shall select a chairman at its first meeting and meet at least twice annually. A majority of the members present constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business. Pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the 1976 Code, the committee shall promulgate criteria for the designation of a scenic highway. The regulation must provide that a recommendation to establish a scenic highway be forwarded to the General Assembly for approval. In developing the criteria the committee shall consider the scenic, cultural, historic, commercial, and economic significance of the road and area. The committee shall coordinate development of these criteria in conjunction with the criteria for scenic highways being developed by the federal highway administration.

Section 57-23-70. A written request for designating a scenic highway must be sent to the Director of the Department of Transportation who shall forward the request to other members of the committee. The committee shall review the request and make a recommendation based on the criteria. A majority of the members may call for a public hearing to be held at the location where the scenic highway is proposed.

Section 57-23-80. After the committee recommends designating a road as a scenic highway, the recommendation must be transmitted to the General Assembly."

Time effective

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

Approved the 14th day of July, 1994.