Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3504 Primary Sponsor:Stuart Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Congress, to provide funding, when Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930325 Computer Document Number:BBM/10232JM.93 Introduced Date:19930216 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930325 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Stuart Cromer Gamble Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3504 House 19930325 Received from Senate
3504 Senate 19930325 Adopted, returned to House
with concurrence
3504 Senate 19930324 Committee Report: Favorable 11
3504 Senate 19930225 Introduced, referred to 11
Committee
3504 House 19930224 Adopted, sent to Senate
3504 House 19930223 Committee Report: Favorable 24
3504 House 19930216 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 24, 1993
H. 3504
Introduced by REPS. Stuart, Cromer and Gamble
S. Printed 3/24/93--S.
Read the first time February 25, 1993.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3504), memorializing Congress to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of a service which Congress mandates a state, county, municipality, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
JAMES E. BRYAN, for Committee.
MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SERVICE WHICH CONGRESS MANDATES A STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO PROVIDE AND TO RELIEVE AND EXEMPT A STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM ALL ENFORCEMENT OBLIGATIONS OR DUTIES IN SUCH SITUATIONS.
Whereas, Congress has by legislation on various occasions required a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to implement or provide a service without, at the same time, providing the necessary funding for the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to implement or provide the service; and
Whereas, in such situations the financial burden for complying with the act of Congress has fallen squarely on the shoulders of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision and has become a burden which is too heavy to bear any longer; and
Whereas, if Congress wants a particular service to be provided at the state or local level, the Congress should in all fairness provide the necessary funds; if such funding cannot be found by Congress at the national level, the Congress should realize and understand that it would be even more difficult, if not impossible, for a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to provide the necessary funds; and
Whereas, enforcement obligations or duties imposed by Congress, in these situations, on the states, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions make it difficult for these governmental entities to function and perform their normal obligations in the federal system. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, memorializes Congress to provide the necessary funding for the implementation of a service which Congress mandates a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision to provide and to relieve and exempt a state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision from all enforcement obligations or duties in such situations.
Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and all eight members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, all at Washington, D.C.