Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3783 Primary Sponsor:Martin Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Grand Strand area, traffic control Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:PT/22033DW.93 Introduced Date:19930330 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930407 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martin Worley Keegan Kelley Witherspoon Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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3783 Senate 19930407 Introduced, referred to 15
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3783 House 19930407 Adopted, sent to Senate
3783 House 19930406 Committee Report: Favorable 24
3783 House 19930330 Introduced, referred to 24
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 6, 1993
H. 3783
Introduced by REPS. Martin, Worley, Keegan, Kelley and Witherspoon
S. Printed 4/6/93--H.
Read the first time March 30, 1993.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3783), to direct the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation to provide additional traffic control support, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.
TO DIRECT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPPORT TO THE GRAND STRAND AREA, UNTIL BETTER ACCESS CAN BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM SERVING THE GRAND STRAND AREA.
Whereas, the Grand Strand area provides a disproportionate share of state revenue due to the collection of sales tax, accommodations taxes, and other revenue-raising measures from more than ten million tourists visiting the area each year, contributing substantially to the state's economy and to state tourism-generated tax revenues totalling $249,700,000; and
Whereas, the continued growth of this revenue for the State is being threatened by the lack of sufficient and adequate access on the highways of this State to the Grand Strand area and where the sister states of North Carolina and Georgia are providing direct access to beach tourist areas;
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Whereas, delays are now extremely common in all the areas leading into the Grand Strand area, causing frustration and decisions not to return to the Grand Strand area for a vacation by out-of-state tourists; and
Whereas, even if projects to improve access to the Grand Strand area are expedited, there still will be a substantial delay until these improvements are completed; and Whereas, more than forty thousand South Carolinians are employed in the Grand Strand's tourism industry, which accounts for nearly forty percent of said industry; and
Whereas, the continued growth of employment and this revenue for the State is being threatened by lack of sufficient and adequate access on highways of this State to the Grand Strand area; and
Whereas, it is essential that the State take all steps possible to upgrade traffic control into the Grand Strand area under the existing highway conditions. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation be directed to provide immediately traffic control support to the Grand Strand area. This shall include, but not limited to, additional highway patrolmen during the busiest hours of access and departure from the Grand Strand area, coordination of traffic signal mechanisms to make the flow of traffic as efficient as possible on existing highways, and any short-term improvements necessary to assist in reducing the congestion in and around the Conway area, and other areas of access to the Grand Strand.
Be it further resolved that the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, direct the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation to provide additional traffic control support to the Grand Strand area, until better access can be provided through the construction and improvement of the highway system serving the Grand Strand area.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Executive Director of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation, the Governor, and the Chairman of the State Development Board.