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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1330 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000412 Primary Sponsor:Mescher All Sponsors:Mescher, Grooms, Ravenel and Anderson Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\wcm\016spa .dmb.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Subject:Ports Authority, State; certain procurements, contracts, application permit prohibited without General Assembly approval History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000412 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 54, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS OF THE STATE PORTS AUTHORITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACTS OR OTHER PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OR PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ADJOURNED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MUST APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 54 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 54-3-1025. (A) The State Ports Authority, unless authorized by act or resolution of the General Assembly subsequent to a majority weighted vote of the respective Berkeley and Charleston Legislative Delegations, shall not enter into a permit process, land acquisition or construction contract or obligate the authority to undertake any other procurement for any project that is in excess of five million dollars. If the General Assembly is not in session the Authority must receive written authorization from both the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee subsequent to a majority weighted vote of the respective Berkeley and Charleston Legislative Delegations.
(B) For purposes of this chapter the terms contract, construction, and procurement shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 11-35-310 of the South Carolina Procurement Code.
(C) The intent of this provision is to prevent the State Ports Authority from expending state funds or any other funds on projects and objectives that are not in the best interest of the State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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