South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3024

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Davenport, Barfield, Leach, Rice, Simrill and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6143cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Keep South Carolina Beautiful special license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-54
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-55
   3/10/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-2
   3/14/2005  House   Read second time HJ-17
   3/15/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-108
   3/16/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   3/16/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 10, 2005

H. 3024

Introduced by Reps. Davenport, Barfield, Leach, Rice, Simrill and Mahaffey

S. Printed 3/10/05--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3024) to amend Section 56-3-3950, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the "Keep South Carolina Beautiful" special license plates, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3950, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE "KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO SPECIFY THE PROJECTS THAT THE "KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL FUND" MAY BE USED TO FINANCE, AND TO REVISE THE ALLOCATION OF THE FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF "KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-3950 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-3950.    The department may issue a special commemorative 'Keep South Carolina It Beautiful' motor vehicle license plate for use by owners on their private passenger motor vehicles to establish a special fund to be used by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of beautifying enhancing the state's roads and highways. These enhancements may include landscaping, wildflower plantings, scenic easements, or other highway enhancement projects. The Department of Transportation, in implementing this program, may not expend beautification funds for wildflowers without prior approval of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture shall ensure, before granting approval, that the varieties of wildflowers used in beautification are not harmful to agriculture at or near a proposed project. The biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is fifty-four dollars, and of this amount twenty-four dollars. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected for this special license plate, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the department's expenses in producing and administering this special license plate. Any remaining funds must be placed in a special 'Keep South Carolina Beautiful Fund Highway Beautification Fund' established within and administered by the Department of Transportation. This biennial fee is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 7 of this title. The commemorative plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with the words 'Keep South Carolina It Beautiful'. The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued."

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

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