South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3134

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Umphlett and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22825htc05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: State highway fund for road maintenance

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 Ways and Means
  12/10/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-93
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-93
    2/9/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004
12/10/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL MOTOR FUELS USER FEE AND ROAD TAX ON MOTOR CARRIERS EQUAL TO SIX CENTS A GALLON, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2005, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ADDITIONAL USER FEE AND ROAD TAX, AND TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE OF THIS ADDITIONAL FEE AND TAX MUST BE CREDITED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT ARE MORE THAN TEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME THE MAINTENANCE PROJECT BEGINS.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    Beginning July 1, 2005, and continuing through June 30, 2012, there is added to the motor fuels user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310 of the 1976 Code an additional user fee equal to six cents a gallon. For all purposes of imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement, this additional user fee is deemed to be imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310 of the 1976 Code.

(B)    Beginning July 1, 2005, and continuing through June 30, 2012, there is added to the road tax on motor carriers imposed pursuant to Section 56-11-410 of the 1976 Code an additional road tax equivalent to six cents a gallon. For all purposes of imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement this additional road tax is deemed to be imposed pursuant to Section 56-11-410 of the 1976 Code.

(C)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law providing for the use of motor fuels user fee revenues and road tax on motor carriers' revenues, all revenues of the additional user fee and road tax imposed pursuant to this section must be credited to the State Highway Fund and used by the South Carolina Department of Transportation solely for the maintenance of roads in the state highway system that are more than ten years old at the time the maintenance project begins.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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