South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A228, R221, H4422

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Jennings, Witherspoon, Battle, Hayes, Branham, Clemmons, J. Hines, M. Hines, Lucas, Miller, Neilson, Viers, Coates, McGee, Anderson, Vick, McLeod, Kennedy, Hodges, Ott, Jefferson and Clyburn
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6618cm06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1039, 4338

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2006
Last Amended on January 17, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on January 26, 2006
Governor's Action: February 6, 2006, Signed

Summary: Toll for Interstate 73

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2006  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-21
   1/17/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges, Ott, 
                        Jefferson, Clyburn
   1/17/2006  House   Amended HJ-16
   1/17/2006  House   Read second time HJ-16
   1/18/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-184
   1/18/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   1/18/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-12
   1/18/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/24/2006  Senate  Polled out of committee Transportation SJ-10
   1/24/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-10
   1/25/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-14
   1/25/2006  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-14
   1/26/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-14
   1/31/2006          Ratified R 221
    2/6/2006          Signed By Governor
    2/7/2006          Copies available
    2/7/2006          Effective date 02/06/06
   2/10/2006          Act No. 228

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2006
1/12/2006-A
1/17/2006
1/18/2006
1/24/2006


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(A228, R221, H4422)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-618 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY IMPOSE AND COLLECT A TOLL ALONG THE PROPOSED INTERSTATE 73 UPON COMPLETION OF THIS HIGHWAY PROJECT TO BE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF PLANNING, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS, FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND OTHER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE TOLLS UPON PAYMENT OF ALL SUCH COSTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS TOLL MUST NOT BE IMPOSED UPON A STATE-OWNED OR DISTRICT-OWNED SCHOOL BUS.

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

Imposition of tolls along Interstate Highway 73

SECTION    1.    Title 57, Chapter 3, Article 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-618.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Transportation may impose and collect a toll on the proposed Interstate 73 corridor upon completion of this highway project. This toll must be used to pay for the cost of planning, right-of-way acquisitions, financing, construction, operation, and other expenses associated with this highway project, and for the removal of the tolls upon payment of all such costs. This toll must not be imposed upon a state-owned or district-owned school bus."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 31st day of January, 2006.

Approved the 6th day of February, 2006.

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