South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 663

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Rose, Davis, Bryant and Mulvaney
Document Path: l:\s-res\mtr\016stim.mrh.mtr.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: State fiscal stabilization funds

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/1/2009  Senate  Introduced SJ-6
    4/1/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/1/2009

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE BELIEF OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT SHOULD THE GOVERNOR REQUEST STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUNDS THAT ANY CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY CONGRESS ON THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF THESE FUNDS ONLY APPLY TO THE STATE DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE FUNDS ARE RECEIVED AND EXPENDED AND DO NOT OBLIGATE THE STATE TO ANY FURTHER CONDITIONS, AND IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO NOT IMPLEMENT ANY NEW OR INCREASE ANY EXISTING REVENUE RAISING MEASURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY FEE, FINE, OR TAX, TO SUPPORT ANY NEW PROGRAM OR INCREASE IN FUNDING OF ANY EXISTING PROGRAM RESULTING FROM THE RECEIPT OF STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUNDS.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That it is the belief of the General Assembly, should the Governor request State Fiscal Stabilization Funds available pursuant to Title XIV of HR-1 of 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that any conditions imposed by Congress on the receipt of these funds only apply to the State during the period that the funds are received and do not obligate the State to any conditions, including, but not limited to, any increase in recurring state appropriations beyond this period. It is the intent of the General Assembly to not implement any new or increase any existing revenue raising measure, including, but not limited to, any fee, fine, or tax, to support any new program or increase in funding of any existing program resulting from the receipt of State Fiscal Stabilization Funds.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable Marshall C. Sanford.

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