South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 142

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Coleman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18325dg15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Highway fund

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 97)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 97)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-221 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL GENERAL FUND REVENUES ACCUMULATED IN A FISCAL YEAR IN EXCESS OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE CREDITED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING MAINLINE INTERSTATES AND STATE AND LOCAL ROADS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 11-11-221.    Notwithstanding Section 11-11-220, all general fund revenues accumulated in a fiscal year in excess of general appropriations and supplemental appropriations must be credited to the State Highway Fund and used solely for improvements to existing mainline interstates and improvements to existing state and local roads, with priority given to existing mainline interstates."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2015.

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