South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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Bill 593

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 20, 2019

S. 593

Introduced by Senator Shealy

S. Printed 3/20/19--S.

Read the first time March 5, 2019.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 593) to amend Section 57-25-40 of the 1976 Code, relating to applications by a regional transit authority or public transit operator to install commercial advertisement benches, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

LAWRENCE K. GROOMS for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-40 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS BY A REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR TO INSTALL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT BENCHES, TO DELETE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF PERMITS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 57-25-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-25-40.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon proper application the Department of Transportation may issue appropriate permits to a regional transit authority or public transit operator to install and maintain benches upon which commercial advertisements are placed provided that each bench will be located at one of the applicant's bus stops, the proposed location for the bench is within the right-of-way of a public road, and the applicant otherwise meets all relevant federal statutory and regulatory requirements. The department may charge a permit fee of twenty-five dollars for each permit application. All permits issued pursuant to this section expire on July 1, 2010."

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

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