Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 530, after line 18, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ (GP: Joint Transportation Corridor Study Committee) There is created the Joint Transportation Corridor Study Committee which shall be composed of the following: two members appointed by the Governor; one member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro-Tempore of the Senate; one member of the Senate Finance Committee appointed by the Chairman of the Finance Committee; one member of the Senate Transportation Committee appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee; one member of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Majority Leader; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member of the House Ways and Means Committee appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; one member of the House Education and Public Works Committee appointed by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee, one member of the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee appointed by the Chairman of the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee; one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the House Majority Leader; and one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader. The Joint Study Committee shall form a Government and Freight Industry Advisory Subcommittee composed of one representative from each of the following: the South Carolina Trucking Association; the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance; the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce; the Palmetto Agribusiness Council; the State Ports Authority; the Department of Commerce; and the Department of Transportation.
The committee shall study transportation corridors which are the state's primary commercial, commuter and tourist arteries, with respect to traffic congestion, safety and efficiency of existing South Carolina interstates and with respect to the state's major metropolitan areas and which connect the vital port terminals at Charleston to upstate industries. The study shall include, but is not limited to, the need for capacity expansion, removal of bottlenecks, traffic flow, safety improvements, interstate-only prioritization list, and adequacy of current and anticipated federal funding. The Department of Transportation shall provide staffing and other resources as required. Expenses of the committee shall be borne by the appointing agencies and entities.
The committee shall submit a report containing their findings and any recommended plans of action by December 31, 2013, to the Governor, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Joint Transportation Review Committee, and the Department of Transportation Commission.
The Governor is encouraged to address the findings and any plans of action in the 2014 State of the State Address and/or in the Executive Budget submitted to the General Assembly. /
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