Current Status Bill Number:4738 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960313 Primary Sponsor:Wright All Sponsors:Wright Drafted Document Number:pfm\9103ac.96 Companion Bill Number:1252 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Scenic Highways Committee
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House 19960313 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 57-23-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SCENIC HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION TERMINATING THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 30, 1997, UNLESS REAUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 57-23-50 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 484 of 1994, is amended to read:
"Section 57-23-50. There is created a Scenic Highways Committee composed of eleven members as follows:
(1) the Director of the Department of Transportation, or his the director's designee;
(2) the Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission, or his the chairman's designee;
(3) two representatives of the outdoor advertising industry who are active members of an organization such as the Outdoor Advertising Association of South Carolina;
(4) a representative of the South Carolina hotel and motel industry;
(5) a representative of the agricultural industry who is active in an organization such as the State Farm Bureau;
(6) a representative of the petroleum marketing industry;
(7) a representative of the tourism industry in South Carolina;
(8) a representative of highway beautification efforts, such as South Carolina Clean and Beautiful;
(9) a representative involved with parks and recreation, such as the South Carolina Recreation and Park Association;
(10) a member of the general public.
All members of the committee shall serve for a term of two years and, with the exception of the appointments made pursuant to items (1) and (2), all appointments shall must be made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation or reimbursement. The committee shall terminate effective June 30, 1997, unless reauthorized by joint resolution of the General Assembly."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.