Current Status Bill Number:4823 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980318 Primary Sponsor:Townsend All Sponsors:Townsend, Byrd, Allison, Clyburn, Stille, Martin, Rodgers and Trotter Drafted Document Number:GGS\22033CM.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Regional transportation authorities, funds for operation of; Transportation Department
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House 19980318 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
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TO AMEND SECTION 58-25-35, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMPOSITION OF A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-25-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SOURCES OF FUNDS TO OPERATE A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDS THAT MAY BE USED TO OPERATE A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WHICH INCLUDE A SALES TAX ON GASOLINE, A TAX PER GALLON OF GASOLINE SOLD, AND A GENERAL SALES TAX.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-25-35 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 43 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"Section 58-25-35. The members of a regional transportation authority created under authority of this chapter must be the municipalities within the service area as defined by this chapter and the counties within the unincorporated areas or of the service area of the authority."
SECTION 2. Section 58-25-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 449 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 58-25-60. The intended mechanism for raising the necessary local funds to support the operation of the authority must be set forth in the agreement provided for in Section 58-25-30. The declaration of intended sources of local funds does not preclude the use of other local, state, or federal sources which shall subsequently become available except for state highway construction funds which may not be used. The agreement may be amended specifically to recognize new sources. Local funds may be generated from the following source sources of revenue, notwithstanding other provisions of law. This source is These sources are not intended to be exclusive.
A vehicle registration fee may be levied by the governing bodies of the member cities and counties on the motor vehicles registered within the service area of the authority. In addition, or as an alternative, a tax per gallon of gasoline sold or a general sales tax may be levied by the governing bodies of the member cities and counties. If this mechanism is any of these mechanisms are used, the amount of the vehicle registration fee, sales tax on gasoline, tax per gallon of gasoline sold, or general sales tax must be set forth in the agreement. The authority shall request the members of the General Assembly representing its service area to approve increases in the registration fee, sales tax on gasoline, tax per gallon of gasoline sold, or general sales tax. Unless these members of the General Assembly by majority vote approve the increase, no increases may be imposed. This The vehicle registration fee must be added to the personal property tax notice collected as a part of the personal property tax and the fee rebated to the authority. A sales tax on gasoline, tax per gallon of gasoline sold, or a general sales tax must be collected and disbursed as these taxes currently are collected and disbursed.
Property tax revenue must not be used to support operation of the authority unless the authority has been approved by referendum pursuant to Section 58-25-30. In areas with Regional Transportation Authorities in existence on the effective date of this act, a vehicle registration fee increase for the purpose of financing a Regional Transportation Authority must be approved in referendum by a majority of the electorate in the area to which the vehicle registration fee increase would apply."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.