South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3382

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gullick and Ballentine
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5700cm09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 29, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Highway naming

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/29/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   1/29/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-5

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-612 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGHWAY FACILITY DEDICATED AND NAMED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL CARRY THIS DESIGNATION FOR FIVE YEARS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-613 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE IT NAMES A HIGHWAY FACILITY IN HONOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-612.        A road, bridge, or other highway facility that is dedicated and named by the department in honor of an individual shall carry this designation for a period of five years from the date that it is dedicated and named."

SECTION    2.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-613.        The department must obtain approval from the General Assembly before it names a road, bridge, or other highway facility in honor of an individual."

SECTION    3.    Section 1 of this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Section 2 of this act takes effect five years after approval by the Governor.

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