South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 4473

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pitts and Thigpen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5388cm18.docx

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

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HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2017  House   Prefiled
  12/13/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/9/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 122)
    1/9/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 123)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-7-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR PROJECT ADVERSELY IMPACTS A LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY, THEN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MITIGATE OR RECTIFY THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR PROJECT INTERFERES WITH ACCESS TO A LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY, THEN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSTRUCT A DRIVEWAY THAT ALLOWS THE LANDOWNER TO GAIN ACCESS TO HIS PROPERTY.

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

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

"Section 57-7-100.    (A)    The Department of Transportation shall mitigate or rectify the impact of a construction, maintenance, or repair project that adversely impacts a landowner's property.

(B)    The department shall construct a driveway that allows a landowner to gain access to his property when a construction, maintenance, or repair project interferes with access to the landowner's property."

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

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