Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 35, by striking SECTION 25 in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 25. Section 57-1-350 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 57-1-350. (A) The commission may adopt an official seal for use on official documents of the department.
(B) The commission shall elect a chairman and adopt its own rules and procedures and may select such additional officers to serve such terms as the commission may designate.
(C) Commissioners must be reimbursed for official expenses as provided by law for members of state boards and commissions as established in the annual general appropriations act.
(D) All commission members are eligible to vote on all matters that come before the commission.
(E) The commission shall hold a minimum of six regular meetings annually, and other meetings may be called by the chair upon giving at least one week's notice to all members and the public. Emergency meetings may be held with twenty-four hours' notice. Meeting materials for the regularly scheduled meetings shall be published at least twenty-four hours in advance of the meeting.
(F) The commission; a member of the commission, or a spouse thereof; or a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew of a commission member, or a spouse thereof, may not enter into the day-to-day operations of the department, except in an oversight role with the secretary, and is specifically prohibited from taking part in:
(1) the awarding of contracts;
(2) the selection of a consultant or contractor or the prequalification of any individual consultant or contractor;
(3) the selection of a route for a specific project;
(4) the specific location of a transportation facility;
(5) the acquisition of rights-of-way or other properties necessary for a specific project or program; and
(6) the granting, denial, suspension, or revocation of any permit issued by the department.
(G)(1) A member of the commission, or a spouse thereof, or a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew of a commission member, or a spouse thereof, may not have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, franchise, privilege, or other benefit granted or awarded by the department or the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank during the term of his appointment and for one year after the termination of the appointment. This interest may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) employment or association with a company that has a direct or indirect relationship as determined in item (G)(1);
(b) involvement with a company that subcontracts with or is a supplier to a company that has a direct or indirect relationship as determined in item (G)(1); and
(c) contracts with any governmental entity or public body that either directly or indirectly receives money from a direct or indirect relationship as determined by item (G)(1).
(2) A person who knowingly violates item (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, and if the person is serving on the commission, then he must be removed immediately from the commission." /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:
/ SECTION __. Article 1, Chapter 43, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-43-155. (A) A member of the board of directors, or a spouse thereof; a child, grandchild, parent, sibling, niece, or nephew of a board member, or a spouse thereof; or a member of the legislature authorized by law to appoint a member of the board may not have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, franchise, privilege, or other benefit granted or awarded by the bank or the South Carolina Department of Transportation during the term of his appointment and for one year after the termination of the appointment. This interest may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) employment or association with a company that has a direct or indirect relationship as determined in Section 57-1-350(G); and
(2) involvement with a company that subcontracts with or is a supplier to a company that has a direct or indirect relationship as determined in Section 57-1-350(G); and
(3) contracts with any governmental entity or public body that either directly or indirectly receives money from a direct or indirect relationship as determined by Section 57-1-350(G).
(B) A person who knowingly violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, and if the person is serving on the board, then he must be removed immediately from the board." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.