H 4272 General Bill, By Robinson, Easterday, Fair, R.J. Herdklotz, 
M.F. Jaskwhich, C.V. Marchbanks, Quinn, Simrill, Tripp, Trotter and Vaughn
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 10-1-180 so as to prohibit the naming of public property purchased or
 constructed with state funds or owned by the State for a living person or a
 person who has been deceased for less than one year.

   05/30/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-99
   05/30/95  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-99

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-180 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAMING OF PUBLIC PROPERTY PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED WITH STATE FUNDS OR OWNED BY THE STATE FOR A LIVING PERSON OR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-180. After June 30, 1996, no public property including, but not limited to, a park, bridge, highway, building, a part thereof, or an addition to any of them, purchased or constructed with state funds or otherwise acquired or owned by this State, may be named for a living person or a person who has been deceased for less than one year."

SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this act do not apply to naming a structure for a person deceased for less than one year on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 1996.