Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3148 Primary Sponsor:Corning Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:C construction funds Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:DKA/4109AL.93 Introduced Date:19930114 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930114 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Corning Fulmer Sturkie Shissias Jaskwhich Klauber Canty Robinson Cooper Delleney Hallman Harrison Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3148 House 19930114 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-27-400, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF "C" FUNDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY "C" FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-27-400 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Section 23, Act 171 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-27-400. The monies collected by the commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-27-240 must be deposited with the State Treasurer and expended on the State Highway Secondary System for construction, improvements, and maintenance and, together with any other funds made available for the purpose, must be apportioned among the counties of the State in the following manner: one-third in the ratio which the land area of the county bears to the total land area of the State; one-third in the ratio which the population of the county bears to the total population of the State as shown by the latest official decennial census; and one-third in the ratio which the mileage of all rural public roads in the county bears to the total rural road mileage in the State as shown by the latest official records of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Seventy-five percent of a county's apportionment of `C' construction funds may be expended for local paving or improving county roads and for street and traffic signs and other paving projects. A majority of the legislative delegation members, including a majority of the senators and a majority of the members of the House of Representatives representing the county governing body of the county, in which the expenditures are to be made, must approve the roads upon which `C' construction funds are to be expended as permitted by this paragraph, and they may contract for the improvements. Roads which are improved using the seventy-five percent `C' construction funds must be maintained by the governing body of the county. Roads constructed of rock using `C' construction funds must consist of not less than one inch nor more than two and one-half inches of rock or its equivalent.
The construction, improvement, and maintenance of the farm-to-market or state secondary highway program and of roads using the seventy-five percent `C' construction funds must be at least equal to the amount of revenue derived from the tax of 2.66 cents on motor fuel.
The expenditure of funds known as `C' construction funds must have the approval of a majority of the legislative delegation members of the county governing body in which the expenditures are to be made. The approval of the expenditure of `C' funds must be in an equitable manner in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county.
Each county legislative delegation governing body must be notified by the department no later than July 30 of each year as to the balance of any unexpended `C' funds from the previous fiscal year. All unexpended `C' fund monies must remain in that account for the succeeding fiscal year and must be expended as provided for in this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.