South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

A406, R313, S1182

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\s-res\lkg\016ppps.kmm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2008
Introduced in the House on March 27, 2008
Last Amended on March 20, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 23, 2008
Governor's Action: June 4, 2008, Signed

Summary: Transportation infrastructure

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3/5/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
    3/5/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-3
   3/18/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-16
   3/19/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/20/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-10
   3/20/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-10
   3/24/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/26/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
   3/27/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   3/27/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-7
   5/15/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-14
   5/22/2008  House   Read second time HJ-71
   5/22/2008  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-71
   5/23/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-3
   5/29/2008          Ratified R 313
    6/4/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/10/2008          Copies available
   6/10/2008          Effective date 06/04/08
    8/6/2008          Act No. 406

View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/5/2008
3/18/2008
3/19/2008
3/20/2008
3/24/2008
5/15/2008


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A406, R313, S1182)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STUDY COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND BENEFITS OF THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, STREETS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND VENTURES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE.

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

Transportation infrastructure study committee

SECTION    1.    (A)    A study committee is established to study the feasibility and benefits of the construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, streets, highways, bridges, and tunnels through the utilization of public-private partnerships and ventures.

(B)    The study committee must be composed of eight members. For the Senate, the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee shall appoint two members, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee shall appoint one member, and the President Pro Tempore shall appoint one member. For the House of Representatives, the chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee shall appoint two members, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee shall appoint one member, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member.

(C)    Any vacancies in the membership of the study committee must be filled in the manner of original appointment.

(D)    The study committee shall file a report of its findings and recommendations to the President Pro Tempore, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee no later than February 2, 2009, at which time the study committee is dissolved.

(E)    The chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and the chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee shall provide staffing for the study committee.

(F)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-770 of the 1976 Code, members of the General Assembly may be appointed to serve on the study committee.

(G)    Members of the study committee may receive per diem, subsistence, and mileage as provided by law.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2008.

__________


This web page was last updated on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:35 P.M.