South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3166

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Toole and Umphlett
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22641cm07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Naming of highway facility

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/20/2006  House   Prefiled
  12/20/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-93
    1/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-93

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/20/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 57-3-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NAMING OF A HIGHWAY FACILITY IN HONOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED TO REIMBURSE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE EXPENSES IT INCURS TO NAME AND DEDICATE THE HIGHWAY FACILITY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 57-3-610 of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:

"Section 57-3-610.    (A)    Whenever a road, bridge, or other highway facility is dedicated and named in honor of an individual by act or resolution of the General Assembly, the Department of Transportation must be reimbursed for all expenses it incurred by the department incurs to implement the dedication.

(B)    Reimbursement Public funds may not be used to reimburse the department for expenses it incurs incurred by the department must first be approved by a majority of each county legislative delegation of the county in which the road, bridge, or facility is located. Reimbursement must be from the State Secondary "C" Apportionment Fund of the county or counties in which the road, bridge, or facility is located, and expenses under this section are limited to five hundred dollars.

(C)    Reimbursement for expenses incurred by the department to name and dedicate a highway facility pursuant to a request from other than the General Assembly must be by agreement between the requesting entity and the department."

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

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