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H. 3024
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons and G.R. Smith
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Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Highway construction projects
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/11/2014 House Prefiled
12/11/2014 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
1/13/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
1/13/2015 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 68)
1/20/2015 House Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 24)
1/20/2015 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 24)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CERTAIN APPURTENANCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT ARE EXEMPT FROM ALL LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE IT TO OBTAIN LOCAL PERMITS AND ZONING AUTHORIZATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 57-1-100. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a highway construction project approved by the Department of Transportation and all appurtenances to the project that have received environmental permitting by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regardless of whether the permits favor the Department of Transportation directly or indirectly through its contractor or subcontractor, are exempt from all local ordinances and laws that would otherwise require the project to obtain local permits, zoning authorizations, or both for items associated with the project."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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