South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 3782

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Putnam
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9624dg17.docx

Introduced in the House on February 16, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Transportation Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2/16/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   2/16/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 14)

View the latest legislative information at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/16/2017
2/22/2017

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

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO SUSPEND LAWS PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND LAWS PERTAINING TO THE USE OF STATE FUNDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR SPECIFIC ROAD PROJECTS FOR SIX YEARS SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE OPERATED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any law pertaining to the duties and authority of the Commission of the Department of Transportation is suspended. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any law or regulation pertaining to the use of state funds by the Department of Transportation for specific road projects is suspended.

(B)(1)    During the suspension set forth in subsection (A), the Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall act as the Chief Executive of the Department of Transportation and shall operate the department in the manner the secretary considers best for the repair and maintenance of the state transportation system. The secretary may not expend funds for the construction of new roads.

(2)    During the time of the suspension, the secretary only may be removed from office by the Governor pursuant to Section 1-3-240(C).

(C)    The suspension set forth in subsection (A) shall remain in effect until January 1, 2024, or until the Secretary of the Department of Transportation serving on January 1, 2018, is no longer the secretary, whichever occurs first.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect January 1, 2018.

----XX----

This web page was last updated on February 22, 2017 at 4:01 PM