South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

H. 3024

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Davenport, Barfield, Leach, Rice, Simrill and Mahaffey

Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6143cm05.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 3

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005

Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2005

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Keep South Carolina Beautiful special license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/8/2004HousePrefiled

12/8/2004HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works

1/11/2005HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ54

1/11/2005HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public WorksHJ55

3/10/2005HouseCommittee report: Favorable Education and Public WorksHJ2

3/14/2005HouseRead second time HJ17

3/15/2005HouseRead third time and sent to Senate HJ108

3/16/2005SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ8

3/16/2005SenateReferred to Committee on TransportationSJ8

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

3/10/2005

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 10, 2005

H.3024

Introduced by Reps. Davenport, Barfield, Leach, Rice, Simrill and Mahaffey

S. Printed 3/10/05--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H.3024) to amend Section 5633950, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the “Keep South Carolina Beautiful” special license plates, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5633950, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE “KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL” SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO SPECIFY THE PROJECTS THAT THE “KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL FUND” MAY BE USED TO FINANCE, AND TO REVISE THE ALLOCATION OF THE FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF “KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL” SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

SECTION1.Section 5633950 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

“Section 5633950.The department may issue a special commemorative ‘Keep South CarolinaIt Beautiful’ motor vehicle license plate for use by owners on their private passenger motor vehicles to establish a special fund to be used by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of beautifyingenhancing the state’s roads and highways. These enhancements may include landscaping, wildflower plantings, scenic easements, or other highway enhancement projects. The Department of Transportation, in implementing this program, may not expend beautification funds for wildflowers without prior approval of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture shall ensure, before granting approval, that the varieties of wildflowers used in beautification are not harmful to agriculture at or near a proposed project. The biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is fiftyfour dollars, and of this amount twentyfour dollars. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected for this special license plate, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the department’s expenses in producing and administering this special license plate. Any remaining funds must be placed in a special ‘Keep South Carolina Beautiful FundHighway Beautification Fund’ established within and administered by the Department of Transportation. This biennial fee is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 7 of this title. The commemorative plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with the words ‘Keep South CarolinaIt Beautiful’. The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month they are issued.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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