2011-2012 Bill 768: Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III Bridge - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

S. 768

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Cleary

Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6121cm11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 5, 2011

Introduced in the House on April 14, 2011

Adopted by the General Assembly on May 4, 2011

Summary: Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III Bridge

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

4/5/2011 Senate Introduced (Senate Journalpage21)

4/5/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journalpage21)

4/7/2011 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation (Senate Journalpage15)

4/8/2011 Scrivener's error corrected

4/13/2011 Senate Adopted, sent to House (Senate Journalpage29)

4/14/2011 House Introduced (House Journalpage4)

4/14/2011 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House Journalpage4)

4/28/2011 House Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House Journalpage3)

5/4/2011 House Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence (House Journalpage44)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/5/2011

4/7/2011

4/8/2011

4/28/2011

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 28, 2011

S.768

Introduced by Senator Cleary

S. Printed 4/28/11--H.

Read the first time April 14, 2011.

THE COMMITTEE ON INVITATION AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.768) to request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge to be constructed to cross the Intracoastal Waterway along South Carolina Highway 31 in Horry County, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

LISTON D. BARFIELD for Committee.

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO CROSS THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY ALONG SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 31 IN HORRY COUNTY THE “COLONEL HOWARD DARST BARNARD III BRIDGE”, AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THE BRIDGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS “COLONEL HOWARD DARST BARNARD III BRIDGE”.

Whereas, Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III, the son of Theodosia Donaldson Barnard and Howard Darst Barnard, Jr., was born on January 21, 1945, in Albany, Georgia; and

Whereas, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and an Air Force commission from the University of Georgia, a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a Masters Degree in Military Art and Science from the United States Army War College; and

Whereas, he is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and served as a commander during Operation Desert Storm. His military decorations include two Distinguished Flying Crosses and thirteen Air Medals. In 1982, Colonel Barnard was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base where he served for four years and commanded the 356th Fighter Squadron; and

Whereas, Colonel Barnard has been an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach for more than thirty years. He has served on the Habitat for Humanity Board, the Carolina Trust Supervisory Board, the Coast RTA Board of Directors, and many other civic organizations that have improved the lives of countless individuals around the world; and

Whereas, from March 2003 to December 2010, he served as a member of the Horry County Council and was instrumental in securing funds necessary to improve the highways throughout the county; and

Whereas, Colonel Barnard and his wife, Connie, are the proud parents of two children and have five grandchildren; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper for the members of the General Assembly to forever recognize the many achievements of Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III by having a highway facility in Horry County named in his honor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge to be constructed to cross the Intracoastal Waterway along South Carolina Highway 31 in Horry County the “Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III Bridge”, and erect appropriate markers or signs at the bridge that contain the words “Colonel Howard Darst Barnard III Bridge”.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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