2013-2014 Bill 3906: Rural Infrastructure Fund Grants - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

120th Session, 2013-2014

H. 3906

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Kennedy, Bowers, Williams, Parks, Riley, Huggins, Atwater, Quinn, Long, Weeks, Govan, Bingham, Sellers, King, Southard, Gambrell, Lucas, Brannon, Anthony, Clyburn, Vick, Hixon, K.R.Crawford, W.J.McLeod, Allison, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bowen, Chumley, Clemmons, Cole, H.A.Crawford, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Goldfinch, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Henderson, Horne, Hosey, Loftis, Lowe, McCoy, M.S.McLeod, Merrill, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Murphy, Newton, Norman, Owens, Patrick, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Ridgeway, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Toole, Wells, Whipper, White, Willis and Wood

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Introduced in the House on April 9, 2013

Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Rural Infrastructure Fund Grants

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/9/2013HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage53)

4/9/2013HouseReferred to Committee on Ways and Means(House Journalpage53)

4/10/2013Scrivener's error corrected

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/9/2013

4/10/2013

ABILL

TO AMEND SECTION 121085,AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GRANTS ALSO MAY BE AWARDED TO COUNTIESAND MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED WITHIN COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN FORTY THOUSAND.

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

SECTION1.Section 121085(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 290 of 2010, is further amended to read:

“(B)Rural Infrastructure Fund grants must be available to benefit counties or municipalities designated as ‘Tier IV’, or ‘Tier III’ as defined in Section 1263360 according to guidelines established by the council, as well as to benefit counties with a population of less than forty thousand according to the latest official United States Census, and municipalities located in a county with a population of less than forty thousand according to the latest official United States Census, except that up to twentyfive percent of the funds annually available in excess of ten million dollars must be set aside for grants to areas of ‘Tier II’ and ‘Tier I’ counties. A governing body of a ‘Tier II’ or ‘Tier I’ county must apply to the council for these setaside grants stating the reasons that certain areas of the county qualify for these grants because the conditions in that area of the county are comparable to those conditions qualifying a county as ‘Tier IV’ or ‘Tier III’.”

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

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