2017-2018 Bill 3086: Off-Street Parking Facilities - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 3086

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Crosby and Daning

Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9539dg17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017

Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Off-street parking facilities

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/15/2016HousePrefiled

12/15/2016HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works

1/10/2017HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage68)

1/10/2017HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journalpage68)

1/11/2017HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning (House Journalpage44)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

ABILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61180 SO AS TO REQUIRE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT OWNS AN OFFSTREET PARKING FACILITY TO ASSESS A FIFTY CENT SURCHARGE ON EACH CUSTOMER USING THE FACILITY, AND TO CREDIT THE REVENUE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND FOR MASS TRANSIT PROJECTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 551110 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN AIRPORT DISTRICT OR AVIATION AUTHORITY IN THIS STATE THAT OWNS AN OFFSTREET PARKING FACILITY TO ASSESS A FIFTY CENT SURCHARGE ON ALL CUSTOMERS USING THE FACILITY, AND TO CREDIT THE REVENUE TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND FOR MASS TRANSIT PROJECTS.

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

SECTION1.Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 61180.A county or municipality that owns an offstreet parking facility, and charges customers to park in the facility, must assess a fifty cent surcharge on each customer using the facility for each occurrence. The revenue generated pursuant to this section, must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement, and for mass transit projects. For purposes of this section, ‘offstreet parking facility’ has the same meaning as provided in Section 52920.”

SECTION2.Chapter 1, Title 55 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 551110.An airport district or aviation authority in this State, that owns an offstreet parking facility for the benefit of the airport, and charges customers to park in the facility, must assess a fifty cent surcharge on all customers using the facility for each occurrence. The revenue generated pursuant to this section, must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement, and for mass transit projects. For purposes of this section, ‘offstreet parking facility’ has the same meaning as provided in Section 52920.”

SECTION3.This act takes effect July 1, 2017.

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