Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 3873 Ratification Number: 485 Act Number 608 Introducing Body: House Subject: Funds made available under the Employment Security Administrative Financing Act of 1954
(A608, R485, H3873)
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF CERTAIN FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDITION, REPAIRS, EXPANSION AND ALTERATIONS AT THE OFFICE BUILDING AT GREENWOOD IN GREENWOOD COUNTY HERETOFORE CONSTRUCTED AND PRESENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION.
Whereas, the Congress of the United States, ,by the passage of the Employment Security Financing Act of 1954, made available to the several states certain funds derived from collections under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act which may be used by the states, among other things, for the repair and alteration of state office buildings to be used solely by the respective state employment security departments, together with the replacement of equipment therein; and
Whereas, it is the considered judgment of the General Assembly that the most economical and advantageous use which can be made of the funds now made available to South Carolina is to continue the established plan whereby the Employment Security Commission of this State can, over a period of years, be provided with permanent locations of an adequate nature to house the various offices of the Commission throughout the State; and
Whereas, the funds now available to South Carolina or which may be available within the next fiscal year are not adequate to provide the proper repairs and necessary alterations and additions to offices previously constructed and now occupied solely by the Employment Security Commission nor to replace equipment therein. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Funds appropriated
Section 1. There is appropriated to the South Carolina Employment Security Commission a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars out of the funds made available to this State under the Employment Security Administrative Financing Act of 1954 to be expended for the purpose of making additions, repairs, expansion and alterations to the office building at Greenwood previously constructed and presently occupied by the Commission. This appropriation shall be obligated within two years following the effective date of this act. The amount obligated pursuant to this act during any twelve-month period beginning on July first and ending on the next June thirtieth shall not exceed the amount by which the aggregate of the amounts credited to the account of this State, pursuant to Section 903 of the Social Security Act during such twelve-month period and the twenty-four preceding twelve-month periods, exceeds the aggregate of the amounts obligated for administration and paid out for benefits and charged against the amounts credited to the account of this State during such twenty-five twelve-month periods.
Further
Section 2. Money appropriated under the provisions of Section 1 shall be requisitioned as needed by the Commission for the payment of obligations incurred under such appropriation and upon requisition shall be deposited in the State's Employment Security Administration Fund from which such payments shall be made. The Commission shall maintain a separate record of the deposit, obligation and expenditure of funds so deposited. Money so deposited shall, until expended, remain a part of the unemployment fund and, if not expended, shall be returned promptly to the account of this State in the unemployment trust fund.
Employment of certain persons
Section 3. The Commission may employ such necessary appraisers, architects, engineers and contractors and may execute all contracts necessary to effectuate the declared purpose of this act.
Time effective
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.