South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 522

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               522
Ratification Number:       308
Act Number                 202
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Membership of a transportation
                           authority
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(A202, R308, S522)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-25-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBER GOVERNMENTS, REGARDLESS OF POPULATION, MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OF AN AUTHORITY.

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

Membership of a transportation authority

SECTION 1. The third paragraph of Section 58-25-40(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 625 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"As many as three additional members of the governing board of a transportation authority may be appointed by the legislative delegations of the member counties if approved by the qualified electors within the proposed service area in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 58-25-30. If the authority receives a grant of the state funds from the general fund or the highway fund, the delegation shall appoint three additional members. Unless the agreement approved by the qualified electors of a service area provides otherwise, the members of the governing board appointed by the delegation must be apportioned as determined by a majority of the delegation members including the resident Senator. No member government, regardless of population, may have less than one member on the board. County population must be determined after subtracting the member city population in that county. The terms of the representatives serving on the governing board of the authority must be staggered so that the terms of approximately one-third of the governing board expire each year. After the initial terms as set forth in the agreement to achieve staggered terms, subsequent terms must be for three years. Members of the governing board of the authority may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their service on the authority but they may not receive salaries, per diem, or other compensation except that in cases of extensive services rendered per diem may be paid by a two-thirds vote of the authority."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.