Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:419 Primary Sponsor:Martin Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Scenic Highways Committee Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Companion Bill Number:3463 Computer Document Number:BBM/10224AL.93 Introduced Date:19930211 Date of Last Amendment:19930331 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940113 Last History Type:Recommitted to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martin Moore Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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419 Senate 19940113 Recommitted to Committee 15
419 Senate 19930512 Removed from adjourned
debate; placed in the order
of business on third reading
contested statewide calendar
419 Senate 19930505 Debate adjourned
419 Senate 19930401 Unanimous consent for notice
of general amendments
419 Senate 19930401 Reconsidered vote whereby
read third time
419 Senate 19930401 Read third time, sent to House
419 Senate 19930331 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Thursday, April 1,
1993
419 Senate 19930330 Committee Report: Favorable 15
with amendment
419 Senate 19930211 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 31, 1993
S. 419
S. Printed 3/31/93--S.
Read the first time February 11, 1993.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 23, TITLE 57, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 SO AS TO CREATE THE SCENIC HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE AND TO PRESCRIBE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; BY ADDING SECTION 57-23-185 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT JUST COMPENSATION BE PAID TO LANDOWNERS FOR REMOVAL OF SIGNS; AND
TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SIGNS PERMITTED ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO ALLOW SIGNS PROVIDING DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 23 of Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 57-23-50. There is created a Scenic Highways Committee to be composed of eleven members. The Governor shall appoint the following members:
(1) two representatives of the outdoor advertising industry who are active members of a group such as the Outdoor Advertising Association of South Carolina;
(2) a representative of the South Carolina hotel and motel industry;
(3) a representative of the agricultural industry who is an active member of an organization such as the South Carolina Farm Bureau;
(4) a representative of the petroleum marketing industry;
(5) a representative of the tourism industry in South Carolina;
(6) a representative of highway beautification efforts, such as South Carolina Clean and Beautiful;
(7) a representative involved with parks and recreation, such as the South Carolina Recreation and Park Association; and
(8) a member of the general public.
In addition to the members appointed by the Governor, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation or his designee and the Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission or his designee shall also serve on the committee.
Section 57-23-60. The committee shall select a chairman at its first meeting and must meet at least twice annually. A majority of the members present constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business. The committee must recommend criteria for a scenic highway, which must be forwarded to the General Assembly for approval. In developing the criteria, the committee must consider the scenic, cultural, historic, commercial, and economic significance of the road and area. The committee shall coordinate development of these criteria in conjunction with the criteria for scenic highways being developed by the Federal Highway Administration.
Section 57-23-70. A written request for designating a highway as scenic must be sent to the Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation, who shall forward the request to other members of the committee. The committee must review the request and make a recommendation based on the criteria established by it to the legislature regarding the request. A majority of the committee members may call for a public hearing to be held at the location where the scenic highway is proposed.
Section 57-23-80. After the committee recommends designating a highway as a scenic highway, the recommendation must be transmitted to the General Assembly."
SECTION 2. Chapter 25 of Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 57-25-30. No governing body of any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the State shall alter, remove, or cause to be altered or removed any lawfully established outdoor advertising sign which has not been removed on the effective date of this act, without the payment of just compensation. Just compensation is defined as fair market value, and shall not include allowing the continuation of a use or structure over a specified period of time."
SECTION 3. Section 57-25-140(A) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) Upon application and payment of a permit application fee not to exceed one hundred dollars, the department may install Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS). These TODS shall provide basic directional information to the traveling public about the location of businesses where goods and services are offered for sale to the public. The department shall promulgate regulations regarding the implementation of the TODS program to establish standards to be met by any applicant seeking to obtain such a directional sign. Any merchant or business owner who is denied a permit for such a directional sign has the right to appeal that decision under the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, (Section 1-23-10, et seq. of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, annotated)."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.