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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
May 31, 2000
H. 4404
S. Printed 5/31/00--S.
Read the first time April 25, 2000.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 53 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NORMANDY INVASION SURVIVORS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-5350. (A) The Department of Public Safety may issue special motor vehicle license plates to survivors of the World War II Normandy Invasion for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The caption of these plates shall include the words: 'Normandy Invasion Survivor'. The fee for this special license plate must be the regular motor vehicle license plate fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title which must be deposited in the state general fund and the special fee required by Section 56-3-2020 which must be deposited with the department.
(B) Any person may be issued a special license plate provided by this section if he provides evidence to the department that he is a survivor of the World War II Normandy Invasion."
SECTION 2. The last paragraph in Section 56-3-840 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"All monies collected pursuant to this section, not to exceed 2.7 million dollars or the actual revenues collected in fiscal year 1998-99 1999-2000, whichever is less, must be annually deposited to a separate account and held in reserve for the department. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these monies must be deposited to the credit of the department into a special fund in the office of the State Treasurer called designated as the 'Department of Public Safety Building Fund'. The department must use these monies and other unobligated monies for the purpose of issuing revenue bonds or for entering into a lease purchase agreement for a headquarters building facility, including the renovation of existing facilities. All monies credited to the special account fund that exceed the funds necessary for the purposes authorized in this section must be used for other capital projects throughout the state. The department is authorized to initiate and direct a capital project to purchase or construct a new headquarters facility. Projects funded under this section other than for the construction or purchase of a new headquarters building facility, including but not limited to, the expansion or renovation to the of an existing facility, must be approved by a joint resolution provided that if the department employs a lease purchase agreement to build or purchase a new headquarters facility, the lease purchase agreement must be approved by the Budget and Control Board. The cost of a headquarters building facility must not exceed thirty million dollars unless a parking facility or garage is required."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-660 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(G) Effective July 1, 1993, the Department is authorized to retain and expend all motor carrier registration fees collected pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 58."
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that Section 2 takes effect July 1, 2001.
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