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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.685 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010516 Primary Sponsor:Rankin All Sponsors:Rankin Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\lar\004regi.mrh.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Subject:Regional transportation authorities, compensation of members of governing boards; Transportation Department History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010516 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 58-25-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF THESE BOARDS TO RECEIVE SUCH COMPENSATION AS MAY BE SET BY THE GOVERNING BOARD BY RESOLUTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-25-40(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 368 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(1) The members of the authority must be represented on the governing board of the authority by appointees of the governing bodies of the municipalities and counties within the service area as set forth in Section 58-25-35. The appointees may be elected officials of these local governing bodies and if so would serve in an ex officio capacity. The governing board of the authority must be made up of not more than two times the number of authority governmental members and up to three additional members appointed by the legislative delegation as provided in this section.
There must be at least five board members. The membership of the governing board must be apportioned among the member municipalities and counties proportionate to population within the authority's service area.
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 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 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, provided, however, if there is no resident senator, then by a majority of the Senate delegation representing the county. No member government, regardless of population, may have less than one member on the board. County population must be determined after subtracting the member municipality 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 and may not receive salaries, per diem, or such other compensation as may be set by the governing board by resolution. Members shall adopt and abide by rules governing meeting attendance."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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