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AMENDED
May 31, 2007
H. 3279
S. Printed 5/31/07--H.
Read the first time January 17, 2007.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE MOBILITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS A DIVISION WITHIN THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AND TO PROVIDE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 57-1-20, 57-3-10, AND 57-3-20, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND ITS DIVISIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE MASS TRANSIT DIVISION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-3-40, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MASS TRANSIT DIVISION'S POWERS AND DUTIES; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 25, TITLE 58, RELATING TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A)(1) There is created a study committee to examine mass transit and human services transportation programs throughout the state, excluding the state public school bus system. The study committee shall report on the status of the programs, their current levels of usage, funding, the potential availability of additional funds, and efficiencies.
(2) The study committee shall consider the advisability of expanding mass transit systems throughout the state and the possible creation of a public transportation commission, council or authority for better coordination of the programs. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the consideration of potential benefits, costs and efficiencies.
(3) Additionally, the committee shall study and make recommendations on ways to promote the increased use of existing multimodal transportation options. The study shall include, but not be limited to, strategies to increase access, mobility, and safety for the state's citizens.
(B) The committee shall be composed of the following members:
(1) one member appointed by the Governor, who must represent the transportation community;
(2) one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who must represent the transportation community;
(3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who must represent the transportation community;
(4) the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation, or his designee;
(5) the President of the Transportation Association of South Carolina, or his designee;
(6) the Executive Director of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board, or his designee;
(7) one member representing the Council of Governments;
(8) the State Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee;
(9) the State Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or his designee;
(10) the Secretary of Commerce, or his designee;
(11) the Director of the Lt. Governor's Office on Aging, or his designee;
(12) the State Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, or his designee; and
(13) the State Director of the Vocational Rehabilitation Department; or his designee.
All appointments shall be made by July 30, 2007. The study committee members shall serve without compensation or any per diem. No two appointees may represent the same state agency. Those individuals making appointments shall notify the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation of their appointments, and the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation shall call the initial meeting. The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation, or his designee, shall preside as chairman.
(C) The Department of Transportation must provide staffing for the committee.
(D) The committee shall render its report and recommendations to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, and the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee before March 15, 2008, at which time it is dissolved.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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