Bill Text: SC H3638 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Aviation Commission

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-06-05 - Conference committee appointed Grooms, Campsen, Pinckney [H3638 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2013-H3638-Amended.html

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AMENDED

April 16, 2013

H. 3638

Introduced by Reps. Harrell, Stavrinakis, Limehouse and Gilliard

S. Printed 4/16/13--S.

Read the first time March 7, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 55-1-80 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO COUNTY AVIATION COMMISSIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN COUNTIES WITH TWO MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF FIFTY THOUSAND, THE MAYORS OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES SHALL SERVE, EX OFFICIO, AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 55 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 55-1-80.    (A)    Any county aviation commission or like authority may be increased by two members, one of whom must be appointed by the House of Representatives' delegation of the county and one of whom must be appointed by the Senatorial delegation of the county. The additional members shall serve terms of the same length as other members of the commission or like authority.

(B)    Any county governing body who has the authority to appoint members to the aviation commission or like authority may add two members for terms as provided in this section.

(C)    In counties that have two or more municipalities with a population in excess of fifty thousand persons according to the latest official United States Census, and the county has an aviation commission or like authority, then the mayors of such municipalities having a population in excess of the fifty thousand persons shall serve, ex officio, as members of the commission or authority.

(D)    A member of a county aviation commission who is appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a county legislative delegation, the house delegation, or the senatorial delegation may be removed by a majority of the membership of the respective delegation that recommended the member.

(E)    The provisions of this section do not apply in the case of any multicounty aviation commission or like authority."

SECTION    2.    Act 130 of 2007 is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.