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An Act to Amend Section 57-11-20, as Amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, Relating to the Deposit of Funds with the Department of Transportation, So as to Create the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund; to Amend Section 12-28-310, Relating to the Motor Fuel User Fee, So as to Phase-in an Increase of Twelve Cents on the Fee Over Six Years; to Amend Sections 56-11-410 and 56-11-450, Both Relating to the Road Tax, So as to Increase the Road Tax in the Same Manner as the Motor Fuel User Fee; to Amend Section 56-3-620, as Amended, Relating to the Biennial Registration of a Motor Vehicle, So as to Increase the Fee for the Registration; by Adding Section 56-3-627 So as to Require the Payment of an Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Upon First Registering Any Vehicle and Certain Other Items in This State and to Specify the Manner in Which the Fee Is Calculated, Credited, and Administered; by Adding Section 56-3-645 So as to Impose a Road Use Fee on Certain Motor Vehicles That Operate on Fuel That Is Not Subject to the Motor Fuel User Fee; to Amend Section 12-36-2110, Relating to the Maximum Sales Tax, So as to Increase the Maximum Tax on Certain Items; to Amend Section 12-36-2120, as Amended, Relating to Exemptions from the State Sales Tax, So as to Exempt Any Item Subject to the Infrastructure Maintenance Fee; to Amend Section 12-36-1710, Relating to the Casual Excise Tax, So as to Provide That Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles Are Not Subject to the Tax; to Repeal Section 12-36-2647 Relating to the Crediting of Certain Motor Vehicle Tax Revenues; to Amend Article 23, Chapter 37, Title 12, Relating to Motor Carriers, So as to Define Terms, to Provide That the Article Does Not Apply to a Small Commercial Vehicle, to Provide That Certain Vehicles Are Assessed and Apportioned Based on a Road Use Fee Instead of Property Taxes, to Provide That the Road Use Fee Is Due at the Same Time as Registration Fees, to Provide for the Distribution of the Road Use Fee, and to Exempt C

It was vetoed on May 25, 2017.

SC H 3516 · H · 2017-2018

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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-11-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT OF FUNDS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SO AS TO CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 12-28-310, RELATING TO THE MOTOR FUEL USER FEE, SO AS TO PHASE-IN AN INCREASE OF TWELVE CENTS ON THE FEE OVER SIX YEARS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-11-410 AND 56-11-450, BOTH RELATING TO THE ROAD TAX, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ROAD TAX IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE MOTOR FUEL USER FEE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-620, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BIENNIAL REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR THE REGISTRATION; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-627 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE UPON FIRST REGISTERING ANY VEHICLE AND CERTAIN OTHER ITEMS IN THIS STATE AND TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FEE IS CALCULATED, CREDITED, AND ADMINISTERED; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-645 SO AS TO IMPOSE A ROAD USE FEE ON CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES THAT OPERATE ON FUEL THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE MOTOR FUEL USER FEE; TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2110, RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM SALES TAX, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM TAX ON CERTAIN ITEMS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE STATE SALES TAX, SO AS TO EXEMPT ANY ITEM SUBJECT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE; TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-1710, RELATING TO THE CASUAL EXCISE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TAX; TO REPEAL SECTION 12-36-2647 RELATING TO THE CREDITING OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE TAX REVENUES; TO AMEND ARTICLE 23, CHAPTER 37, TITLE 12, RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ARTICLE DOES NOT APPLY TO A SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE ASSESSED AND APPORTIONED BASED ON A ROAD USE FEE INSTEAD OF PROPERTY TAXES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ROAD USE FEE IS DUE AT THE SAME TIME AS REGISTRATION FEES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROAD USE FEE, AND TO EXEMPT C | 52