Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  370

BY: Representative Cummings

     AMEND by inserting the following after line 287:

     "(6)  (a)  Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection, the board of supervisors of any county may expend monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund allocated or credited to the county for the purpose of constructing or reconstructing as covered wooden bridges any bridges or bridge projects otherwise eligible under the provisions of Sections 65-37-1 through 65-37-15 for the expenditure of monies under the local system bridge replacement and rehabilitation program.

          (b)  Before a county may expend monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund for the purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection:

              (i)  The board of supervisors of the county must duly adopt, enter upon its official minutes and file with the Office of State Aid Road Construction a resolution, along with such additional information as the State Aid Engineer may require, requesting the State Aid Engineer to approve the bridge project;

              (ii)  The State Aid Engineer must make a written finding that an alternate route is available to and reasonably accessible for use by motorists and that the proposed bridge project, when completed, is not likely to impede commerce or the free-flow of motor vehicle traffic, including interstate motor carriers; and

              (iii)  The State Aid Engineer must request and receive from the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History a resolution duly adopted and entered upon the official minutes of the board indicating its finding that the proposed bridge project is located in an area having historical significance and that the construction or reconstruction of such a bridge at the proposed location would promote aesthetic values and preserve historical interests in the community.

          (c)  The designing, planning and engineering for all bridge projects under this subsection shall be performed by the Office of State Aid Road Construction and shall meet such specifications as the State Aid Engineer may require."

     AMEND FURTHER the title by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 7:  "TO AUTHORIZE MONIES IN THE LOCAL SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION FUND ALLOCATED OR CREDITED TO A COUNTY TO BE EXPENDED BY THE COUNTY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING OR RECONSTRUCTING COVERED WOODEN BRIDGES;"