CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED -- NOT PRINTED

June 23, 2015

H. 3702

S. Printed 5/13/15--S.

Read the first time March 18, 2015.

TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.

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

SECTION    1.    In accordance with the provisions of Section 36(B)(2) and (3), Article III, Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and Section 11-11-320(C) and (D) of the 1976 Code, there is appropriated from the monies available in the Capital Reserve Fund for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 the following amounts:

(1)    H51 - Medical University of South

Carolina Children's Hospital    $    25,000,000

(2)    H63 - Department of Education

School Bus Lease or Purchase    $    12,610,000

(3)    H63 - Department of Education

Integrated Teacher Certification

and Compensation System    $    1,600,000

(4)    R44 - Department of Revenue

Integrated Tax System

Implementation    $    6,000,000

(5)    K05 - Department of Public Safety

Body Armor Replacement    $    800,000

(6)    K05 - Department of Public Safety

Law Enforcement Vehicles    $    1,000,000

(7)    B04 - Judicial Department

Disaster Recovery Plan    $    2,500,000

(8)    H59 - State Board For Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Trident Technical College

Workforce Training

Equipment    $    1,000,000

(9)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Workforce Pathways

Instructional Materials    $    1

(10)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Tri-County Technical College

Engineering and Industrial

Technology Program    $    1,500,000

(11)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Central Carolina Technical

College Workforce Center    $    1,300,000

(12)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical

College Upgrade Technology

Infrastructure and Security

Systems    $    1,000,000

(13)    H09 - The Citadel

Deas Hall and Equipment    $    966,484

(14)    H27 - University of South Carolina -

Columbia Campus

Honors College Technology

Equipment    $    500,000

(15)    H27 - University of South Carolina -

Columbia Campus

Honors College Laboratory

Equipment    $    430,000

(16)    H47 - Winthrop University

Withers Roof    $    2,000,000

(17)    P28 - Department of Parks, Recreation

and Tourism

State Aquarium Renovation    $    1,000,000

(18)    E28 - Election Commission

Presidential Preference Primaries    $    2,200,000

(19)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Northeastern Technical College -

Industrial Training Center

Renovations    $    1,500,000

(20)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

York Technical College - Loop

Road Completion    $    1,400,000

(21)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Horry-Georgetown Technical

College - Advanced

Manufacturing Center    $    1,500,000

(22)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Aeronautical Training Center    $    20,000,000

(23)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Piedmont Technical College -

Phase III Center for

Advanced Manufacturing    $    1,500,000

(24)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Central Carolina Technical

College - Kershaw Campus    $    1,500,000

(25)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Denmark Technical College -

Building #200 and #300

Renovations    $    1,400,000

(26)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

Technical College of the

Lowcountry - New River

Campus Road

Improvements    $    500,000

(27)    H09 - The Citadel

Byrd Hall Organic Chemistry Lab

Renovation    $    1,355,300

(28)    H12 - Clemson University - Education

and General

Business and Behavioral

Science Building    $    5,000,000

(29)    H15 - University of Charleston

Stern Center Repurposing     $    1,750,000

(30)    H21 - Lander University

Montessori Education Building    $    1,000,000

(31)    H27 - University of South Carolina -

Columbia Campus

Old Law School Renovation    $    3,500,000

(32)    H27 - University of South Carolina -

Columbia Campus

South Caroliniana Library    $    5,000,000

(33)    P28 - Department of Parks,

Recreation and Tourism

State Welcome Centers

Renovations    $    1,000,000

(34)    J02 - Department of Health and

Human Services

MMIS Replacement    $    5,039,189

(35)    J02 - Department of Health and

Human Services

Statewide Telemedicine

Infrastructure    $    1

(36)    H67 - Educational Television

Commission

Capital Needs    $    1,000,000

(37)    H03 - Commission on Higher

Education

Out-of-State Veteran Tuition

Reimbursement-Colleges    $    1

(38)    P16 - Department of Agriculture

Consumer Protection Equipment    $    1,000,000

(39)    U12 - Department of Transportation

Facility Maintenance and

Renovation    $    870,000

(40)    P20 - Clemson University - PSA

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Field Facilities    $    1,500,000

(41)    H18 - Francis Marion University

Student Academic System

Computer Software    $    1,500,000

(42)    H17 - Coastal Carolina University

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    479,723

(43)    H24 - South Carolina State

University

Maintenance and Demolition    $    646,817

(44)    H29 - University of South Carolina

Aiken Campus

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    342,807

(45)    H34 - University of South Carolina

Upstate Campus

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    476,624

(46)    H36 - University of South Carolina

Beaufort Campus

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    142,154

(47)    H37 - University of South Carolina

Lancaster Campus

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    262,406

(48)    H38 - University of South Carolina

Salkehatchie Campus

Maintenance: Critical Care and

Repair (1:1 Match)    $    69,411

(49)    H59 - State Board for Technical and

Comprehensive Education

readySC    $    4,249,000

(50)    D10 - State Law Enforcement Division

Vehicles    $    900,000

$127,789,918

SECTION    2.    Funds appropriated above in Section 1, Item (39) to the Department of Transportation shall be used to fund the Orangeburg District Office Building Renovation, Clarendon County Maintenance Complex Construction, SHEP Greenville/Spartanburg Office Construction, and Lexington Maintenance Complex Construction.

SECTION    3.    Of the funds appropriated above in Section 1 to institutions of higher learning entitled "Maintenance: Critical Care and Repair (1:1 Match)", each institution shall use the amount appropriated only for critical repair and related maintenance and/or other critical equipment and systems repair and maintenance that are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of an institution's physical plant in its support of the institution's educational purpose.

Funds must not be used for new construction and may only be utilized by an institution to the extent the funds are matched by the institution for necessary repair and maintenance projects generally.

Matching funds exclude supplemental, capital reserve, lottery, or non-recurring state funds appropriated to an institution either in the current fiscal year or from a prior fiscal year for repair and maintenance or maintenance projects.

Prior to the utilization of these funds, institutions must certify to the Commission on Higher Education, in a manner it prescribes, the extent to which they have met this requirement, including the sources of funds utilized to meet this requirement.

Not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, the Commission on Higher Education shall report to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the utilization of this provision.

Funds not expended in the prior fiscal year may be carried forward into the current fiscal year and utilized for the same purpose, subject to the same matching requirement.

SECTION    4.    Of the items contained within this joint resolution, any item funded in the total amount of $1 shall lapse to the general fund on the effective date of this act.

SECTION    5.    Comptroller General shall post the appropriations contained in this joint resolution as provided in Section 11-11-320(D) of the 1976 Code. Unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this joint resolution may be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years and expended for the same purposes.

SECTION    6.    This joint resolution takes effect thirty days after the completion of the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year in accordance with the provisions of Section 36(B)(3)(a), Article III, Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and Section 11-11-320(D)(1) of the 1976 Code.

/s/Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.    /s/Rep. W. Brian White

/s/Sen. Nikki G. Setzler    /s/Rep. Michael A. Pitts

/s/Sen. Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.    /s/Rep. William Clyburn

On Part of the Senate.        On Part of the House.