Transportation Reform Becomes Law!

After eight long months of work, four of our five priorities were included in the final version of DOT Reform bill, S.355, which was approved on June 21, and signed into law by Governor Mark Sanford on Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

This was a tremendous team effort with citizens participating all across the state. The final result could not have been achieved without the constant, unwavering support of individuals and through organizations who pushed S.355—the great DOT Reform bill—through the General Assembly this year. 

Governor Mark Sanford stated, "the people of South Carolina deserve a DOT that spends their tax dollars wisely and makes good decisions with regard to our state's infrastructure, and we believe this bill will move the ball forward on that front."

We owe a great deal of thanks to the great leaders in the Senate and House who worked tirelessly on DOT Reform since November of 2006.  These legislators never gave up and pushed forward overcoming seemingly impossible hurdles. 

Thank you Senators Glenn McConnell, Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence), Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley), Tommy Moore (D-Aiken), and Greg Ryberg (R-Aiken) for their hard work on the floor of the Senate, in committee, and behind the scenes to ensure a DOT Reform was approved by the Senate. 

Thank you Representatives Speaker Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston) and Representatives Annette Young (R-Berkeley), Jimmy Merrill (R-Berkeley), Mike Anthony (D-Union) and Harry Ott (D-Calhoun). 

The DOT Reform legislation was the very last bill approved last Thursday, and may not have made it across the goal line had it not been for the hard work of the legislators listed above.