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2025-2026 Bill 5363 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5363

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT 
THE "FIX OUR ROADS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 57-1-510 SO AS TO 
PROVIDE THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ESTABLISH AND 
ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL 
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES, IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM THROUGH ITS 
ENGINEERING DISTRICTS, AND TO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Fix Our Roads Accountability Act."

SECTION 2. Article 5, Chapter 1, Title 57 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
57-1-510. (A) The Secretary of the 
Department of Transportation shall establish and administer a statewide 
pavement preservation program designed to extend the useful life of 
state-maintained highways and reduce long-term maintenance and reconstruction 
costs.

 (B) 
The program must be consistent with the pavement preservation principles and 
guidelines recommended by the Federal Highway Administration, including 
preventive maintenance treatments designed to maintain pavement conditions 
before significant deterioration occurs.

 (C) 
The program must include:

 (1) 
a systematic pavement condition evaluation process for all state-maintained 
highways;

 (2) 
identification of preventive maintenance treatments appropriate to pavement 
condition and roadway classification;

 (3) 
a lifecycle-based approach emphasizing "right treatment, right time" pavement 
management practices; and

 (4) 
integration with the department's pavement management and asset management 
systems.

 (D) 
The secretary shall administer the pavement preservation program through the 
department's engineering district offices, ensuring that each district develops 
and implements preservation strategies appropriate to its roadway network.

 (E) 
The department shall prioritize preservation activities on roadways classified 
as being in fair or

good condition in order to 
prevent deterioration into poor condition.

 (F) On 
or before January thirty-first of each year, the secretary shall submit a 
Pavement Preservation

Program Report to the 
Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
and the Chairmen of the Senate and House Transportation Committees.

 (G) 
The Pavement Preservation Program report must include, at minimum:

 (1) 
pavement condition data for the state highway system;

 (2) 
preservation treatments applied during the previous fiscal year;

 (3) 
total miles of roadway treated through preservation activities;

 (4) 
cost of preservation treatments compared to reconstruction or major 
rehabilitation costs;

 (5) 
a regional breakdown of preservation activities and expenditures; and

 (6) 
projected pavement condition trends for the next five years.

 The report must 
identify pavement preservation activities conducted in each regional 
operational area and must include lane miles preserved, treatment types, 
expenditures by region, and changes in pavement condition ratings.

 The department shall 
publish the annual Pavement Preservation Program Report on its public website 
for public transparency.

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

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