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Panel OKs overhaul of ports authority |
A state Senate panel cleared the way Monday for a measure overhauling the ailing State Ports Authority.In an unusual Monday meeting, the panel voted to end the governor’s ability to remove authority members, and to establish a new advisory board to help the state’s ports regain a leading position in the shipping business.The fast-moving bill now goes before the full Senate Transportation Committee.Gov. Mark Sanford has threatened to veto the bill if it ends his authority to remove authority members “at will.” His spokesman said the governor still opposes the measure.“Our ports are in a critical stage in South Carolina, and we are going to either move forward or backward,” said Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, chairman of the subcommittee that unanimously approved the bill after a two-hour public hearing.
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