Current Status Bill Number:275 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Greg Smith All Sponsors:Greg Smith Drafted Document Number:RES9533.GS Current Committee:Conference Committee 98 HCC Date of Last Amendment:19960125 Subject:Airboards, restrictions on
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19960215 Appointed Senators to Committee 88 SCC Greg Smith of Conference Elliott Rankin House 19960215 Appointed Reps. to Committee of 98 HCC Witherspoon Conference Riser Thomas House 19960215 Insists upon amendment Senate 19960214 Non-concurrence in House amendment House 19960126 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 19960125 Unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 19960125 Amended, read second time House 19960124 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR amendment House 19950223 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee Senate 19950222 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19950221 Read second time Senate 19950216 Committee report: Favorable 07 SFGF Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee Senate 19941114 Prefiled, referred to Committee 07 SFGFView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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AMENDED
January 25, 1996
S. 275
S. Printed 1/25/96--H.
Read the first time February 23, 1995.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-860 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AIRBOATS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AIRBOATS ON THE WACCAMAW, THE GREAT PEE DEE, THE LITTLE PEE DEE, THE BLACK, AND THE SAMPIT RIVERS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-21-860 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1269, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-21-860. (A) As used in this section, `airboat' means a watercraft propelled by air pressure caused by a motor mounted on the watercraft aboveboard.
(A)(B) It is unlawful for a person to operate an airboat on:
(1) the public waters of this State from the freshwater-saltwater dividing line, established by Section 50-17-35 50-17-30, seaward.;
(2) the waters of the Waccamaw, the Great Pee Dee, the Little Pee Dee, the Black, and the Sampit Rivers in Georgetown and Horry Counties during the season for hunting waterfowl;
(B) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on(3) the waters on of that portion of Lake Marion and Santee Swamp west of the I-95 bridge upstream to the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers during the season for hunting waterfowl.
(C) Any A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 50-1-130.
(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(1) the operation of airboats by the following personnel while in the performance of their official duties:
(a) law enforcement,;
(b) emergency medical,;
(c) civil defense, noxious weed control,;
(d) military personnel,;
(e) those involved in state and federally approved wildlife banding, surveying, or biological research programs,; and
(2) activity on private waters."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.