South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4295

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FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED -- NOT PRINTED

June 21, 2000

H. 4295

Introduced by Rep. Campsen

S. Printed 5/24/00--S.

Read the first time April 13, 2000.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-133, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A NO WAKE ZONE ADJACENT TO SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SO AS TO CONFORM ITS PENALTIES TO THOSE PROVIDED IN SECTION 50-21-150.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-21-133 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 124 of 1999, is amended to read:

"Section 50-21-133. (A) There is established a no wake zone to begin at Nautical Day Marker Number 125 at Cove Inlet running to a line perpendicular to the westernmost tip of Sullivan's Island where the Intracoastal Waterway joins the Charleston Harbor. These boundaries must be clearly marked by signs. The signs must be designed and installed as specified by the department.

(B) There is established a no wake zone to begin one hundred fifty feet on either side of an existing boathouse or pier as of the effective date of this section, at Cherokee Plantation on the Combahee River in Colleton County. These boundaries must be clearly marked by signs. The signs must be designed and installed as specified by the department.

(C) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten days, or both. For a second or subsequent offense, the punishment is a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both as provided in Section 50-21-150."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Greg Gregory /s/George E. "Chip" Campsen III

/s/William S. Branton, Jr. /s/George H. Bailey

/s/Lawrence K. Grooms /s/Marion B. Frye

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

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