South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A271, R291, H4708

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bowers, Hodges and R. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6740cm06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 352

Introduced in the House on February 22, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 28, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on April 26, 2006
Governor's Action: May 2, 2006, Signed

Summary: Roadside vegetation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/22/2006  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-52
   2/23/2006  House   Read second time HJ-15
   2/23/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-15
   2/24/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   2/28/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   2/28/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-10
    3/8/2006  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-10
    3/9/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-18
   4/26/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-29
   4/27/2006          Ratified R 291
    5/2/2006          Signed By Governor
    5/4/2006          Copies available
    5/4/2006          Effective date 05/02/06
    5/9/2006          Act No. 271

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/22/2006
2/22/2006-A
3/8/2006

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(A271, R291, H4708)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-23-810, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95 IN COLLETON COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 54, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION ALSO APPLY TO ROADSIDE VEGETATION ADJACENT TO THE PORTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 58.

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

Roadside vegetation management

SECTION    1.    Section 57-23-810 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 117 of 2005, is amended to read:

"Section 57-23-810.    Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 57-23-800, or another provision of law, the Department of Transportation may mow beyond thirty feet from the pavement roadside vegetation adjacent to Interstate Highway 95 in Colleton County between mile markers 52 and 58."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 27th day of April, 2006.

Approved the 2nd day of May, 2006.

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