South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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A178, R187, H4945

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hewitt, Erickson, Bradley, Hiott, R. Williams, Jefferson, Rivers and Mace
Document Path: l:\council\bills\df\13006cz20.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 369, 3700, 4811

Introduced in the House on January 15, 2020
Introduced in the Senate on February 4, 2020
Passed by the General Assembly on September 22, 2020
Governor's Action: September 29, 2020, Signed

Summary: Erosion control structures

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/15/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75)
   1/15/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 75)
   1/28/2020  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, 
                        Jefferson, Rivers
   1/29/2020  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 29)
   1/30/2020  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace
   1/30/2020  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 15)
   1/30/2020  House   Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
   1/30/2020  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 16)
   1/31/2020  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
    2/4/2020  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
    2/4/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 5)
   9/16/2020  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 6)
   9/16/2020  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   9/22/2020  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 13)
   9/25/2020          Ratified R  187
   9/29/2020          Signed By Governor
   10/7/2020          Effective date  09/29/20
   10/7/2020          Act No.  178

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/15/2020
1/29/2020
9/16/2020


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A178, R187, H4945)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-290, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE BASELINE, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES TO HAVE THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BASED ON A SINGLE DISTINCT CONTINUOUS SEAWALL OR BULKHEAD RATHER THAN ON A LOT BY LOT BASIS.

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

Erosion control structure, single structure assessment

SECTION    1.    Section 48-39-290(B)(2)(b)(v) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(v)    The determination of the degree of destruction must be made on a lot by lot basis by reference to county tax maps, unless the structure was constructed prior to Act 634 of 1988 as a single distinct seawall or bulkhead measuring a minimum of one thousand continuous linear feet parallel to the shoreline. The determination of the degree of destruction must be based on the single continuous seawall or bulkhead as a whole for these structures in accordance with Section 48-39-290(B)(2)(b)(iv)."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of September, 2020.

Approved the 29th day of September, 2020.

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