South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 364

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Rice
Document Path: l:\s-res\rfr\001wate.kmm.rfr.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 387, 457, 3308

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Summary: Watercraft

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 285)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 285)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870(B)(6) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, TO INCREASE DISTANCE LIMITS BETWEEN A WATERCRAFT OPERATING IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED UPON CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL, WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, PIER, OR PERSON IN THE WATER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-21-870(B)(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

        "(6)(a)    operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the waters of Lake Greenwood, Lake Hartwell, Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Lake Marion, Lake Monticello, Lake Murray, Lake Robinson, Lake Russell, Lake Secession, Lake Thurmond, Lake Wateree, Fishing Creek Reservoir, or Parr Reservoir, or the portion of the Savannah River from the Interstate 20 Savannah River Bridge to the New Savannah River Bluff Lock and Dam, in excess of idle speed, within one hundred feet of a moored or anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water;

            (b) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the waters of Lake Wylie in excess of idle speed within one hundred fifty feet of a moored or anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water; or

            (c) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the all other waters of this State in excess of idle speed within 50 fifty feet of a moored or an anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or a person in the water, or within 100 one hundred yards of the Atlantic Ocean coast line. The prohibitions contained in this item (6) subitem do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft;"

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

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