The Education and Public Works Committee proposes the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 3259 (COUNCIL\SWB\5167CM11):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/ SECTION      1.      Section 56-3-115 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

     "Section 56-3-115.      (A)      The owner of a vehicle commonly known as a golf cart, if he has a valid driver's license, may obtain a permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles upon the payment of a fee of five dollars and proof of financial responsibility which permits his agent, employees, or him to:
           (1)      operate the golf cart on a secondary highway or street within two miles of his residence or place of business during daylight hours only. When the owner's residence is located within a gated community the two-mile limit must be measured from the community's entrances; and
           (2)      cross a primary highway or street while traveling along a secondary highway or street within two miles of his residence or place of business during daylight hours only; and
           (3)      operate a golf cart along a secondary highway or street on a sea island whose total area is greater than eight square miles, but less than ten square miles.
     (B)      As contained in this section, 'gated community' means any homeowners' community with at least one controlled access ingress and egress which includes the presence of a guard house, a mechanical barrier, or another method of controlled conveyance."

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

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.