H*4429 (Rat #0429, Act #0364 of 2002) General Bill, By Askins
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Summary: Underwater Antiquities Act of 1991, revisions to; recovery of submerged property; State Archeologist, to change title to State Underwater Archeologist
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERWATER ANTIQUITIES ACT OF 1991, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "FIELD ARCHAEOLOGIST", "STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST", AND "UNDERTAKING"; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-670, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A HOBBY LICENSE FOR PERSONS WISHING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY, INTERMITTENT, RECREATIONAL, SMALL SCALE, NONCOMMERCIAL SEARCH, AND RECOVERY OF SUBMERGED PROPERTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE LICENSE FEE, DELETE ALL OTHER CATEGORIES OF HOBBY LICENSES EXCEPT A TWO-YEAR LICENSE; AND DELETE THE REQUIREMENT TO FILE CERTAIN REPORTS UNDER A HOBBY LICENSE WITHIN A WEEK AFTER DIVING ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-710, RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR ISSUING AN EXCLUSIVE LICENSE, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-740, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LICENSES ISSUED BY THE STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST, SO AS TO CHANGE THIS TITLE TO THE STATE UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-800, RELATING TO THE SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST TO THE STATE UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-810, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERWATER ANTIQUITIES ACT OF 1991, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO SECTION 54-7-680 WHICH IS REPEALED BY THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 54-7-820, RELATING TO THE RETENTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DATA FOR RESEARCH OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST TO THE STATE UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGIST, AND DELETE REFERENCES TO THE DEPUTY STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR UNDERWATER; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 54-7-680 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL LICENSE TO ALLOW STUDENT DIVERS OR CHARTER GROUP DIVERS WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL HOBBY LICENSES TO COLLECT ARTIFACTS.-amended title
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12/19/01	House	Prefiled
12/19/01	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/08/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-39
01/08/02	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-40
04/03/02	House	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
04/10/02	House	Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-28
05/07/02	House	Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-45
05/08/02	House	Amended HJ-30
05/08/02	House	Read second time HJ-31
05/09/02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
05/09/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-4
05/09/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
05/23/02	Senate	Polled out of committee Transportation SJ-6
05/23/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-6
05/28/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-73
05/28/02	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-73
05/29/02	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-51
06/04/02		Ratified R 429
09/26/02		Signed By Governor
10/01/02		Effective date 9/26/02
10/01/02		Copies available
10/07/02		Act No. 364