H*4799(Rat #0473, Act #0361 of 1998)  General Bill, By Altman, Keegan, Kelley, 
Lanford, Meacham, Rhoad and Witherspoon

Similar(S 1145)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 50-21-136 SO AS TO ESTABLISH NO WAKE ZONES ON CERTAIN CREEKS AND COVES ON
 HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND ON THE NEW RIVER IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE
 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-1010, AS AMENDED,
 RELATING TO COASTAL FISHERIES LAWS, SO AS TO ALLOW SHRIMP BOATS TO DRAG NETS
 NO CLOSER THAN ONE-HALF MILE OF KIAWAH AND SEABROOK ISLAND BEACHES.-AMENDED
 TITLE

   03/12/98  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   03/12/98  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
   04/01/98  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
                     Affairs HJ-1
   04/02/98  House  Amended HJ-14
   04/02/98  House  Read second time HJ-15
   04/02/98  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-15
   04/03/98  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   04/07/98  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   04/07/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-5
   04/21/98  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-36
   04/23/98  Senate Amended SJ-29
   04/23/98  Senate Read second time SJ-29
   04/23/98  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-29
   04/24/98  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-39
   04/29/98  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-32
   04/30/98  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Land, Cork, &
                     Washington SJ-20
   05/05/98  House  Conference committee appointed Reps. Rhoad,
                     Sharpe & Witherspoon HJ-24
   05/13/98  Senate Conference report received and adopted SJ-28
   05/13/98  House  Conference report received HJ-43
   05/14/98  House  Conference report rejected HJ-28
   05/27/98  House  Free conference powers granted HJ-59
   05/27/98  House  Free conference committee appointed Reps. Rhoad,
                     Sharpe & Witherspoon HJ-60
   05/27/98  House  Free conference report received and adopted HJ-61
   05/27/98  Senate Free conference powers granted SJ-35
   05/27/98  Senate Free conference committee appointed Sens. Land,
                     Cork, Washington SJ-35
   05/27/98  Senate Free conference report received and adopted SJ-35
   05/28/98  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-3
   06/04/98         Ratified R 473
   06/09/98         Signed By Governor
   06/09/98         Effective date 06/09/98
   06/19/98         Copies available
   06/19/98         Act No. 361

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-136 SO AS TO ESTABLISH NO WAKE ZONES ON CERTAIN CREEKS AND COVES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND ON THE NEW RIVER IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-1010, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO COASTAL FISHERIES LAWS, SO AS TO ALLOW SHRIMP BOATS TO DRAG NETS NO CLOSER THAN ONE-FOURTH MILE OF KIAWAH AND SEABROOK ISLAND BEACHES.

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

Hilton Head no wake zones; penalties

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-21-136. (A) There are established no wake zones on the following creeks and coves on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County:

Broad Creek, to begin at the end of the existing no wake zone at Palmetto Bay Marina, running upstream in an easterly direction to the Cross Island Parkway Bridge, including all waters to the high tide line; to begin 50 feet downstream of the Broad Creek Marina, running in a northwest to southeast direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel, to 50 feet upstream of Nautical Day Marker Number 10, running in a southwest to northeast direction to 550 feet west of a dock located at 63 River Club Drive (Lot 3) to the low tide lines that bound its channel; to begin 50 feet downstream of the Long Cove docks, running in a north to south direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel, to 50 feet upstream of the Long Cove docks, running in a north to south direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel; and to begin at Nautical Day Marker Number 19, running upstream in a northeasterly direction to the headwaters of Broad Creek, including all waters to the high tide line.

Old House Creek;

Bear Creek (also known as Park Creek);

Lawton Creek;

Jarvis Creek;

Braddock Cove;

Calibogue Creek (also known as Baynard Cove);

Folly Creek;

Fish Haul Creek (also known as Coggin Creek);

Point Comfort Creek;

Jenkins Creek;

Skull Creek between Nautical Day Marker Number 13 and Nautical Day Marker Number 14.

There is also established a no wake zone between one hundred yards north of Nautical Day Marker Number 40 and Nautical Day Marker Number 41 on the New River in Beaufort County.

The no wake zone boundaries must be marked clearly with signs. The signs must be designed and installed as specified by the department.

(B) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten days, or both, for a first offense or a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both, for a second or subsequent offense.

Restricted area for trawling

SECTION 2. Section 50-17-1010 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 348 of 1992, is further amended by adding:

"(5) All that area bounded by a closed line beginning at the point on the southwestern end of Seabrook Island where the inshore trawl boundary crossing North Edisto River Inlet intersects the shoreline, thence following the shoreline of Seabrook Island and crossing Captain Sams Inlet; thence following the shoreline of Kiawah Island to the easternmost point of Kiawah Island (Sandy Point) at latitude 32° 37.18' N, longitude 079° 59.65' W; thence southerly following a straight line on a geodetic azimuth of 180 degrees, to the point one-fourth nautical mile seaward from the shoreline; thence southwesterly following a line that is one-fourth nautical mile seaward of the shoreline to the point at the intersection of said line and the inshore trawl boundary, thence easterly following the inshore trawl boundary to the point of beginning; the above-described area being based on NOS chart 11521 (22nd edition, January 20, 1996)."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 9th day of June, 1998.