S 0522 General Bill, By Bennett

Similar(H 3797)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO COASTAL
 TIDELANDS AND WETLANDS, TO REMOVE A PORTION OF DORCHESTER COUNTY FROM THE
 DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COASTAL ZONE".

   03/05/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/05/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources (Senate Journal-page 7)

TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO COASTAL TIDELANDS AND WETLANDS, TO REMOVE A PORTION OF DORCHESTER COUNTY FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COASTAL ZONE".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 48-39-10(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 48-39-10.    (B)    'Coastal zone' means all coastal waters and submerged lands seaward to the State's jurisdictional limits and all lands and waters in the counties ,or portions of counties, of the State which contain any one or more of the critical areas. These counties, or portions of counties, are Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Horry, Jasper, and Georgetown, and that seaward portion of Dorchester County bounded beginning at the intersection of the county line and S. C. 165, then northward along S. C. 165 (Bacons Bridge Road) until its intersection with S. C. 642 (Dorchester Road), then southeastward along S. C. 642 until its intersection with the county line."

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