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A60, R69, S803
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Rankin and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11766ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4003
Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 3, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 5, 2005
Became law without Governor's signature, May 18, 2005
Summary: Catapulting amusement ride
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/27/2005 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference SJ-12
4/28/2005 Scrivener's error corrected
4/28/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-25
4/28/2005 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day SJ-25
4/29/2005 Senate Read third time and sent to House
5/3/2005 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference HJ-5
5/4/2005 House Read second time HJ-72
5/5/2005 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-12
5/11/2005 Ratified R 69
5/18/2005 Became law without Governor's signature
5/19/2005 Copies available
5/19/2005 Effective date 05/18/05
5/25/2005 Act No. 60
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/27/2005
4/27/2005-A
4/28/2005
5/3/2005
(A60, R69, S803)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-18-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THE "SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE", SO AS TO DEFINE "CATAPULTING AMUSEMENT RIDE"; TO ADD SECTION 41-18-160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION FOR THE OPERATION OF A CATAPULTING AMUSEMENT RIDE; TO AMEND SECTION 52-19-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "BUNGEE JUMPING", SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE CORD USED IN BUNGEE JUMPING BEING MADE OF WIRE ROPE, CABLE, OR SPRINGS OR OTHER DEVICE SIMILAR IN DESIGN OR USE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 52-19-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH PERMITTING AND REGULATING BUNGEE JUMPING, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "BUNGEE CATAPULTING", SO AS TO CONFORM THIS DEFINITION TO THE DEFINITION OF "BUNGEE CATAPULTING" AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 41-18-10.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Definition
SECTION 1. Section 41-18-10 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 283 of 1998, is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) 'Catapulting amusement ride' means an amusement ride whereby a person, or persons, riding in a safety car, or other suitable safety device, is attached to wire ropes or cables that may be attached to springs or other devices similar in design or use which are engineered to simulate bungee catapulting or reverse bungee jumping as defined in Section 52-19-50(5) whereby a person or passenger is released from a fixed position, thus catapulting or otherwise launching the jumper or passenger into the air or toward the ground."
Catapulting amusement ride permit requirements
SECTION 2. Chapter 18 of Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 41-18-160. (A) A catapulting amusement ride must meet the following requirements before the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation may issue a permit:
(1) the ride must have been in operation in another state or country for more than five years in order to compile a safety record that must be reviewed by the department;
(2) the ride must have an exemplary safety record in the discretion of the department;
(3) the ride must have cables or wire ropes attached to the safety car in at least four places;
(4) the ride may not incorporate or use bungee cords anywhere within the design of the ride; and
(5) at no time may a safety car or other suitable safety device be attached directly to a spring which is stretched or elongated in the manner of a bungee cord from the top of a tower or fixed position above the safety car or other suitable device.
(B) The department may deny a permit for a catapulting amusement ride if one or more of the requirements in subsection (A) are not satisfied."
Definition revised
SECTION 3. Section 52-19-20 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 36 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"Section 52-19-20. (A) For purposes of this chapter, the term 'bungee jumping' includes and refers to the sport, activity, or practice of jumping, stepping out, dropping, or otherwise being released into the air while attached or fastened to a cord made of rubber, latex, or other elastic-type material, whether natural or synthetic, whereby the cord, stops the fall, lengthens and shortens, allows the person to bounce up and down, and is intended to finally bring the person to a stop at a point above the surface.
(B) Each bungee operation must be considered a new device."
Definition revised
SECTION 4. Section 52-19-50(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 36 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"(5) 'Bungee catapulting' or 'reverse bungee jumping' means the sport, activity, or practice whereby a person or safety car is either attached to a single bungee cord or to more than one bungee cord, or to a wire rope or cable or spring that is in any manner attached to a bungee cord whereby the bungee cord is stretched and then released, thus catapulting or otherwise launching the jumper or passenger into the air from a fixed position. Bungee catapulting is prohibited in this State."
Time effective
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 11th day of May, 2005.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/18/05.
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