Rep. WETMORE proposes the following amendment (LC-508.SA0019H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 10-1-165(B) and inserting:

 (B) No colonial war, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, any armed conflict involving South Carolinians, Native American, or African- American History, or other historic monuments or memorials erected on public property of the State or any of its political subdivisions may be relocated, removed, disturbed, or altered except as provided for in this section and upon approval of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the monument or memorial is located. No street, bridge, structure, park, preserve, reserve, installation, nameplate, or other public area of the State or any of its political subdivisions dedicated in memory of or named for any historic figure, or historic group of people, historic event, or commemorated event may be renamed or rededicated except as provided for in this section and upon approval of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the monument or memorial is located. No person may prevent the public body responsible for the monument or memorial from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of these monuments, memorials, or nameplates.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 10-1-165(G) and inserting:

 (G) If the real property upon which a monument or memorial is erected is sold or transferred to a private entity, then as soon as practicable after the sale or transfer is completed the monument or memorial shall be relocated only to an area on public property of equal or greater prominence and visibility within the same political subdivision and upon approval of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the monument is located.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, Section 10-1-165(L), by adding a subsection to read:

 (M) For purposes of this section "legislative delegation" means the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate representing any portion of the county in which the monument or memorial is located. The delegation may establish procedures for notice, public input, and voting; however, approval pursuant to this section requires a recorded majority weighted vote of the delegation members representing that county.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.