Reps. RUTHERFORD and WOOTEN propose the following amendment (LC-222.WAB0003H):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:
SECTION X.A. Section 56-2-90(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:(E) Each golf cart passenger that is under the age of twelve years old, when it is being operated on the public streets and highways of this State, must wear a fastened safety belt. This subsection does not apply to a passenger of a golf cart owned by a golf course and being operated in conjunction with playing golf on the same course.
(F)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a golf cart may be operated along a primary highway, secondary highway street, or road within a one-half mile radius of a Division I collegiate athletic event, or an event at a coliseum or arena that can hold a capacity of at least nineteen thousand individuals, for a period of three hours before the event commences until one hour after the event ends provided:
(a) a law enforcement agency is controlling traffic during such athletic event; and
(b) the golf cart and the person operating the golf cart are in compliance with subsections (A), (B), and (E).
(2) A golf cart operated at night pursuant to this subsection must operate with working headlights and taillights.
B. The provisions of this SECTION take effect upon approval of the Governor.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.