H 4757 General Bill, By Barfield, Battle, T. Brown, Davenport, Edge, Hamilton, Miller, V.T. Mullen, Rhoad, Sharpe, J. Smith and Witherspoon
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LAWS OR ORDINANCES GOVERNING THE OPERATION AND EQUIPPING OF VESSELS OPERATED ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT SLOW SPEED ZONES BY DESIGNATING THE AREAS WITH REGULATORY MARKERS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER FLOOD CONDITIONS MAKE OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE AREAS OF THE WATERS OF THIS STATE TO ALL RECREATIONAL VESSELS AND COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TEN DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXTENSIONS OF EXCEPTIONS TO THIS CLOSURE.
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03/04/98	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
03/04/98	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
03/18/98	House	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
03/24/98	House	Amended HJ-15
03/24/98	House	Read second time HJ-15
03/25/98	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-30
03/27/98	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
03/27/98	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-8
05/12/98	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-12
05/13/98	Senate	Read second time SJ-42
05/13/98	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-42
05/26/98	Senate	Amended SJ-13
05/26/98	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-13
06/02/98	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Friday, June 5, 1998 HJ-62
06/16/98	House	Continued HJ-9