S 0809 General Bill, By Grooms, Ravenel, Branton, Richardson, Courson, Rankin and Elliott
Summary: Beach renourishment efforts; housing construction prohibited on sand dunes and active beaches
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-290, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE COASTAL BASELINE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING GROINS, TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GROINS ON BEACHES THAT HAVE A HIGH EROSION RATE THREATENING EXISTING DEVELOPMENT OR PUBLIC PARKS AND ONLY IN FURTHERANCE OF AN ON-GOING BEACH RENOURISHMENT EFFORT, AND TO CLARIFY THAT OF SPECIAL PERMITS AUTHORIZED FOR CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES SEAWARD OF THE BASELINE, NO HABITABLE STRUCTURE MAY BE CONSTRUCTED OR RECONSTRUCTED ON A PRIMARY OCEANFRONT SAND DUNE OR ON THE ACTIVE BEACH AND IF, DUE TO EROSION, A PERMITTED HABITABLE STRUCTURE BECOMES SITUATED ON THE ACTIVE BEACH, THE OWNER AGREES TO REMOVE IT IF ORDERED TO DO SO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
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12/12/01	Senate	Prefiled
12/12/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/08/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-33
01/08/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-33
02/05/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-24
02/06/02	Senate	Amended SJ-34
02/06/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-34
02/06/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-34
03/05/02	Senate	Amended SJ-11
03/05/02	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
03/06/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
03/06/02	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7