S 552 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0552 General Bill, By Land and Leventis
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING AN
APPROPRIATELY LETTERED ITEM TO THE END OF SECTION 56-5-4140 RELATING TO COTTON
MODULAR LOADS SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE HARVESTING AND TRANSPORTING OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND BY AMENDING SECTION 57-3-160 RELATING TO PERMITS FOR
COTTON MODULAR VEHICLES SO AS TO ALLOW THE WIDTH TO BE INCREASED FROM ONE
HUNDRED SEVEN INCHES TO ONE HUNDRED TEN INCHES FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES.
03/19/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
03/19/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-7
04/22/97 Senate Polled out of committee Transportation SJ-19
04/22/97 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-19
04/23/97 Senate Read second time SJ-14
04/24/97 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
04/29/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
04/29/97 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-4
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE
MAJORITY FAVORABLE
April 22, 1997
S. 552
Introduced by Senators Land and Leventis
S. Printed 4/22/97--S.
Read the first time March 19, 1997.
THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 552), to amend the Code of Laws
of South Carolina, 1976, by adding an appropriately lettered item to
the end of Section 56-5-4140 relating to cotton modular loads, etc.,
respectfully
REPORT:
Has polled the Bill out majority favorable.
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, BY ADDING AN APPROPRIATELY LETTERED ITEM TO
THE END OF SECTION 56-5-4140 RELATING TO COTTON
MODULAR LOADS SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
HARVESTING AND TRANSPORTING OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS AND BY AMENDING SECTION 57-3-160
RELATING TO PERMITS FOR COTTON MODULAR VEHICLES
SO AS TO ALLOW THE WIDTH TO BE INCREASED FROM
ONE HUNDRED SEVEN INCHES TO ONE HUNDRED TEN
INCHES FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-4140 of the 1976 Code, as amended, is
further amended by adding an appropriately lettered item at the end
to read:
"( ) Cotton modular vehicles are not required to conform to the axle
spacing requirements of this section. However, the vehicle is limited
to sixty-five thousand pounds gross vehicle weight and twenty-five
thousand pounds for each axle plus scale tolerances."
SECTION 2. Section 57-3-160(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(A) Notwithstanding Section 56-5-4030 or another provision of
Chapter 5 of Title 56, the Department of Transportation shall issue,
under terms and conditions in the public interest for safety on the
highways, a permit for the use on the public highways of cotton
modular vehicles. The permit must be issued annually, and it allows
movement on the highways at any time. For the purposes of this
section, 'cotton modular vehicle' is defined as a single motor vehicle
used only to transport seed cotton modules, cotton, or equipment used
in the transporting or processing of cotton. This cotton modular
vehicle may not exceed a width of one hundred seven
ten inches and may not exceed a length of fifty feet extreme
overall dimensions, inclusive of front and rear bumpers and load. To
be valid, the permit must be carried on the vehicle, and it is unlawful
for a person to violate a provision, term, or condition of the permit.
The fee for the permit is fifty dollars and authorizes the use of only
one properly described cotton modular vehicle. Loaded cotton
modular vehicles must not be operated on interstate highways."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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