H 4481 General Bill, By J.J. Snow, Inabinett and Riser
 A Bill to amend Section 50-13-235, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the prohibition against taking Striped Bass under certain
 conditions, so as to revise the length of the Striped Bass prohibition and the
 restricted area in the Santee River and provide for a restriction in the
 Tailrace Canal and the Cooper and Wando Rivers.

   01/12/94  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   01/12/94  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-17
   02/09/94  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-10
   02/17/94  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 24,
                     1994 HJ-35
   02/24/94  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 10, 1994 HJ-401
   03/22/94  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 20, 1994 HJ-26
   04/20/94  House  Objection by Rep. Holt, Kennedy, J. Bailey,
                     Breeland & Stoddard HJ-37

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 9, 1994

H. 4481

S. Printed 2/9/94--H.

Read the first time January 12, 1994.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4481), to amend Section 50-13-235, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the prohibition against taking striped bass under certain conditions, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

THOMAS N. RHOAD, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-235, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST TAKING STRIPED BASS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE LENGTH OF THE STRIPED BASS PROHIBITION AND THE RESTRICTED AREA IN THE SANTEE RIVER AND PROVIDE FOR A RESTRICTION IN THE TAILRACE CANAL AND THE COOPER AND WANDO RIVERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 50-13-235 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-235. It is unlawful to take or possess striped bass, (rockfish), less than eighteen twenty-one inches in Lake Lakes Marion and Moultrie, the Congaree River, the Wateree River northward to the Lake Wateree Dam, the Saluda River northward to the Lake Murray Dam, and the Santee River southward to from the saltwater-freshwater dividing line, U.S. Highway 17, to the Intercoastal Waterway. It is unlawful to take or possess striped bass, rockfish, less than twenty-one inches in the Tailrace Canal from the Pinopolis Dam to the Cooper River, in the east and west branches of the Cooper River downstream to the U.S. Highway 17 bridge, and in the Wando River."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.