H 4481(Rat #0340)  General Bill, By Martin, Townsend, J.H. Neal, McLeod, Clark, 
Agnew, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bingham, Brady, Cato, Coates, 
Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Frye, Harrison, Herbkersman, J. Hines, Hosey, Huggins, 
Jefferson, Miller, Ott, Parks, Pinson, Rhoad, Scott, Sinclair, Umphlett, Vaughn, 
Walker and White
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-23-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION ALONG
 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MEDIANS, ROADSIDES, AND INTERCHANGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
 THE DEPARTMENT MAY UNDERTAKE THIS ACTIVITY AT ITS DISCRETION, AND TO PROVIDE
 THAT WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS A NEW VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY, IT
 MUST CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS
 JURISDICTION OVER THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY SUBJECT TO THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
 POLICY. - ratified title

   01/19/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   01/19/06  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-23
   04/19/06  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-40
   04/20/06  House  Amended HJ-37
   04/20/06  House  Read second time HJ-38
   04/25/06  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-47
   04/26/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   04/26/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8
   05/08/06  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-48
   05/16/06  Senate Amended SJ-30
   05/16/06  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   05/17/06  Senate Amended SJ-26
   05/17/06  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-26
   05/18/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/24/06  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-34
   05/25/06         Ratified R 340
   05/31/06         Vetoed by Governor
   06/01/06  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-75 
                     Nays-19 HJ-161
   06/01/06  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-24  Nays-18

NOTE: THIS COPY IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL PUBLISHED IN THE ADVANCE SHEETS TO THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. WHEN THIS DOCUMENT IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVANCE SHEET, THIS NOTE WILL BE REMOVED.

(R340, H4481)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-23-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MEDIANS, ROADSIDES, AND INTERCHANGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY UNDERTAKE THIS ACTIVITY AT ITS DISCRETION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS A NEW VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY, IT MUST CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY SUBJECT TO THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY.

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

Management of vegetation along interstate highways

SECTION    1.    Section 57-23-800 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-23-800.    The Department of Transportation shall conduct vegetation management of the medians, roadsides, and interchanges along the interstate highway system at its discretion. When implementing a new vegetation management policy pursuant to this section, the department must consider comments received from the local governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the portion of the highway subject to the vegetation management policy."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2006.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2006.

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Governor