H 4371 General Bill, By Cork and H.H. Keyserling
 A Bill to amend Section 48-39-290, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to restrictions on construction, reconstruction, and
 alterations under the Beach Management Act, so as to provide an exemption from
 the prohibition on new erosion control structures or devices seaward of the
 setback line.

   02/05/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-21
   02/05/92  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-21

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-290, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATIONS UNDER THE BEACH MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITION ON NEW EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES OR DEVICES SEAWARD OF THE SETBACK LINE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48-39-290(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 607 of 1990, is further amended by adding an appropriately lettered subitem to read:

"( ) Subitem (a) does not apply to a private island with an Atlantic Ocean shoreline of twenty thousand, two hundred ten feet of which nineteen thousand, one hundred five feet of shoreline is revetted with existing erosion control devices and one thousand, one hundred five feet of shoreline is not revetted with existing erosion control devices."

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