H*3379(Rat #0358, Act #0309 of 1982)  General Bill, By 
 House Agriculture and Natural Resources
 A Bill to amend Section 49-11-120, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to definitions in relation to the Dams and Reservoirs Safety Act, so
 as to change the definition of "dam".

   01/20/82  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-247
   01/26/82  House  Amended HJ-355
   01/26/82  House  Read second time HJ-355
   01/27/82  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-376
   01/27/82  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   01/27/82  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources SJ-12
   03/04/82  Senate Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources SJ-13
   03/09/82  Senate Read second time SJ-13
   03/16/82  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-6
   03/18/82  House  Ratified R 358 HJ-1520
   03/24/82         Signed By Governor
   03/24/82         Effective date 03/24/82
   03/24/82         Act No. 309
   04/02/82         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-11-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN RELATION TO THE DAMS AND RESERVOIRS SAFETY ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "DAM".

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

Definition of "dam"

Section 1. Subitem (a) of item (4) of Section 49-11-120 of the 1976 Code, added by Act 447 of 1980, is amended by striking on line six the first "or" and inserting "and". The subitem as amended shall read:

"(a) Any dam which is or shall be less than twenty-five feet in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the dam, or twenty-five feet from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the dam, if it is not across a stream channel or watercourse, to the maximum water storage elevation and has or shall have an impounding capacity at maximum water storage elevation of less than fifty-acre feet unless a situation exists where the hazard potential as determined by the Commission is such that dam failure or improper reservoir operation may cause loss of human life."

Further

Section 2. Subitem (c) of item (4) of Section 49-11-120 of the 1976 Code, added by Act 447 of 1980, is amended to read:

"(c) Any dam owned or licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the South Carolina Public Service Authority, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Corps of Engineers, or other responsible federal licensing agencies deemed appropriate by the Commission."

Time effective

Section 3. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.