Bill 4142

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4142
Ratification Number:            582
Primary Sponsor:                Quinn
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Watercraft on Lake Murray
Companion Bill Number:          788
Date of Governor's Action:      19940919
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940527
Governor's Action:              V 
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7173BD.93
Introduced Date:                19930427
Action on Governor's Veto:      S
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Quinn
                                Wright
                                Riser
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
4142   House   19950117      Veto sustained
4142   House   19950112      Debate adjourned upon veto
                             until Tuesday, January 17, 1995
4142   ------  19940919      Vetoed by Governor
4142   ------  19940602      Ratified R 582
4142   Senate  19940527      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
4142   Senate  19940526      Read second time
4142   Senate  19940525      Recalled from Committee,        07
                             placed on Calendar
4142   Senate  19940517      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
4142   House   19940517      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
4142   House   19940516      Read second time
4142   House   19940421      Recalled from Committee         20
4142   House   19930427      Introduced, read first time,    20
                             referred to Committee

(R582, H4142)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 25, TITLE 50, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR RESTRICTIONS, NO WAKE ZONES, PENALTIES, AND FINE DISBURSEMENTS FOR WATERCRAFT ON LAKE MURRAY.

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

Operation of watercraft on Lake Murray

SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-25-1510. Except on and during legal holidays, the operation of a watercraft on Lake Murray which produces disturbing, excessive, and useless noises is declared a public nuisance and is forbidden.

Section 50-25-1520. No wake zones must be established on Lake Murray where practical by the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department. No wake zones must be marked clearly with signs, and the signs must be designed and installed by the department.

Section 50-25-1530. A person who violates this article, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. Fines imposed and collected under this article must be paid to the law enforcement agency which enforced the violation or to the Wildlife and Marine Resources Department if it enforced the violation."

Time effective

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

In the Senate House ____________________________________________.

______________________________________________

President of the Senate

______________________________________________

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of ________________________, 1994.

______________________________________________

Governor

Printer's Date -- June 1, 1994 -- S.