South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 788


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    788
Primary Sponsor:                Courson
Committee Number:               07
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Watercraft operation on Lake
                                Murray
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Fish, Game & Forestry
Companion Bill Number:          4142
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7274BD.93
Introduced Date:                19930520
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19930520
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Courson
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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788   Senate  19930520      Introduced, read first time,    07
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

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:

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

"Article 15

Operation of Watercraft

on Lake Murray

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."

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

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