Bill 275

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       275
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Greg Smith 
All Sponsors:                      Greg Smith 
Drafted Document Number:           RES9533.GS
Current Committee:                 Conference Committee 98
                                   HCC
Date of Last Amendment:            19960125
Subject:                           Airboards, restrictions on

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19960215  Appointed Senators to Committee          88 SCC  Greg Smith
                  of Conference                                    Elliott
                                                                   Rankin
House   19960215  Appointed Reps. to Committee of          98 HCC  Witherspoon
                  Conference                                       Riser
                                                                   Thomas
House   19960215  Insists upon amendment
Senate  19960214  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   19960126  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19960125  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960125  Amended, read second time
House   19960124  Committee report: Favorable with         20 HANR
                  amendment
House   19950223  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950222  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950221  Read second time
Senate  19950216  Committee report: Favorable              07 SFGF
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             07 SFGF
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941114  Prefiled, referred to Committee          07 SFGF

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

January 25, 1996

S. 275

S. Printed 1/25/96--H.

Read the first time February 23, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-860 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AIRBOATS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AIRBOATS ON THE WACCAMAW, THE GREAT PEE DEE, THE LITTLE PEE DEE, THE BLACK, AND THE SAMPIT RIVERS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-21-860 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1269, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-21-860. (A) As used in this section, `airboat' means a watercraft propelled by air pressure caused by a motor mounted on the watercraft aboveboard.

(A)(B) It is unlawful for a person to operate an airboat on:

(1) the public waters of this State from the freshwater-saltwater dividing line, established by Section 50-17-35 50-17-30, seaward.;

(2) the waters of the Waccamaw, the Great Pee Dee, the Little Pee Dee, the Black, and the Sampit Rivers in Georgetown and Horry Counties during the season for hunting waterfowl;

(B) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on(3) the waters on of that portion of Lake Marion and Santee Swamp west of the I-95 bridge upstream to the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers during the season for hunting waterfowl.

(C) Any A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 50-1-130.

(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to:

(1) the operation of airboats by the following personnel while in the performance of their official duties:

(a) law enforcement,;

(b) emergency medical,;

(c) civil defense, noxious weed control,;

(d) military personnel,;

(e) those involved in state and federally approved wildlife banding, surveying, or biological research programs,; and

(2) activity on private waters."

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