Current Status Bill Number:1065 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980226 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell, Branton, Ravenel, Mescher, Ford, Grooms and Passailaigue Drafted Document Number:jud9055.gfm Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980514 Subject:Hunley Commission, to approve Charleston Museum as site for display of H.L. Hunley; Natural Resources
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19980514 Received from House House 19980513 Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence House 19980512 Debate adjourned until Wednesday, 19980513 House 19980507 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19980512 House 19980506 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 19980507 House 19980430 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19980505 House 19980429 Committee report: Favorable 24 HIMR House 19980304 Introduced, referred to Committee 24 HIMR Senate 19980303 Adopted, sent to House Senate 19980226 Introduced, placed on Calendar without referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMITTEE REPORT
April 29, 1998
S. 1065
Introduced by Senators McConnell, Branton, Ravenel, Mescher, Ford, Grooms and Passailaigue
S. Printed 4/29/98--H.
Read the first time March 4, 1998.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1065), to approve the Charleston Museum as the site for permanent display and exhibition, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
RICHARD M. QUINN, JR., for Committee.
TO APPROVE THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM AS THE SITE FOR PERMANENT DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION OF THE H.L. HUNLEY.
Whereas, Section 54-7-100 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, requires the Hunley Commission to submit to the General Assembly for its review and approval a recommendation for an appropriate site in South Carolina for the permanent display and exhibition of the H.L. Hunley; and
Whereas, the preliminary report on the condition of the Hunley by the National Park Service has indicated that soil reoxygenation due to exposure during the assessment expedition will rapidly accelerate deterioration of the Hunley; and
Whereas, the National Park Service report has determined it is necessary to raise the Hunley as expeditiously as possible; and
Whereas, the Hunley Commission has voted to raise the Hunley based on current scientific reports; and
Whereas, the siting for permanent display of the Hunley is an important prerequisite for collecting donations for the raising, restoring, and curating of the H.L. Hunley; and
Whereas, the Hunley Commission has submitted a request for proposals for siting of the H.L. Hunley; and
Whereas, the Charleston Museum was the only entity that submitted a proposal for siting of the Hunley; and
Whereas, the members of the commission felt that the Charleston Museum's long association with the Hunley, the museum's location, and its desire to house the Hunley has made the museum a logical site; and
Whereas, the commission voted unanimously to recommend the Charleston Museum as the site for permanent display of the Hunley. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That conditioned upon satisfactory negotiations between appropriate parties and the required approval of the General Assembly, the Charleston Museum shall be the site for permanent display of the H.L. Hunley.