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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3939 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010417 Primary Sponsor:Sinclair All Sponsors:Sinclair, Allison, Emory, Freeman, Govan, Hosey, Klauber, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, D.C. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Talley, Walker, Weeks and Whatley Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5286djc01.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Shooting range noise areas, county council may exempt certain part of area from sign provision; Weapons, Subdivisions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020409 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20020404 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020403 Read second time House 20020402 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 20010417 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 2, 2002 - Word format
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 2, 2002
H. 3939
Introduced by Reps. Sinclair, Allison, Emory, Freeman, Govan, Hosey, Klauber, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, D.C. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Talley, Walker, Weeks and Whatley
S. Printed 4/2/02--H.
Read the first time April 17, 2002.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3939) to amend Section 31-18-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to notification of shooting range noise areas, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
JAMES H. HARRISON for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 31-18-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF SHOOTING RANGE NOISE AREAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY MAY BY ORDINANCE EXEMPT ALL OR ANY PART OF AN AREA WITHIN A RADIUS OF ONE MILE FROM A SHOOTING RANGE FROM THE "SHOOTING RANGE-NOISE AREA" SIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 31-18-60 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 260 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 31-18-60. (A) Each Except as provided in this section, each county in this State in which there is an existing shooting range or in which a shooting range is established must prominently display a sign at a one-mile radius of each shooting range on all primary highways to notify the public that they are entering the area of a shooting range which shall bear the following inscription:
The sign must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the policies of the Department of Transportation. The cost of fabricating the sign must be paid by the shooting range. Any shooting range in existence prior to January 1, 2000, must have a sign installed by January 1, 2001.
(B) The governing body of each county may by ordinance exempt all or any part of an area within a radius of one mile from a shooting range from the 'Shooting Range-Noise Area' sign requirements of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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