South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 5031

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Ceips, Loftis and Witherspoon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22556htc04.doc

Introduced in the House on March 25, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on March 31, 2004
Last Amended on March 31, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Beach quality sand excavated in this state to be used for renourishment of S.C. beaches and not Georgia, declared public policy of this state

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/25/2004  House   Introduced HJ-22
   3/25/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-23
   3/30/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-25
   3/31/2004  House   Amended HJ-23
   3/31/2004  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-23
   3/31/2004  Senate  Introduced SJ-16
   3/31/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-16

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/25/2004
3/30/2004
3/31/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Path council\ms\7244ahb04)

March 31, 2004

H. 5031

Introduced by Reps. Ceips, Loftis and Witherspoon

S. Printed 3/30/04--H.

Read the first time March 25, 2004.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

DECLARING THAT IT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE THAT ALL BEACH QUALITY SAND EXCAVATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS STATE FOR IMPROVING THE HARBOR CHANNEL AND TURNING BASIN FACILITIES IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER BE TRANSPORTED TO AND USED TO RENOURISH THE PUBLIC BEACHES OF THIS STATE AND TO FURTHER DECLARE THAT IT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE THAT APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES WORK TO PREVENT THE USE OF THIS BEACH QUALITY SAND EXCAVATED IN THIS STATE FROM BEING USED TO RENOURISH GEORGIA BEACHES.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina declare that it is the public policy of this State that all beach quality sand excavated within the boundaries of this State's waters must be transported to and used to renourish South Carolina public beaches at no cost to this State to benefit the recreational use of these public beaches.

Be it further resolved that it is the public policy of this State that the appropriate agencies seek to deny the placement of this beach quality sand obtained from within the boundaries of this State on Georgia beaches.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the appropriate officials of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Governor and Attorney General of this State, the Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and that agency's Deputy Director for Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

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