South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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R340, H4481

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Sponsors: Reps. Martin, Townsend, J.H. Neal, McLeod, Clark, Agnew, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bingham, Brady, Cato, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Frye, Harrison, Herbkersman, J. Hines, Hosey, Huggins, Jefferson, Miller, Ott, Parks, Pinson, Rhoad, Scott, Sinclair, Umphlett, Vaughn, Walker and White
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Introduced in the House on January 19, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2006
Last Amended on May 17, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on May 24, 2006
Governor's Action: May 31, 2006, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained

Summary: Management of vegetation along interstate highways

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   1/19/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-23
   4/19/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-40
   4/20/2006  House   Amended HJ-37
   4/20/2006  House   Read second time HJ-38
   4/25/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-47
   4/26/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   4/26/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8
    5/8/2006  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-48
   5/16/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-30
   5/16/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-30
   5/17/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-26
   5/17/2006  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-26
   5/18/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/24/2006  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-34
   5/25/2006          Ratified R 340
   5/31/2006          Vetoed by Governor
    6/1/2006  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-75  Nays-19 
                        HJ-161
    6/1/2006  Senate  Veto sustained Yeas-24  Nays-18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2006
4/19/2006
4/20/2006
5/8/2006
5/16/2006
5/17/2006
5/18/2006

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(R340, H4481)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-23-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MEDIANS, ROADSIDES, AND INTERCHANGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY UNDERTAKE THIS ACTIVITY AT ITS DISCRETION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS A NEW VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY, IT MUST CONSIDER COMMENTS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE PORTION OF HIGHWAY SUBJECT TO THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT POLICY.

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

Management of vegetation along interstate highways

SECTION    1.    Section 57-23-800 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-23-800.    The Department of Transportation shall conduct vegetation management of the medians, roadsides, and interchanges along the interstate highway system at its discretion. When implementing a new vegetation management policy pursuant to this section, the department must consider comments received from the local governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the portion of the highway subject to the vegetation management policy."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2006.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2006.

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Governor

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