South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1258

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators O'Dell and Drummond
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20542sd08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 2, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 9, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Lake Greenwood

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/2/2008  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-3
    4/2/2008  Senate  Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next 
                        two consecutive legislative days SJ-3
    4/3/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-5
    4/3/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/4/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
    4/9/2008  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-7
   4/15/2008  House   Committed to Committee on Judiciary HJ-36

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/2/2008
4/2/2008-A
4/3/2008
4/9/2008

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

INTRODUCED

April 9, 2008

S. 1258

Introduced by Senators O'Dell and Drummond

S. Printed 4/9/08--H.

Read the first time April 9, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO PROVIDE THAT A SURVEYOR LICENSED IN THIS STATE MAY REVIEW COMPOSITE MAPS OF LAKE GREENWOOD AND CERTIFY TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, BY SIGNING AND SEALING AN APPROPRIATE WORDED CERTIFICATE ON THE MAPS, THAT THE LINES SHOWN THEREON MEET OR EXCEED THE LEVEL OF ACCURACY REQUIRED BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A MAP PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE IS NOT A LAND SURVEY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO EXECUTE A DEED, MORTGAGE, OR ANY OTHER CONVEYANCING INSTRUMENT REFERENCING SUCH A MAP, AND THAT ANY ATTEMPTED CONVEYANCE REFERENCING SUCH A MAP SHALL BE VOID.

Whereas, Greenwood County, in its capacity as the owner and licensee of the Buzzards Roost Hydro-Electric Project (Lake Greenwood), has been ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to provide updated maps showing the boundaries of the commission's jurisdiction on Lake Greenwood; and

Whereas, Greenwood County has composite maps which meet or exceed the minimum federal standards that were compiled by its Department of Geographic Information Systems using existing land surveys of the property as well as aerial photographs of the entire lake; and

Whereas, federal regulations require that a licensed surveyor review the maps and issue his certificate to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission certifying that the maps meet the federal minimum standards. Now, therefore,

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

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a surveyor licensed in this State may review composite maps of Lake Greenwood and certify to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, by signing and sealing an appropriate worded certificate on the maps, that the lines shown thereon meet or exceed the level of accuracy required by federal regulations.

SECTION    2.    The submission of the map to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Greenwood County shall not alter or affect the location of the boundary lines of the properties which Greenwood County acquired for the purpose of constructing or operating the project. The boundary lines created when Greenwood County acquired the properties for the purpose of constructing or operating the project are hereby confirmed, except to the extent that any portions of those properties have been conveyed by deeds from Greenwood County.

SECTION    3.    A map prepared in accordance with this act is not a land survey. In order to protect members of the public from the improper use of such a map as a land survey, it shall be unlawful for a person to execute a deed, mortgage, or any other conveyancing instrument referencing such a map, and that any attempted conveyance referencing such a map shall be void.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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