H 5171 General Bill, By Huggins
Summary: Motorized watercraft
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-81 SO AS TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT REGULATE THE OPERATION OF A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT, OR A VESSEL BY A PERSON WHO IS YOUNGER THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND TO DELETE VARIOUS PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS RELATING TO BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS, MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO ALLOW A PERSON TO OPERATE A VESSEL IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS SECTION, AND EXEMPTS THE OPERATION OF VESSELS BY CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION.
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04/12/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
04/12/16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 9)