S*0363(Rat #0303, Act #0296 of 1988)  General Bill, By J.M. Waddell
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 50-21-125 so as to require watercraft to slow to no wake speed when operated
 within two hundred feet of public boat landings or ramps located on lakes and
 reservoirs constructed or developed for investor-owned hydroelectric
 generating plants and to prohibit swimming within fifty feet of them except in
 that portion of Game Zone No. 4 in Lancaster County.-amended title

   02/05/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-449
   02/05/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-449
   03/18/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-964
   03/31/87  Senate Amended SJ-1088
   03/31/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1089
   03/31/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-1089
   04/01/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1119
   04/02/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1575
   04/02/87  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-1576
   06/02/87  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-3397
   06/03/87  House  Debate adjourned HJ-3567
   06/03/87  House  Reconsidered HJ-3579
   06/03/87  House  Amended HJ-3580
   06/04/87  House  Read second time HJ-3696
   01/12/88  House   Read third time HJ-295
   01/12/88  House  Returned HJ-295
   01/14/88  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-3
   01/28/88         Ratified R 303
   02/02/88         Signed By Governor
   02/02/88         Effective date 02/02/88
   02/02/88         Act No. 296
   02/16/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-125 SO AS TO REQUIRE WATERCRAFT TO SLOW TO NO WAKE SPEED WHEN OPERATED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF PUBLIC BOAT LANDINGS OR RAMPS LOCATED ON LAKES AND RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTED OR DEVELOPED FOR INVESTOR-OWNED HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS AND TO PROHIBIT SWIMMING WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF THEM EXCEPT IN THAT PORTION OF GAME ZONE NO. 4 IN LANCASTER COUNTY.

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

Swimming prohibited and no wake zone established

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-21-125. It is unlawful for any person to swim within fifty feet of a public boat landing or ramp located on a lake or reservoir constructed or developed by an investor-owned utility for hydroelectric generation. For the purposes of this section, a public boat landing or ramp is one owned or maintained by an investor-owned utility for hydroelectric generation and is available to the public at large. The no swimming area must be clearly marked and signs must be posted to give public notice that no swimming is allowed in the area. Watercraft shall slow to no wake speed when operated within two hundred feet of the landing or ramp. The Wildlife and Marine Resources Department shall issue a sufficient number of signs to inform operators of motorboats that the area is a no wake zone. The signs must have printed on them 'SLOW TO NO WAKE SPEED'. The provisions of this section do not apply in that portion of Game Zone No. 4 in Lancaster County."

Time effective

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