H 4481 Session 116 (2005-2006)
H 4481(Rat #0340) General Bill, By 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
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. - ratified title
01/19/06 House Introduced and read first time HJ-23
01/19/06 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-23
04/19/06 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education and Public Works HJ-40
04/20/06 House Amended HJ-37
04/20/06 House Read second time HJ-38
04/25/06 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-47
04/26/06 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
04/26/06 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8
05/08/06 Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-48
05/16/06 Senate Amended SJ-30
05/16/06 Senate Read second time SJ-30
05/17/06 Senate Amended SJ-26
05/17/06 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-26
05/18/06 Scrivener's error corrected
05/24/06 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-34
05/25/06 Ratified R 340
05/31/06 Vetoed by Governor
06/01/06 House Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-75
Nays-19 HJ-161
06/01/06 Senate Veto sustained Yeas-24 Nays-18
H. 4481
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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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