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Bill 3912

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3912
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990413
Primary Sponsor:                  Gilham
All Sponsors:                     Gilham, Lloyd and Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3416dc99.doc
Companion Bill Number:            491
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Fish, Game and Forestry Committee 07 SFGF
Subject:                          Beaufort County, no wake zone on certain 
                                  areas on Hilton Head Island, directional 
                                  reference, Natural Resources


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990427  Introduced, read first time,           07 SFGF
                  referred to Committee
House   19990423  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19990422  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 19990423
House   19990421  Recalled from Committee                20 HANR
House   19990413  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


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RECALLED

April 21, 1999

H. 3912

S. Printed 4/21/99--H.

Read the first time April 13, 1999.

TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-136, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NO WAKE ZONES ON CERTAIN CREEKS AND COVES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND ON THE NEW RIVER IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO CORRECT A DIRECTIONAL REFERENCE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-21-136(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 361 of 1998, is amended to read:

"(A) There are established no wake zones on the following creeks and coves on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County:

Broad Creek, to begin at the end of the existing no wake zone at Palmetto Bay Marina, running upstream in an easterly direction to the Cross Island Parkway Bridge, including all waters to the high tide line; to begin 50 feet downstream of the Broad Creek Marina, running in a northwest to southeast direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel, to 50 feet upstream of Nautical Day Marker Number 10, running in a southwest to northeast direction to 550 feet west east of a dock located at 63 River Club Drive (Lot 3) to the low tide lines that bound its channel; to begin 50 feet downstream of the Long Cove docks, running in a north to south direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel, to 50 feet upstream of the Long Cove docks, running in a north to south direction to the low tide lines that bound its channel; and to begin at Nautical Day Marker Number 19, running upstream in a northeasterly direction to the headwaters of Broad Creek, including all waters to the high tide line.

Old House Creek;

Bear Creek (also known as Park Creek);

Lawton Creek;

Jarvis Creek;

Braddock Cove;

Calibogue Creek (also known as Baynard Cove);

Folly Creek;

Fish Haul Creek (also known as Coggin Creek);

Point Comfort Creek;

Jenkins Creek;

Skull Creek between Nautical Day Marker Number 13 and Nautical Day Marker Number 14.

There is also is established a no wake zone between one hundred yards north of Nautical Day Marker Number 40 and Nautical Day Marker Number 41 on the New River in Beaufort County.

The no wake zone boundaries must be marked clearly with signs. The signs must be designed and installed as specified by the department."

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

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