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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.491 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990216 Primary Sponsor:Cork All Sponsors:Cork Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\hac\001nowa.whb.doc Companion Bill Number:3912 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:20000112 Subject:Beaufort County, no wake zone on creeks or coves on Hilton head Island, directional reference; Natural Resources History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000112 Tabled House 19990630 Debate adjourned House 19990602 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19990608 House 19990527 Recalled from Committee 20 HANR House 19990315 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee Senate 19990311 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19990310 Read second time Senate 19990304 Recalled from Committee, 07 SFGF placed on the Calendar Senate 19990216 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 4, 1999 - Word format Revised on May 27, 1999 - Word format
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May 27, 1999
S. 491
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Read the first time March 15, 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 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 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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