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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.919 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Grooms All Sponsors:Grooms, Reese, Wilson, Leatherman, Branton, Ravenel Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\lkg\004evac.dmb.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:20000314 Subject:Evacuations, mandatory or emergency; interstate highway system; Governor, Civil Defense, Public Safety, Transportation History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000316 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 20000314 Amended, read third time, sent to House Senate 20000314 Reconsidered vote whereby read third time Senate 20000314 Read third time, sent to House ------ 20000313 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20000309 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Ravenel Senate 20000309 Amended, read second time Senate 20000308 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 20000119 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Wilson Leatherman Branton Senate 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19990921 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill Revised on March 8, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 9, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 13, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 14, 2000 - Word format
AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
March 14, 2000
S. 919
Introduced by Senators Grooms, Reese, Wilson, Leatherman, Branton and Ravenel
S. Printed 3/14/00--S.
Read the first time January 11, 2000.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND ORDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE GOVERNOR ORDERS A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF COASTAL COUNTIES, ALL TRAFFIC ON AFFECTED INTERSTATE SYSTEMS SHALL BE ROUTED USING ALL LANES OR SEGMENTS OF THE INTERSTATE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION IS TERMINATED.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-3-500. Upon the issuance of an executive order or proclamation by the Governor pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 1 for the mandatory evacuation of citizens from any county for a hurricane or other emergency, the Governor shall order that the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with other emergency management officials, use all existing traffic lanes and segments on affected interstate systems, designated evacuation routes, and, as appropriate and necessary, other roadways to route traffic away from the evacuated area in one direction until the Governor determines that the traffic flow no longer necessitates the use of all existing traffic lanes to efficiently move traffic away from the evacuated area. Once the Governor terminates the mandatory evacuation order, the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with other emergency management officials, use all existing traffic lanes and segments on affected interstate systems, designated evacuation routes, and, as appropriate and necessary, other roadways to route traffic toward the evacuated area in one direction until the Governor determines that the traffic flow no longer necessitates the use of all existing traffic lanes to efficiently move traffic toward the evacuated area."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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