South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4438

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Taylor, Lloyd and M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20792sd04.doc

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Lake Greenwood, motorboats, noise control

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2003  House   Prefiled
   12/3/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs
   1/13/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-74
   1/13/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-74

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-25-1110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORBOATS OPERATING ON LAKE WYLIE, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS TO MOTORBOATS OPERATING ON LAKE GREENWOOD AS WELL.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-25-1110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-25-1110.    Any motorboat operating upon waters on Lake Wylie or Lake Greenwood shall comply with the following noise control requirements:

(1)    Motorboats with inboard-outboard propulsion machinery shall exhaust through the propeller.

(2)    Inboard motorboats with 'V' - drives - jets or propeller propulsion machinery with exhaust through the transom shall must be water cooled with a steady stream of water or exhaust underwater while under way or exhaust through an automotive type sealed (baffle) muffler for each exhaust stack, with exhaust openings not to exceed two inches in diameter. Boats with original propulsion machinery made before 1970 are exempt from the requirements of this item.

(3)    Motorboats and their propulsion machinery which exhaust over the transom shall exhaust through an automotive sealed (baffle) type muffler for each exhaust stack, with exhaust openings not to exceed two inches in diameter. Glass pack mufflers, resonators, and above water open exhausts are prohibited for such motorboats. Baffle inserts are prohibited on all inboard boats.

(4)    Motorboats with outboard propulsion machinery shall exhaust under water at all times unless designed or modified to exhaust above water and comply with the provisions of item (3) of this section."

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

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