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R340, H4481
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. 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
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Introduced in the House on January 19, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2006
Last Amended on May 17, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on May 24, 2006
Governor's Action: May 31, 2006, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained
Summary: Management of vegetation along interstate highways
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/19/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-23 1/19/2006 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-23 4/19/2006 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-40 4/20/2006 House Amended HJ-37 4/20/2006 House Read second time HJ-38 4/25/2006 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-47 4/26/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8 4/26/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8 5/8/2006 Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-48 5/16/2006 Senate Amended SJ-30 5/16/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-30 5/17/2006 Senate Amended SJ-26 5/17/2006 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-26 5/18/2006 Scrivener's error corrected 5/24/2006 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-34 5/25/2006 Ratified R 340 5/31/2006 Vetoed by Governor 6/1/2006 House Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-75 Nays-19 HJ-161 6/1/2006 Senate Veto sustained Yeas-24 Nays-18
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/19/2006
4/19/2006
4/20/2006
5/8/2006
5/16/2006
5/17/2006
5/18/2006
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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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