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S. 449
STATUS INFORMATION
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Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Courson, Jackson, Setzler, Cromer, Lourie and Scott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5086cm11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3441
Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Department of Transportation mowing
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/26/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
1/26/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 13)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-23-845 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY MOW BEYOND THIRTY FEET FROM THE PAVEMENT ROADSIDE VEGETATION ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE 126 IN RICHLAND COUNTY AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26 IN BOTH LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 17, Chapter 23, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 57-23-845. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 57-23-800, or another provision of law, the Department of Transportation may mow beyond thirty feet from the pavement roadside vegetation adjacent to Interstate Highway 126 in Richland County and Interstate Highways 20 and 26 in both Lexington and Richland Counties."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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