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A150, R155, S1076

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hembree
Document Path: l:\s-res\gh\015cher.kmm.gh.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2016
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2016
Last Amended on March 2, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on March 15, 2016
Governor's Action: April 21, 2016, Signed

Summary: Permit maintenance dredging

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/10/2016  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 4)
   2/17/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/23/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   2/24/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
   2/24/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 7)
   2/25/2016  House   Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 27)
    3/2/2016  House   Amended (House Journal-page 26)
    3/2/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
    3/2/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-90  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
    3/3/2016  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   3/15/2016  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled 
                        (Senate Journal-page 27)
   3/15/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-34  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
   4/19/2016          Ratified R 155
   4/21/2016          Signed By Governor
   4/27/2016          Effective date 04/21/16
    5/2/2016          Act No. 150

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/10/2016
2/10/2016-A
2/25/2016
3/2/2016

(A150, R155, S1076)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS TO UTILIZE CRITICAL AREAS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THAT AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT NEED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO DREDGE A MANMADE, PREDOMINATELY ARMORED, RECREATIONAL USE OR ESSENTIAL ACCESS CANAL.

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

Dredging permit not required for an individual to dredge in certain circumstances

SECTION    1.    Section 48-39-130(D)(10) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 41 of 2011, is amended to read:

"(10)    Dredging in existing navigational canal community developments by individuals, counties, or municipalities of manmade, predominately armored, recreational use canals and essential access canals conveyed to the State or dedicated to the public for that purpose between 1965 and the effective date of this act if the maintenance dredging is authorized by a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, or the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. All other department administered certifications for such dredging are deemed waived."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 19th day of April, 2016.

Approved the 21st day of April, 2016.

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