South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3797

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Murphy and Horne
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11070cz15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 522

Introduced in the House on March 5, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Coastal tidelands and wetlands

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/5/2015  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 39)
   3/18/2015  House   Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)

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INTRODUCED

March 5, 2015

H. 3797

Introduced by Reps. Murphy and Horne

S. Printed 3/5/15--H.

Read the first time March 5, 2015.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COASTAL TIDELANDS AND WETLANDS, SO AS TO REDEFINE THE TERM COASTAL ZONE BY REMOVING A PORTION OF DORCHESTER COUNTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 48-39-10(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    'Coastal zone' means all coastal waters and submerged lands seaward to the State's jurisdictional limits and all lands and waters in the counties, or portions of counties, of the State which contain any one or more of the critical areas. These counties are Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Horry, Jasper and Georgetown., Georgetown, and the seaward portion of Dorchester County bounded beginning at the intersection of the county line and S.C. 165, then northward along S.C. 165 until its intersection with S.C. 642, then southeastward along S.C. 642 until its intersection with the county line."

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

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