South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 690

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen, Senn, Davis and Campbell
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\030topo.kmm.gec.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4210

Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2019
Introduced in the House on March 11, 2020
Last Amended on March 4, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Geological Survey Unit of DNR

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/21/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/21/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 4)
    2/4/2020  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture 
                        and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 7)
    3/4/2020  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 75)
    3/4/2020  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 75)
    3/4/2020  Senate  Roll call Ayes-46  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 75)
    3/5/2020          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/10/2020  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 24)
   3/11/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 41)
   3/11/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 41)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/21/2019
2/4/2020
3/4/2020
3/5/2020

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 4, 2020

S. 690

Introduced by Senators Campsen, Senn, Davis, Campbell and Talley

S. Printed 3/4/20--S.    [SEC 3/5/20 3:59 PM]

Read the first time March 21, 2019.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-40 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO CONDUCT TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING USING LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LiDAR) DATA COLLECTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY STANDARDS, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES' WEBSITE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 48-22-40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new item to read:

"(    )    shall conduct topographic mapping using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data collections at least every seven years and share this information with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Flood Mitigation Program to ensure compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines and standards for flood risk analysis and mapping activities under the Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning Program. The unit is authorized to work with local, state, and federal governmental entities in South Carolina to complete the topographic mapping and must work with the Flood Mitigation Program to publish the results to the public on the Department of Natural Resources' website and share with the appropriate governmental agencies and private industry;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, subject to funding in the annual general appropriations act.

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