South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 5088

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Chumley
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6177cm22.docx

Introduced in the House on March 9, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: "US Postal Service Airmail Directional Arrow Site"

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/9/2022  House   Introduced
    3/9/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 41)
   4/27/2022  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 4)
    5/4/2022  House   Adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 58)
    5/4/2022  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 10)
    5/4/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/9/2022
4/27/2022

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 27, 2022

H. 5088

Introduced by Rep. Chumley

S. Printed 4/27/22--H.

Read the first time March 9, 2022.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5088) to request the Department of Transportation erect appropriate markers or signs at the intersection of South Carolina Highway 417 and Green Pond Road in Spartanburg County containing the words "United States Postal, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

DENNIS C. MOSS for Committee.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 417 AND GREEN POND ROAD IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY CONTAINING THE WORDS "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AIRMAIL DIRECTIONAL ARROW SITE".

Whereas, located at the intersection of South Carolina Highway 417 and Green Pond Road in Spartanburg County is a large concrete arrow; and

Whereas, the site was once a part of a network of ground-based navigational beacons established in the 1920s to guide United States Postal Service airmail pilots around the clock. The beacons stood atop concrete foundations in the shape of giant arrows measuring between fifty to seventy feet long; and

Whereas, the airmail beacon program operated full-scale until 1933, when technological advancements and the high cost of operation rendered the service obsolete. The last airway beacon was officially retired in 1976; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize the role of the navigational beacon site in Spartanburg County, which guided airplanes flying along the postal service's Atlanta-New York route, for its historical significance. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly request the Department of Transportation erect appropriate markers or signs at the intersection of South Carolina Highway 417 and Green Pond Road in Spartanburg County containing the words "United States Postal Service Airmail Directional Arrow Site".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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