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Committee Report

March 20, 2024

 

S. 1051

 

Introduced by Senators Kimbrell and Talley

 

S. Printed 03/20/24--S.

Read the first time February 14, 2024

 

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The committee on Senate Fish, Game and Forestry

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1051) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 50-25-1330, relating to watercraft restrictions on Lake H. Taylor Blalock, so as to extend the hunting, etc., respectfully

Report:

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

 

GEORGE E. "CHIP" CAMPSEN III for Committee.

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1330, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE H. TAYLOR BLALOCK, SO AS TO EXTEND THE HUNTING OF WATERFOWL FOR FIVE YEARS.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 50-25-1330(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (B) It is unlawful on Lake H. Taylor Blalock to:

       (1) operate personal watercraft, including jet skis;

       (2) operate any boat, watercraft, or any other type of vessel between midnight and one hour before sunrise, except that public access to Lake H. Taylor Blalock for the purpose of hunting waterfowl on department leased premises shall be open on Wednesday mornings during the federal waterfowl hunting season beginning at 5:00 a.m., provided the hunting of waterfowl shall no longer be allowed on Lake H. Taylor Blalock after the 2023-2024 2028-2029 federal waterfowl hunting season, unless reauthorized in statute;

       (3) operate any boat, watercraft, or any other type of vessel with an outboard motor having horsepower in excess of the United States Coast Guard rating for the watercraft or with the Coast Guard rating plate missing or changed;

       (4) operate, anchor, moor, or dock any boat, watercraft, or allow such vessel to enter within five hundred feet of any pump station, water intake of a dam, hydroelectric generator outfall, or spillways, and these restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs designed and installed by the Spartanburg Water System. Boats, watercraft, and other vessels operated for law enforcement, emergency medical service, or dam maintenance and repair are exempted from this requirement;

       (5) operate, anchor, moor, or dock any boat, watercraft, or any other type of vessel within one hundred fifty feet of public fishing piers;

       (6) operate sailing craft with a mast height in excess of thirty feet;

       (7) wade, bathe, or swim within two hundred feet of any public landing, bridge, or restricted area, and these restricted areas must be clearly marked with signs designed and installed by the Spartanburg Water System.

 

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

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