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Committee Report

March 26, 2024

 

H. 5121

 

Introduced by Rep. Ott

 

S. Printed 03/26/24--H.

Read the first time February 15, 2024

 

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The committee on House Agriculture, Natural Res. and Environmental Affairs

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 5121) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 50-1-50, relating to geographic boundaries for Lake Marion, so as to include an additional geographic, etc., respectfully

Report:

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

 

    Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting SECTION 1.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 50-13-675(9)(d)(i) and inserting:

           (i) recreational license-residents sixty-five years of age or older - one;

           (ii) the provisions contained in Section 50-13-675(9)(d) expire on January 1, 2030;

Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 50-13-675(23) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (23) Lakes Marion and Moultrie, and the upper reach of the Santee River:

       (a) traps:

           (i) recreational license-two;

           (ii) commercial license-twenty-five;

       (b) trotlines:  Hooks must have a gap or clearance between point and shank no greater than seven-sixteenths inch:

           (i) recreational license-one line with fifty hooks maximum;

           (ii) commercial license-three lines with not more than four hundred hooks on each line;

       (c) set hooks: Recreational license - Upper Reach of the Santee Rive - fifty hooks. The use of set hooks in the Upper Reach of the Santee River as described in this item expire on January 1, 2030.

 

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

 

WILLIAM HIXON for Committee.

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-1-50, RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR LAKE MARION, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-675, RELATING TO NONGAME FISHING DEVICES OR GEAR PERMITTED IN CERTAIN BODIES OF FRESHWATER, SO AS TO PERMIT HOOP NETS IN THE CONGAREE RIVER.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 50-1-50(147) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (147) "Lake Marion" means all waters of the Santee River and its tributaries impounded by the Lake Marion Dam backing up to the trestle connecting Rimini and Lonestar, including the flooded backwater areas within the Santee Cooper project area in Calhoun and Sumter counties.

 

SECTION 2.  Section 50-13-675(9) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (9) Congaree River:

       (a) set hooks:

           (i) recreational license-fifty;

           (ii) commercial license-fifty;

       (b) traps:

           (i) recreational license-two;

           (ii) commercial license-ten;

       (c) trotlines:

           (i) recreational license-one line with fifty hooks maximum;

           (ii) commercial license-three lines with one hundred fifty hooks maximum;

       (d) hoop nets:

           (i) recreational license-one per resident;

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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