Bill Text: SC S1031 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Golf courses
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-14 - Act No. 147 [S1031 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-S1031-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 39, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE RELATING TO COASTAL TIDELANDS AND WETLANDS, TO PROVIDE THAT GOLF COURSES SEAWARD OF THE BASELINE THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1991 MAY BE PROTECTED WITH SANDBAGGING AND SAND SCRAPING UNDER EMERGENCY ORDERS ISSUED OR APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 48-39-135. Golf courses seaward of the baseline that existed prior to 1991 may be protected with sandbagging and sand scraping under emergency orders issued or approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
