BIL: 3939

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: House

IND: 20010417

PSP: Sinclair

SPO: Sinclair, Allison, Emory, Freeman, Govan, Hosey, Klauber, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, D.C.Smith, J.E.Smith, W.D.Smith, Snow, Talley, Walker, Weeks and Whatley

DDN: l:\council\bills\swb\5286djc01.doc

RBY: Senate

COM: Judiciary Committee 11 SJ

SUB: Shooting range noise areas, county council may exempt certain part of area from sign provision; Weapons, Subdivisions

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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Senate 20020409 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ

referred to Committee

House 20020404 Read third time, sent to Senate

House 20020403 Read second time

House 20020402 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ

House 20010417 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20020402

TXT:

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 2, 2002

H.3939

Introduced by Reps. Sinclair, Allison, Emory, Freeman, Govan, Hosey, Klauber, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, D.C.Smith, J.E.Smith, W.D.Smith, Snow, Talley, Walker, Weeks and Whatley

S. Printed 4/2/02--H.

Read the first time April 17, 2002.

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H.3939) to amend Section 311860, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to notification of shooting range noise areas, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

JAMES H. HARRISON for Committee.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 311860, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF SHOOTING RANGE NOISE AREAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY MAY BY ORDINANCE EXEMPT ALL OR ANY PART OF AN AREA WITHIN A RADIUS OF ONE MILE FROM A SHOOTING RANGE FROM THE “SHOOTING RANGENOISE AREA” SIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 311860 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 260 of 2000, is amended to read:

“Section 311860. (A) Each Except as provided in this section, each county in this State in which there is an existing shooting range or in which a shooting range is established must prominently display a sign at a onemile radius of each shooting range on all primary highways to notify the public that they are entering the area of a shooting range which shall bear the following inscription:

‘SHOOTING RANGENOISE AREA’

The sign must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the policies of the Department of Transportation. The cost of fabricating the sign must be paid by the shooting range. Any shooting range in existence prior to January 1, 2000, must have a sign installed by January 1, 2001.

(B) The governing body of each county may by ordinance exempt all or any part of an area within a radius of one mile from a shooting range from the ‘Shooting RangeNoise Area’ sign requirements of this section.”

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

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