South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006
H. 4003
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Barfield, Edge and Witherspoon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11753ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 803
Introduced in the House on April 27, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on May 5, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Catapulting amusement ride
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
4/27/2005HouseIntroduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ108
4/28/2005HouseRead second time HJ54
4/28/2005HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ55
4/29/2005HouseRead third time and sent to Senate HJ1
5/5/2005SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ1
5/5/2005SenateReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustrySJ1
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/27/2005
4/27/2005-A
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
INTRODUCED
April 27, 2005
H.4003
Introduced by Reps. Clemmons, Barfield, Edge and Witherspoon
S. Printed 4/27/05--H.
Read the first time April 27, 2005.
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A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 411810, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THE “SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE”, SO AS TO DEFINE “CATAPULTING AMUSEMENT RIDE”; TO ADD SECTION 4118160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION FOR THE OPERATION OF A CATAPULTING AMUSEMENT RIDE; TO AMEND 521920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF “BUNGEE JUMPING”, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE CORD USED IN BUNGEE JUMPING BEING MADE OF WIRE ROPE, CABLE, OR SPRINGS OR OTHER DEVICE SIMILAR IN DESIGN OR USE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 521950, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH PERMITTING AND REGULATING BUNGEE JUMPING, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF “BUNGEE CATAPULTING”, SO AS TO CONFORM THIS DEFINITION TO THE DEFINITION OF “BUNGEE CATAPULTING” AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 411810.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION1.Section 411810 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 283 of 1998, is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
“( )‘Catapulting amusement ride’ means an amusement ride whereby a person, or persons, riding in a safety car, or other suitable safety device, is attached to wire ropes or cables that may be attached to springs or other devices similar in design or use which are engineered to simulate bungee catapulting or reverse bungee jumping as defined in Section 521950(5) whereby a person or passenger is released from a fixed position, thus catapulting or otherwise launching the jumper or passenger into the air or towards the ground.”
SECTION2.Chapter 18 of Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Section 4118160.(A)A catapulting amusement ride must meet the following requirements before the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation may issue a permit:
(1)the ride must have been in operation in another state or country for more than five years in order to compile a safety record that must be reviewed by the department;
(2)the ride must have an exemplary safety record in the discretion of the department;
(3)the ride must have cables or wire ropes attached to the safety car in at least four places;
(4)the ride may not incorporate or use bungee cords anywhere within the design of the ride; and
(5)at no time may a safety car or other suitable safety device be attached directly to a spring which is stretched or elongated in the manner of a bungee cord from the top of a tower or fixed position above the safety car or other suitable device.
(B)The department may deny a permit for a catapulting amusement ride if one or more of the requirements in subsection (A) are not satisfied.”
SECTION3.Section 521920 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 36 of 2001, is further amended to read:
“Section 521920.(A)For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘bungee jumping’ includes and refers to the sport, activity, or practice of jumping, stepping out, dropping, or otherwise being released into the air while attached or fastened to a cord made of rubber, latex, or other elastictype material, whether natural or synthetic or wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use, whereby the cord, wire rope, cable, spring, or other device similar in design or use stops the fall, lengthens and shortens, allows the person to bounce up and down, and is intended to finally bring the person to a stop at a point above the surface.
(B)Each bungee operation must be considered a new device.”
SECTION4.Section 521950(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 36 of 2001, is further amended to read:
“(5)‘Bungee catapulting’ or ‘reverse bungee jumping’ means the sport, activity, or practice whereby a person or safety car is either attached to a single bungee cord or wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use whichor to more than one bungee cord, or to a wire rope or cable or spring that is in any manner attached to a bungee cord whereby the bungee cord is stretched and then released, thus catapulting or otherwise launching the jumper or passenger into the air from a fixed position. Bungee catapulting is prohibited in this State.”
SECTION5.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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