A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 49-11-236 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DAM WHICH FAILED OR SUFFERED A BREACH BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2015, AND OCTOBER 15, 2015, HAS A PUBLIC ROAD OR HIGHWAY IN THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP OF IT AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE PUBLIC ROAD OR HIGHWAY ATOP THE DAM, IF SUITABLE RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS AFFORD THE STATE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THE RIGHT TO DO SO WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF SAVING OR REPAIRING THE DAM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUITABLE RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS DO NOT EXIST OVER WHICH THE PUBLIC ROAD OR HIGHWAY SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THEM BY ALL AVAILABLE LAWFUL MEANS SO THAT THE PUBLIC ROAD OR HIGHWAY CAN BE PUT BACK INTO SERVICE FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Failed
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2018
Last action Apr 4, 2018
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2018
How they voted
49–61
Failed · 11 other
Total votes 121
Apr 4, 2018
D
Democratic43
76% Yea
R
Republican78
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2018
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (49-61-11)
house
Feb 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
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