South Carolina § 48-39-300 - Local governments given authority to exempt certain erosion control structures from restrictions.
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§ 48-39-300. Local governments given authority to exempt certain erosion control structures from restrictions.
A local governing body, if it notifies the department before July 1, 1990, may exempt from the provisions of Section 48-39-290, relating to reconstruction and removal of erosion control devices, the shorelines fronting the Atlantic Ocean under its jurisdiction where coastal erosion has been shown to be attributed to a federally authorized navigation project as documented by the findings of a Section 111 Study conducted under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1968, as amended by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Erosion control devices exempt under this section must not be constructed seaward of their existing location, increased in dimension, or rebuilt out of materials different from that of the original structure.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 634, SECTION 3; 1990 Act No. 607, SECTION 3; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1235.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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