There is created a Scenic Highways Committee composed of eleven members as follows:
(1) the secretary of the Department of Transportation or the secretary's designee;
(2) the chairman of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission or the chairman's designee;
(3) two representatives of the outdoor advertising industry who are active members of an organization such as the Outdoor Advertising Association of South Carolina;
(4) a representative of the South Carolina hotel and motel industry;
(5) a representative of the agricultural industry who is active in an organization such as the State Farm Bureau;
(6) a representative of the petroleum marketing industry;
(7) a representative of the tourism industry in South Carolina;
(8) a representative of highway beautification efforts, such as South Carolina Clean and Beautiful;
(9) a representative involved with parks and recreation, such as the South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association;
(10) a member of the general public.
All members of the committee shall serve for a term of two years and, with the exception of the appointments made pursuant to items (1) and (2), all appointments must be made by the Governor. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation or reimbursement.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 484, Section 1, eff July 14, 1994; 1996 Act No. 285, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 14, eff June 4, 2008.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 23 - Highway Beautification And Scenic Routes
Section 57-23-10. Marking of beautified section of public road or highway.
Section 57-23-20. Unlawful to injure plants, shrubs or trees along beautified section.
Section 57-23-50. Scenic Highways Committee created; membership; terms of office.
Section 57-23-60. Chairman; quorum; promulgation of criteria regulations.
Section 57-23-70. Requests for scenic highway designation; review by committee; hearing.
Section 57-23-80. Transmittal of committee recommendation to General Assembly.
Section 57-23-110. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway designated.
Section 57-23-140. Old Sheldon Church Road Scenic Byway designated; markers; advertising signs.
Section 57-23-210. Bohicket Road designated scenic highway.
Section 57-23-220. Application of Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971.
Section 57-23-230. Ashley River Road Scenic Byway designated.
Section 57-23-300. Hilton Head Scenic Highway designated; installation of markers and signs.
Section 57-23-310. Certain advertising prohibited.
Section 57-23-350. Designation of Highway 174 as scenic highway.
Section 57-23-360. Highway 174 subject to highway advertising control act.
Section 57-23-400. Long Point Road Scenic Highway designated; installation of markers and signs.
Section 57-23-410. New off-premises outdoor advertising prohibited.
Section 57-23-420. Removal of certain trees prohibited.
Section 57-23-500. Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway designated; installation of markers and signs.
Section 57-23-510. New off-premises outdoor advertising prohibited.
Section 57-23-520. Removal of certain trees prohibited.
Section 57-23-600. Riverland Drive Scenic Highway designated; installation of markers and signs.
Section 57-23-610. New off-premises outdoor advertising prohibited.
Section 57-23-620. Removal of certain trees prohibited.
Section 57-23-700. Ft. Johnson Road Scenic Highway designated; installation of markers and signs.
Section 57-23-710. New off-premises outdoor advertising prohibited.
Section 57-23-720. Removal of certain trees prohibited.
Section 57-23-800. Vegetation management of medians, roadsides, and interchanges along interstates.
Section 57-23-845. Mowing roadside vegetation; Richland County.
Section 57-23-900. Western York County Scenic Byway.
Section 57-23-1000. Falling Waters Scenic Byway.