S*0635(Rat #0060, Act #0060 of 2013)  General Bill, By Shealy, Campbell, Corbin, 
Turner, Bryant and Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 48-23-300 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJOR FACILITY PROJECT REQUESTING
 THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEEK A RATING POINT THAT
 WOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOOD PRODUCTS OF THIS STATE DERIVED FROM FOREST
 LANDS CERTIFIED BY THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE OR THE AMERICAN TREE
 FARM SYSTEM. - ratified title

   04/18/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   04/18/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 4)
   05/08/13  Senate Polled out of committee Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   05/08/13  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry (Senate Journal-page 5)
   05/09/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/09/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/13/13  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   05/14/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   05/14/13  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   05/23/13  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   05/30/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 44)
   05/30/13  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 44)
   05/30/13  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 45)
   05/31/13  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 4)
   06/04/13         Ratified R 60
   06/07/13         Signed By Governor
   06/20/13         Effective date 06/07/13
   06/24/13         Act No. 60

(A60, R60, S635)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-300 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJOR FACILITY PROJECT REQUESTING THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEEK A RATING POINT THAT WOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOOD PRODUCTS OF THIS STATE DERIVED FROM FOREST LANDS CERTIFIED BY THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE OR THE AMERICAN TREE FARM SYSTEM.

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

Disallowance of certain rating points

SECTION    1.    Chapter 23, Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 48-23-300.    A major facility project as defined in Section 48-52-810(10) requesting third-party certification shall not be allowed to seek a rating point that would discriminate against wood products of this State derived from forest lands certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative or the American Tree Farm System."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.