Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3774 Ratification Number:324 Act Number:294 Primary Sponsor:Kempe Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Air contaminants Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Mar 12, 1992 Computer Document Number:BR1/1417.AC Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Mar 31, 1992 Introduced Date:Apr 04, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Feb 12, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Mar 31, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 294 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kempe Rogers Wilkes Beatty Hallman Fulmer Bruce Beasley Keyserling Cole Sturkie Neilson Waites Farr Corbett Wells Keegan Cork Cato Whipper Jaskwhich Littlejohn Manly Cooper T.C. Alexander Wilder Burch Glover D. Martin Phillips A. Young McGinnis Tucker Cromer McElveen L. Elliott Gonzales R. Young Houck Meacham Rhoad Mattos Barber McCraw Jennings Kinon Marchbanks Altman J. Harris Lanford Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3774 ------ Mar 31, 1992 Act No. 294
3774 ------ Mar 31, 1992 Signed by Governor
3774 ------ Mar 25, 1992 Ratified R 324
3774 Senate Mar 12, 1992 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
3774 Senate Mar 11, 1992 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Thursday, March 12, 1992
3774 Senate Mar 10, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 13
3774 Senate Feb 18, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 13
referred to Committee
3774 House Feb 13, 1992 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3774 House Feb 13, 1992 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House Feb 12, 1992 Amended, read second time
3774 House Feb 12, 1992 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House Feb 12, 1992 Objection removed as they are
no longer members of the House
3774 House Feb 12, 1992 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House Jan 29, 1992 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, February 5, 1992
3774 House May 23, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 22, 1991 Objection by Representative
3774 House May 14, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 09, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 09, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 09, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 08, 1991 Objection withdrawn by
Representative
3774 House May 07, 1991 Objection by Representative
3774 House May 02, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, May 7
3774 House Apr 24, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 20
3774 House Apr 04, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 20
referred to Committee
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(A294, R324, H3774)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-1-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR DISCHARGES OF WASTES OR AIR CONTAMINANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE ISSUING A PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES MUST BE PROVIDED FOR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Permits for air contaminants or waste discharge
SECTION 1. Section 48-1-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 48-1-100. (A) A person affected by the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted by the department desiring to make a new outlet or source, or to increase the quantity of discharge from existing outlets or sources, for the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes, or the effluent therefrom, or air contaminants, into the waters or ambient air of the State, first shall make an application to the department for a permit to construct and a permit to discharge from the outlet or source. If, after appropriate public comment procedures, as defined by department regulations, the department finds that the discharge from the proposed outlet or source will not be in contravention of provisions of this chapter, a permit to construct and a permit to discharge must be issued to the applicant. The department, if sufficient hydrologic and environmental information is not available for it to make a determination of the effect of the discharge, may require the person proposing to make the discharge to conduct studies that will enable the department to determine that its quality standards will not be violated.
(B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control is the agency of state government having jurisdiction over the quality of the air and waters of the State of South Carolina. It shall develop and enforce standards as may be necessary governing emissions or discharges into the air, streams, lakes, or coastal waters of the State, including waste water discharges.
(C) The Department of Health and Environmental Control is the agency of state government having jurisdiction over those matters involving real or potential threats to the health of the people of South Carolina, including the handling and disposal of garbage and refuse; septic tanks; and individual or privately-owned systems for the disposal of offal and human or animal wastes."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 31st day of March, 1992.