South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5268

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5268
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020514
Primary Sponsor:                  Bowers
All Sponsors:                     Bowers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3002zw02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Incineration of medical waste, to request 
                                  DHEC to establish task force to study laws and 
                                  regulations pertaining to


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020514  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AN EVALUATION OF ALL STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE INCINERATION OF MEDICAL WASTE AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2002.

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

SECTION    1.    The Department of Health and Environmental Control is directed to establish a task force to conduct a detailed evaluation of all current state laws and regulations pertaining to the incineration of medical waste. The task force shall make recommendations to the Board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control including, but not limited to, the appropriateness of amending or repealing current laws and regulations and the necessity of enacting new laws or regulations regarding the incineration of medical waste. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the board no later than December 1, 2002.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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