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H. 4501
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Sponsors: Reps. G.R. Smith, Witherspoon, Duncan, Leach, Allen, Bailey, Bannister, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Cooper, Cotty, Davenport, Edge, Hamilton, Hardwick, Hiott, Huggins, Kirsh, Limehouse, Loftis, Martin, Merrill, Mitchell, Norman, Owens, Perry, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rhoad, Rutherford, Scarborough, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Tripp, Vaughn, Weeks, White, Young and Hodges
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Introduced in the House on January 24, 2006
Last Amended on May 3, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Ephemeral stream
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/24/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-29
1/24/2006 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-29
2/2/2006 House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Sandifer
4/27/2006 House Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-16
5/3/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
5/3/2006 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). McLeod HJ-28
5/3/2006 House Amended HJ-28
5/3/2006 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 9, 2006 HJ-29
5/9/2006 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 10, 2006 HJ-27
5/10/2006 House Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-23
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Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Path council\agm\18453mm06)
May 3, 2006
H. 4501
Introduced by Reps. G.R. Smith, Witherspoon, Duncan, Leach, Allen, Bailey, Bannister, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Cooper, Cotty, Davenport, Edge, Hamilton, Hardwick, Hiott, Huggins, Kirsh, Limehouse, Loftis, Martin, Merrill, Mitchell, Norman, Owens, Perry, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rhoad, Rutherford, Scarborough, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Tripp, Vaughn, Weeks, White, Young and Hodges
S. Printed 4/27/06--H.
Read the first time January 24, 2006.
TO AMEND SECTION 48-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN REGARD TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "EPHEMERAL STREAM"; AND TO ADD SECTION 48-1-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN ADMINISTERING THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT HAS JURISDICTION OVER AN EPHEMERAL STREAM AS DEFINED ABOVE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 48-1-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new item appropriately numbered to read:
"( ) 'Ephemeral stream' means streams that (a) generally have defined natural watercourses that flow only in direct response to rainfall or snowmelt and in which discrete periods of flow persist no more than twenty-nine consecutive days per event, (b) are Waters of the United States as determined by the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to 33 C.F.R. 328, and (c) are not excluded from Waters of the United States pursuant to applicable law."
SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 48-1-55. The department in administering this chapter has jurisdiction over ephemeral streams as defined in Section 48-1-10."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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