South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 144

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Scott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11096dg19.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Establish a revolving fund to operate a financial assistance program to provide grants to dam owners to conduct engineering and safety studies

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2018  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources
    1/8/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 108)
    1/8/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 108)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2018

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING FUND TO OPERATE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO DAM OWNERS TO CONDUCT ENGINEERING AND SAFETY STUDIES ON THE DAMS.

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

SECTION    1.    From the funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Environmental Control in the current fiscal year, the department shall develop and operate a financial assistance program to provide grants to dam owners to conduct engineering and safety studies on the dams. The department shall develop an application process whereby the county in which the dam is located applies for the dam owner. The application must include a statement by the appropriate county officials that the dam is in need of study and the possible consequences to the public of not conducting a study. The department may promulgate regulations setting forth the requirements to become an aid recipient. In making aid determinations, the department must prioritize funds based on the most critical-need infrastructure affected by the catastrophic weather event of October 2015.

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

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