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TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 48-1-92, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTICS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 48-1-92. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall control stormwater discharges related to pre-production plastic, including, but not limited to, plastic resin pellets and powdered coloring for plastics, pursuant to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program by regulating facilities involved in recycling, reprocessing, storage, packaging, crating, or wholesale distribution of pre-production plastics as an industrial activity under Regulation 61-9.122.26(b)(14)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall initiate the regulation of stormwater discharges of facilities involved in recycling, reprocessing, storage, packaging, crating, or wholesale distribution of pre-production plastics pursuant to Section 48-1-92 by January 1, 2020.
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