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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-35-5350 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN CONSIDERING CERTAIN BIDS AND PROPOSALS AN AGENCY SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO A VENDOR WHO MEETS OR EXCEEDS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 23, Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-35-5350. When considering bids and proposals pursuant to this chapter, preference may be given to products which meet or exceed the following requirements:
(1) technology employed is approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and certified to meet or exceed the American National Standards for health effects of drinking water treatment chemicals (NSF/ANSI/CAN-60) and be registered for application by the State;
(2) technology used proven to remediate and prevent harmful algal blooms in areas of size of at least one thousand acres in the United States;
(3) treatment aim must be to reduce cyanotoxins in the water to less-than harmful levels;
(4) technology employed must be ready-to-use without limitation of size or shape of the waterbody;
(5) employment of technology allowing for application under emergency situations and within less than ninety-six hours from approval;
(6) products used are modular and can be used as a preventative measure;
(7) products used are quick and easy to apply and are safe to the applicator;
(8) products used float on the surface of the water and do not sink immediately to the bottom of the water column, to be diminished in effectiveness by mixing with sediment;
(9) products used are distributed autonomously across the waterbody after a localized application;
(10) products used with a time-release mechanism that applies constant and prolonged oxidative stress of the cyanobacteria triggered by the programmed cell death signaling cascade resulting in their collapse; and
(11) products manufactured in the United States."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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