South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 4686
STATUS INFORMATION
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Sponsors: Reps. Bustos, Chapman and Hartnett
Document Path: LC-0330VR24.docx
Introduced in the House on January 9, 2024
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2023 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/14/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs |
| 1/9/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 122) |
| 1/9/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 122) |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS INTO THE STATE'S WATERWAYS AND DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6, Title 48 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 48-6-90. (A) Within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this section, the Department of Environmental Services shall promulgate regulations prohibiting the discharge of any contaminant level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, in any waterway or drinking water supply of the State.
(B) The department may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with Section 48-6-70 and any other applicable provision of law, and may coordinate with the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce in enforcing this section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2024.
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