Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4489 Primary Sponsor:Witherspoon Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Shallow groundwater wells Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:NO5/7537BDW.94 Introduced Date:19940112 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940112 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Witherspoon Hines Wilkes Allison Harwell Vaughn Spearman Riser Marchbanks Sharpe Stille G. Bailey Worley Koon Kinon Kelley Snow J. Wilder Neal Rhoad Trotter Stuart Chamblee Harvin Robinson Keegan Clyborne Davenport Hutson Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4489 House 19940112 Introduced, read first time, 20
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-55-42 SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM REGULATION TEMPORARY SHALLOW GROUNDWATER WELLS USED SOLELY FOR JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL 404 WETLANDS AS PART OF AN APPROVED ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' PLAN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-55-42. The requirements of Section 44-55-40 and related regulations do not apply to temporary shallow groundwater wells used solely for jurisdictional determination of federal 404 wetlands as part of an approved Army Corps of Engineers' plan."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.