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H. 4545
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sinclair, Anthony, Duncan, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Talley and Walker
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Introduced in the House on January 31, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Landfills
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/31/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-5
1/31/2006 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-6
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-96-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SITING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH LANDFILLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LANDFILL IN EXISTENCE AS OF JULY 1, 2006, MAY NOT EXPAND THE VOLUME OF AN EXISTING LANDFILL OR CONSTRUCT A NEW LANDFILL UNLESS IT MEETS DEMONSTRATION OF NEED REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED IN REGULATION AND TO PROHIBIT GRANTING A VARIANCE FOR SUCH EXPANSION OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-96-320 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a solid waste landfill in existence on July 1, 2006, may not expand the volume of the existing landfill or construct a new landfill unless it meets demonstration of need requirements promulgated by the department in regulation, and no variance for expansion or new construction may be granted."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2006.
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