South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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A272, R231, S1190

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Sheheen, Campsen, Verdin and Campbell
Document Path: l:\s-res\vas\027dams.dmr.vas.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 24, 2018
Introduced in the House on May 3, 2018
Last Amended on April 26, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on May 10, 2018
Governor's Action: May 17, 2018, Signed

Summary: DHEC, Dam and Reservoirs Safety Program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/24/2018  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/26/2018  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 29)
   4/26/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 29)
   4/26/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 29)
    5/1/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 22)
    5/3/2018  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 61)
    5/9/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 84)
    5/9/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-3 (House Journal-page 84)
   5/10/2018  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 19)
   5/14/2018          Ratified R 231
   5/17/2018          Signed By Governor
   5/24/2018          Effective date 05/17/18
  10/16/2018          Act No. 272

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/24/2018
4/24/2018-A
4/26/2018
5/3/2018

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A272, R231, S1190)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DAMS AND RESERVOIRS SAFETY PROGRAM ON REGULATING THE STATE'S HIGH AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD DAMS.

Whereas, the catastrophic weather events occurring in 2015 and 2016 resulted in great damage to numerous South Carolina dams; and

Whereas, repairs to these dams presented significant financial outlays to their owners; and

Whereas, the Department of Health and Environmental Control's Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program responded by directing resources toward both the repair and future maintenance of high and significant hazard dams; and

Whereas, the department has limited financial and personnel resources and should focus these limited resources on high and significant hazard dams. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

DHEC dams and reservoirs safety program

SECTION    1.    The General Assembly hereby directs the Department of Health and Environmental Control to focus the resources of the department's Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program on regulating the state's high and significant hazard dams only and reclassifying dams when the failure or improper operation of a dam will likely result in loss of human life.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Approved the 17th day of May, 2018.

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