H*3169 (Rat #0729, Act #0590 of 1990) General Bill, By M. McLeod, J.M. Baxley, L. Blanding, G.A. Brown, Harvin and J.T. McElveen
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 44-56-59 so as to make findings and declarations by the General Assembly with respect to the disposal of hazardous waste in this State and to amend Section 44-56-60, as amended, relating to the requirement for obtaining and issuing permits for hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal, so as to require the Department of Health and Environmental Control to evaluate annually technologies and methods to reduce the volume of hazardous waste and report its results to the General Assembly before the first day of February beginning in 1991, and to reduce over two years the amount of hazardous waste that may be disposed of annually by burial from one hundred thirty-five thousand tons to one hundred ten thousand tons, to authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Environmental Control to allow land disposal in excess of the annual limit upon the appropriate certification, to require the operator of a hazardous waste disposal facility or site to reserve annually capacity to dispose of South Carolina generated hazardous waste at least equal to the in-state waste disposed of at that site or facility in the previous year, and to provide exceptions, and to prohibit the burial in a twelve-month period in this State of more out-of-state generated hazardous waste than was buried in the previous twelve months.-amended title
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01/12/89	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
01/12/89	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-10
02/07/90	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-5
02/15/90	House	Amended HJ-29
02/15/90	House	Objection by Rep. Carnell, Davenport & Waldrop HJ-4
02/22/90	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Carnell & Waldrop HJ-18
02/22/90	House	Read second time HJ-55
02/27/90	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
02/28/90	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-10
02/28/90	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-10
03/27/90	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-17
04/05/90	Senate	Amended SJ-33
04/05/90	Senate	Read second time SJ-36
04/05/90	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-36
04/06/90	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-3
04/11/90	House	Debate interrupted HJ-43
04/12/90	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, April 17, 1990 HJ-207
04/19/90	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-48
05/01/90	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Land, V. Smith and Hinds SJ-37
05/02/90	House	Conference committee appointed Hallman, McElveen & McEachin HJ-2
05/30/90	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-40
05/30/90	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. Verne Smith, Hinds, Land SJ-40
05/30/90	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-41
06/04/90	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-39
06/04/90	House	Free conference committee appointed Hallman, McElveen & McEachin HJ-41
06/04/90	House	Free conference report received and adopted HJ-41
06/04/90	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-45
06/07/90		Ratified R 729
06/13/90		Signed By Governor
06/13/90		Effective date 06/13/90
06/13/90		Act No. 590
07/06/90		Copies available