H 3869 General Bill, By J. Smith and Lourie
Summary: Low-level Radioactive Waste Assistance Fund, DHEC, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-48-150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE ASSISTANCE FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO ASSIST SOUTH CAROLINA GENERATORS IN DEFRAYING THE COST OF STORING, TRANSPORTING, AND DISPOSING OF THIS WASTE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-48-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TAXES IMPOSED ON LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED ON EACH CURIE RATHER THAN ON EACH CUBIC FOOT, TO ESTABLISH THE TAX OF FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER CURIE, TO PROVIDE THAT ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, RATHER THAN SIX DOLLARS PER CUBIC FOOT, MUST BE CREDITED TO THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT, TO ALLOCATE TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BARNWELL COUNTY, TO CREDIT FIVE PERCENT TO THE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE ASSISTANCE FUND, AND TO CREDIT NINETY-FIVE PERCENT TO THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ENDOWMENT.
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04/07/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
04/07/99	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-6