S 1098 Joint Resolution, By Bright, Bryant, Davis, Grooms, McConnell, Massey, 
Rose, Campsen, Fair, S. Martin, Shoopman and Knotts
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FEES, DESIGNATED
 AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4139, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1,
 CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   01/12/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   01/12/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources (Senate Journal-page 3)

TO DISAPPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FEES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4139, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Environmental Protection Fees, designated as Regulation Document Number 4139, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are disapproved.

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

These regulations will amend R.61-30 to adjust the Safe Drinking Water Act fee structure to ensure adequate funds are available to cover costs associated with new federal drinking water regulations. The regulations will allow the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) to continue to provide monitoring and compliance services for recently promulgated federal drinking water regulations. See Statement of Need and Reasonableness herein.

A Notice of Drafting for this amendment was published in the State Register on May 28, 2010.