S 0683 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
 A Bill to amend Sections 44-55-1010 and 44-55-1210, Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to collection and disposal of garbage, so as to
 provide that a fee of one hundred dollars a ton must be assessed on garbage
 generated out of state and disposed of in South Carolina; to amend Section
 44-56-170, as amended, relating to the Hazardous Waste Contingency Fund and
 reports, fees, and administration of the Fund, so as to change the minimum fee
 assessed on out-of-state hazardous waste disposed of in South Carolina from
 thirty dollars to one hundred dollars; and to amend Section 44-93-160, as
 amended, relating to fees on commercial treatment of infectious waste, so as
 to increase the fee on the commercial treatment of infectious waste generated
 outside of this State from thirty dollars to one hundred dollars a ton.

   02/19/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   02/19/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-9

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-55-1010 AND 44-55-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A TON MUST BE ASSESSED ON GARBAGE GENERATED OUT OF STATE AND DISPOSED OF IN SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTINGENCY FUND AND REPORTS, FEES, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM FEE ASSESSED ON OUT-OF-STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSED OF IN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THIRTY DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-93-160, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO FEES ON COMMERCIAL TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FEE ON THE COMMERCIAL TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTE GENERATED OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE FROM THIRTY DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A TON.

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

SECTION 1. Section 44-55-1010 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-55-1010. Any A county in this State may regulate the collection and disposal of garbage in accordance with the provisions of this article. The governing body of each county shall decide whether or not if the county shall elect to come under the provisions of this article.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or Section 44-55-1020, a minimum fee of one hundred dollars a ton must be assessed on garbage that is generated outside of this State and disposed of in this State."

SECTION 2. Section 44-55-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-55-1210. The governing body of any a county may by ordinance or resolution may provide that the county shall engage in the collection and disposal of solid waste. Such The collection and disposal may be accomplished either by use of county employees and equipment or by contract with private agencies or municipalities of the county. Service charges may be levied against persons for whom collection services are provided whether such the services are performed by the county, a municipality, or a private agency. A minimum charge of one hundred dollars a ton must be assessed on solid waste generated outside of this State that is disposed of in this State."

SECTION 3. Section 44-56-170(E) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 196 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"(E) For all hazardous wastes generated outside of the State and received at a facility during the quarter each owner/operator of a hazardous waste land disposal facility shall remit to the department an amount equal to the per ton fee imposed on out-of-state waste by the state from which the hazardous waste originated but in any event no less than thirty one hundred dollars a ton."

SECTION 4. Section 44-93-160(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 612 of 1990, is further amended to read:

"(A) There is imposed a fee on the commercial treatment of infectious waste in this State equal to thirty one hundred dollars a ton on the pretreatment weight of infectious waste generated outside of this State and twenty-five dollars a ton on the pretreatment weight of infectious waste generated within this State."

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.