H 3506 General Bill, By Wilkins, Campsen, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Harrison, 
J.H. Hodges and Sharpe
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-45, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND AGENCIES,
 BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THE
 GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1993, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COASTAL
 COUNCIL MAY BE RELOCATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT BUT MUST CONTINUE AS AN
 ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND AT OR ABOVE THE BUREAU LEVEL.

   02/20/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-27
   02/20/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-27
   04/09/97  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   04/15/97  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 16, 1997 HJ-29
   04/16/97  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, Knotts,
                     Haskins, Miller, Cobb-Hunter, Davenport, Kirsh,
                     Law, Riser & Barrett HJ-33
   04/17/97  House  Read second time HJ-45
   04/17/97  House  Roll call Yeas-73  Nays-29 HJ-45
   04/22/97  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-26
   04/23/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   04/23/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 9, 1997

H. 3506

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, Sharpe, Cobb-Hunter, Harrison, Cooper, Campsen and Hodges

S. Printed 4/9/97--H.

Read the first time February 20, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3506), to amend Section 1-30-45, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the Department of Health and Environmental Control and agencies, boards, and commissions, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-45, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1993, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COASTAL COUNCIL MAY BE RELOCATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT BUT MUST CONTINUE AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND AT OR ABOVE THE BUREAU LEVEL.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-30-45 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 181 of 1993, is amended to read:

"Section 1-30-45. Effective on July 1, 1994, the following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all of the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities as well as the employees, funds, property and all contractual rights and obligations associated with any such agency, except for those subdivisions specifically included under another department, are hereby transferred to and incorporated in and shall must be administered as part of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and to include a coastal division:

(A)(1) Department of Health and Environmental Control, formerly provided for at Section 44-1-10, et seq.;

(B)(2) South Carolina Coastal Council, formerly provided for at Section 48-39-10, et seq., notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Environmental Control may relocate the coastal division within the agency organizational structure; however, the coastal division shall continue as an organizational unit and must be located at or above the level of a bureau within the department;

(C)(3) State Land Resources Conservation Commission regulatory division, formerly provided for at Section 48-9-10, et seq.;

(D)(4) Water Resources Commission regulatory division, formerly provided for at Section 49-3-10, et seq."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.