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H*3907

Session 109 (1991-1992)

H*3907(Rat #0622, Act #0512 of 1992)  General Bill, By J.G. Mattos, P.B. Harris, 
S.G. Manly and Townsend
 A Bill to revise the charges for environmental permits, licenses, and
 certificates required by the Department of Health and Environmental Control
 under the Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Hazardous
 Waste Management Act, the Oil and Gas Act, the Atomic Energy and Radiation
 Control Act, and Department regulations.-amended title

   04/11/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-65
   04/11/91  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-65
   04/01/92  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-4
   04/15/92  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 16, 1992 HJ-39
   04/16/92  House  Amended HJ-20
   04/16/92  House  Read second time HJ-23
   04/21/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
   04/22/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   04/22/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-7
   05/21/92  Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-12
   05/28/92  Senate Amended SJ-47
   05/28/92  Senate Read second time
   05/28/92  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-48
   05/29/92  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-2
   06/03/92  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-117
   06/04/92  Senate  Recedes from amendments SJ-79
   06/04/92  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-40
   06/04/92         Ratified R 622
   07/10/92         Signed By Governor
   07/10/92         Effective date 07/10/92
   07/10/92         Act No. 512
   07/10/92         See act for exception to or explanation of
                     effective date
   07/28/92         Copies available

(A512, R622, H3907)

AN ACT TO REVISE THE CHARGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATES REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNDER THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, THE OIL AND GAS ACT, THE ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIATION CONTROL ACT, AND DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS.

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

Charges for certain environmental permits, licenses, and certificates revised

SECTION 1. For July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control may charge annually for environmental permits, licenses, or certificates required by the department under the Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Hazardous Waste Management Act, the Oil and Gas Act, the Atomic Energy and Radiation Control Act, or department regulations, and the following provisions and schedule of fees apply:

(1) water pollution control:

(a) annual fees for NPDES and state construction permits for land application systems according to the type of wastewater treatment facility:

1. major facility with a flow greater than 2,000,000 gallons a day: $1,200;

2. major facility with a flow 1,000,000 - 1,999,999 gallons a day: $900;

3. minor facility with a flow 500,000 - 999,999 gallons a day: $750;

4. minor facility with a flow 100,000 - 499,999 gallons a day: $600;

5. minor facility with a flow 50,000 - 99,999 gallons a day: $450;

6. minor facility with a flow 0 - 49,999 gallons a day: $300;

7. multiple discharge permits with greater than five discharge points: $900 plus $450 for each discharge over five;

(b) water quality certification application fees:

1. federal and coastal zone certification: $500;

2. state, noncoastal zone certification: $75;

1. pretreatment systems: $600;

2. collection systems:

a. nondelegated program: $250;

b. delegated program: $75;

(2) water supply operating permits:

(a) major facility serving more than 10,000 people: $800;

(b) major facility serving 5,000 - 10,000 people: $600;

(d) minor facility serving less than 1,000 people: $50;

Fees and expenses collected by the process provided in this item and item (1) must be deposited in the general fund for the operation of agency environmental programs.

Pursuant to the 1990 amendments to the Federal Clean Air Act, the source owner or operator shall pay an annual permit fee of eleven dollars a ton of regulated pollutant, up to a maximum of four thousand tons a year, based on actual emission during calendar year 1991. Funds generated from these fees must be retained by the agency and used to implement the Air Quality Program and provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act;

(3) Laboratory services:

(a) application fee: $100;

(b) minimum annual fee for each laboratory: $100;

(d) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) inorganics: $20 for each parameter;

(e) SDWA `secondary inorganics': $20 for each parameter;

(f) CWA organics:

1. PCB's and pesticides: $250 for each subgroup;

2. herbicides: $250 for each subgroup;

3. violatiles: $250 for each subgroup;

4. semi-volatiles: $250 for each subgroup;

5. dioxins and furans: $250 for each subgroup;

(g) SDWA organics:

1. trihalomethanes: $250;

2. synthetic organic compounds: $500;

3. volatiles: $500;

(h) microbiology:

1. total coliform: $50;

2. fecal coliform: $50;

3. fecal streptococci: $50;

(i) biology:

1. toxicity testing: $500 for each species;

2. taxonomy: $250;

(j) solid and hazardous wastes (SW-846 methods): If a laboratory wishes to be certified to perform analyses using SW-846 methodology and that laboratory has paid fees to the program to perform analogous analyses under the CWA or SDWA, or both, the laboratory only may be assessed an annual fee of $500. However, if a laboratory wishes to perform analyses using SW-846 methodology only, that laboratory must be assessed an annual fee according to the formats listed for the CWA and the SDWA parameters, as applicable;

(4) radioactive material licenses:

1. low-level radioactive waste disposal: $275,000;

2. radioactive material manufacturing/processing: $27,000;

3. decontamination facilities: $3,000;

4. industrial radiography under reciprocity: $500;

5. low-level waste consolidation: $25,000;

6. low-level waste processing: $50,000.

All other radioactive material fees remain as listed in the Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulations 61-63 and 61-68;

(5) hazardous waste units: $600.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and authority granted the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control by Section 1 of this act terminates June 30, 1993, or upon enactment of Section 39.24, Part I of the 1992-93 General Appropriations Act.

Approved the 10th day of July, 1992.

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