H*3378 Session 107 (1987-1988)
H*3378(Rat #0428, Act #0398 of 1988) General Bill, By H.H. Keyserling and
M.D. Burriss
A Bill to amend Section 48-47-170, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to development and operation of low-level radioactive waste disposal
facilities for purposes of the Southeastern Radioactive Waste Compact, so as
to provide that no host state is required to operate a regional disposal
facility for longer than twenty years or to dispose of more than thirty-two
million cubic feet of low-level radioactive waste, whichever occurs first; to
amend Section 48-47-280, relating to the requirements for withdrawing from the
Compact, so as to qualify the right of withdrawal and further provide for the
procedural requirements for withdrawal; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding
Section 48-47-285 so as to allow withdrawal by a state more than thirty days
after the commencement of the second host state's disposal facility only with
the unanimous approval of the Southeast Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste
Management Commission and the consent of Congress and to provide that the
Barnwell County disposal facility is considered the first host state disposal
facility.
12/07/87 House Prefiled
12/07/87 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/88 House Introduced and read first time HJ-267
01/12/88 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-267
01/20/88 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-422
02/04/88 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 9, 1988 HJ-942
02/09/88 House Read second time HJ-996
02/10/88 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1039
02/11/88 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-17
02/11/88 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-18
03/02/88 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-26
03/03/88 Senate Read second time SJ-74
03/03/88 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-74
03/09/88 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-18
03/15/88 Ratified R 428
03/21/88 Signed By Governor
03/21/88 Effective date 03/21/88
03/21/88 Act No. 398
03/29/88 Copies available
(A398, R428, H3378)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-47-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
FACILITIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT NO HOST STATE IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE A REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY
FOR LONGER THAN TWENTY YEARS OR TO DISPOSE OF MORE THAN THIRTY-TWO MILLION CUBIC
FEET OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST; TO AMEND SECTION
48-47-280, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHDRAWING FROM THE COMPACT, SO AS
TO QUALIFY THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHDRAWAL; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION
48-47-285 SO AS TO ALLOW WITHDRAWAL BY A STATE MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND HOST STATE'S DISPOSAL FACILITY ONLY WITH THE UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL OF THE SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION AND THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE BARNWELL COUNTY
DISPOSAL FACILITY IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST HOST STATE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Regional storage facility
SECTION 1. Section 48-47-170 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"(E) No party state is required to operate a regional facility longer
than a twenty-year period or to dispose of more than thirty-two million cubic
feet of low-level radioactive waste, whichever first occurs."
Withdrawal from compact
SECTION 2. Section 48-47-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 48-47-280. Subject to the provisions of Section 48-47-285, any
party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a law repealing the
compact; provided, that if a regional facility is located within such state, such
regional facility shall remain available to the region for four years after the
date the Commission receives verification in writing from the governor of such
party state of the recision of the compact. The Commission, upon receipt of the
verification, shall as soon as practicable provide copies of such verification
to the Governors, the Presidents of the Senates, and the Speakers of the Houses
of Representatives of the party states as well as the chairmen of the appropriate
committees of Congress."
Code section added
SECTION 3. Article 13, Chapter 47, Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by
adding:
"Section 48-47-285. The right of a party state to withdraw pursuant to
Section 48-47-280 terminates no later than thirty days following the commencement
of operation of the second host state disposal facility. Thereafter a party
state may withdraw only with the unanimous approval of the commission and with
the consent of Congress. For purposes of this section, the low-level radioactive
waste disposal facility located in Barnwell County, South Carolina, is considered
the first host state disposal facility."
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |