Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:157 Primary Sponsor:Martschink Committee Number:13 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Litter Recycling Act Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBOO/1978 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martschink Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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157 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 13
time, referred to Committee
157 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 13
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 68 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LITTER RECYCLING ACT BY SETTING FORTH DEFINITIONS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 44-68-10. As used in this chapter:
(1) 'Litter' means waste material including, but not limited to, bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, paper, plastic, rubber, and garbage capable of recycling.
(2) 'Litter receptacle' means containers designed and adopted by regulation by the State Budget and Control Board and standardized as to size, shape, capacity, and color.
(3) 'Recycling' means the process of separating, cleaning, treating, and reconstituting used or discarded litter-related material to recover and reuse the resources contained in it.
Section 44-68-20. Litter receptacles must be placed at locations within the capitol complex mall in Columbia as specified by regulation of the Budget and Control Board and at locations within buildings housing state and local agencies as specified by regulation of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. A litter receptacle is not required to be located at each state and local agency building.
Section 44-68-30. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall remove the litter from the receptacles at least once weekly or when full and transfer it to a recycling center.
Section 44-68-40. The Budget and Control Board may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.