Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4506 Primary Sponsor:Fair Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Municipal solid waste disposal provisions Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:CYY/18897.SD Introduced Date:Mar 04, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Type:Referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Fair Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4506 House Mar 05, 1992 Referred to Committee 20
4506 House Mar 05, 1992 Recalled from Committee 27
4506 House Mar 04, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-96-355 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THE REGULATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND DISPOSAL, "PYROLYSIS" DOES NOT CONSTITUTE "INCINERATION" AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ELEMENTS OF "INCINERATION" OR "COMBUSTION."
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-96-355. (A) For purposes of the regulation of municipal solid waste and disposal, `pyrolysis' does not constitute `incineration' and does not contain any elements of `incineration' or `combustion'.
(B) For purposes of this section:
(1) `combustion' means any chemical process accompanied by the evolution of heat and light, being a vigorous union of substances with oxygen;
(2) `incineration' means the use of controlled flame combustion to thermally break down solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible wastes, producting residue that contains little or no combustible materials; and
(3) `pyrolysis' means the breaking apart of materials in the absence of oxygen without combustion by the application of heat from an external source."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.