Bill 4624

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4624
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960215
Primary Sponsor:                   McKay
All Sponsors:                      McKay, Sharpe, Limbaugh, Wells,
                                   Spearman and Askins 
Drafted Document Number:           koc\5251ac.96
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Agriculture, Natural Resources
                                   and Environmental Affairs Committee
                                   20 HANR
Subject:                           Burning of leaves authorized,
                                   campfires

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960501  Recommitted to Committee                 20 HANR
House   19960425  Objection withdrawn by Representative            Riser
House   19960424  Objection withdrawn by Representative            Witherspoon
House   19960423  Objection by Representative                      Stuart
                                                                   Cromer
                                                                   Witherspoon
                                                                   Marchbanks
                                                                   Loftis
                                                                   Simrill
                                                                   Cain
                                                                   Riser
House   19960418  Objection by Representative                      Rhoad
                                                                   Cave
                                                                   Loftis
House   19960417  Recalled from Committee                  20 HANR
House   19960215  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee

RECALLED

April 17, 1996

H. 4624

Introduced by REPS. McKay, Sharpe, Limbaugh, Wells, Spearman and Askins

S. Printed 4/17/96--H.

Read the first time February 15, 1996.

A BILL

TO AMEND TITLE 48, CHAPTER 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 48-1-65 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE OPEN BURNING OF LEAVES, TREE BRANCHES, AND YARD TRIMMINGS ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND TO AUTHORIZE CAMPFIRES ONLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OR HUMAN WARMTH.

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

SECTION 1. Title 48, Chapter 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 48-1-65. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation:

(1) Open burning of leaves, tree branches, or yard trimmings originating on the premises of private residences and burned on those premises is permitted only if:

(a) the location of the burning is a sufficient distance, but not less than five hundred feet, from any other inhabited residential building not a part of the contiguous property on which the burning is conducted;

(b) the location of the burning is more than five hundred feet from public roadways;

(c) offensive, toxic, or undesirable levels of smoke are not created;

(d) the initial burning is started between the hours of nine a.m. and three p.m. and completely extinguished before dark; and

(e) no combustible material is added to the fire between three p.m. of one day and nine a.m. the following day.

(2) Open fires in the form of campfires only may be used for recreational purposes or human warmth."

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