Bill 1084

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1084
Ratification Number:            361
Act Number:                     357
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980303
Primary Sponsor:                Land 
All Sponsors:                   Land 
Drafted Document Number:        res1636.jcl
Companion Bill Number:          4807
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980520
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19980526
Subject:                        Motor vehicles, commercial drivers
                                license; transportation of hazardous
                                waste materials posing no public
                                threat, farming

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

------  19980617  Act No. A357
------  19980526  Signed by Governor
------  19980521  Ratified R361
House   19980520  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19980514  Read second time
House   19980514  Request for debate withdrawn
                  by Representative                                Barfield
                                                                   Kennedy
House   19980507  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19980512
House   19980506  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19980507
House   19980429  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19980430
House   19980423  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19980428
House   19980422  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19980423
House   19980421  Request for debate by Representative             Kelley
                                                                   Walker
                                                                   Littlejohn
                                                                   Edge
                                                                   Keegan
                                                                   Barfield
                                                                   Davenport
                                                                   Witherspoon
                                                                   Young
                                                                   Kennedy
House   19980415  Committee report: Favorable              20 HANR
House   19980326  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19980325  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980324  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19980319  Committee report: Favorable              15 ST
Senate  19980303  Introduced, read first time,             15 ST
                  referred to Committee

(A357, R361, S1084)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2070, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES, SO AS TO ADOPT FEDERAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS WHICH POSE NO SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY WHEN USED IN NORMAL FARMING OPERATIONS.

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

Transportation of agricultural products, machinery, and supplies

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-2070(B)(2)(b) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

(b) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies, or a combination of them to or from a farm including the transportation of hazardous materials which do not pose a substantial danger to the public health and safety including fuels, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals used in normal farming operations as exempted pursuant to 49 C.F.R Part 173.5;

Time effective

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

Approved the 26th day of May, 1998.