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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.202 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Leventis All Sponsors:Leventis, Ravenel, McConnell, Cork, Passailaigue Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7032ac99.doc Companion Bill Number:3114 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 01 SANR Subject:Surface waters, quality of; Water and Sewer, Health and Environmental Control Department History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 01 SANR referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 01 SANR Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-1-82 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FROM PERMITTING THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS TO BE CUMULATIVELY LOWERED MORE THAN 0.1 MG/1 FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN FROM POINT SOURCES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 48-1-82. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if certain natural conditions cause or may cause a depression of dissolved oxygen in surface water, at no time and under no circumstances may the department establish, permit, or authorize the quality of the surface waters to be cumulatively lowered more than 0.1 mg/1 for dissolved oxygen from point sources or other activities:"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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