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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3114 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Miller All Sponsors:Miller Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7101ac99.doc Companion Bill Number:202 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Surface waters, quality provisions; Water and Sewer, Health and Environmental Control Department History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee House 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 20 HANR 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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