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Bill 1143

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1143
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020320
Primary Sponsor:                  Medical Affairs Committee SMA 13
All Sponsors:                     Medical Affairs Committee
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11424ac02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Health and Environmental Control 
                                  regulation, nitrogen oxides (D.No. 2593)


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020402  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020326  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020321  Read second time
Senate  20020320  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 20, 2002 - Word format

INTRODUCED

March 20, 2002

    S. 1143

S. Printed 3/20/02--S.

Read the first time March 20, 2002.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO NITROGEN OXIDES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2593, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Nitrogen Oxides, designated as Regulation Document Number 2593, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

On October 27, 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule titled, "Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone" [63 FR 57355]. This rule, also known as the NOx SIP Call, requires South Carolina and certain other states to limit the summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) which are one of the precursors of ozone pollution. EPA has stated in the rule that sources in these states emit NOx in amounts that significantly contribute to nonattainment of the 1-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone in one or more down-wind states. The NOx SIP Call requires reductions of summertime emissions of NOx in South Carolina by about 19 percent and requires the Department to submit a revision to the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that identifies measures necessary to achieve these reductions. The purpose of this SIP revision is to comply with the federal requirement for NOx reductions in the eastern half of the United States. If the Department fails to submit an approvable revision to the SIP, the EPA will establish a Federal Implementation Plan to achieve these reductions.

The Department has amended R.61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, and the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) by adding two new regulations for incorporation into R.61-62 in order to comply with the Federal requirements. The new regulations are R.61-62.96, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Trading Program, and R.61-62.99, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Program Requirements for Stationary Sources Not In the Trading Program.

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