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Bill 4814

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4814
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020227
Primary Sponsor:                  Bowers
All Sponsors:                     Bowers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21039sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Medical waste incinerator facilities may 
                                  not be located in residential areas


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020227  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-29-745 SO AS TO PROVIDE A FACILITY TO INCINERATE MEDICAL WASTE MAY NOT BE LOCATED IN ANY AREA ZONED RESIDENTIAL OR IN AN AREA ZONED OTHERWISE WHICH IS CONTIGUOUS TO AN AREA ZONED RESIDENTIAL, TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL ZONING BOARDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO GRANT SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS OR VARIANCES TO THE ABOVE PROVISIONS OR PERMIT NONCONFORMING USES IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE PROVISIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT EXISTING FACILITIES VIOLATING THESE PROVISIONS ARE PERMITTED TO REMAIN AT THEIR PRESENT LOCATION.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 6-29-745.    A facility to incinerate medical waste regulated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control may not be located in any area zoned residential or in an area zoned otherwise which is contiguous to an area zoned residential. Local zoning boards are not authorized to grant special exceptions or variances to the provisions of this section or permit nonconforming uses in violation of this section. Any existing facility incinerating medical waste located in a manner that would violate the provisions of this section is permitted to remain at that location."

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

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