South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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Bill 5140


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 48-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE "POLLUTION CONTROL ACT", SO AS TO ADD "WETLANDS" TO THE DEFINITION OF SPECIFIED "WATERS OF THE STATE".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 48-1-10(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    'Waters' means lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, wetlands, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic Ocean within the territorial limits of the State and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial, public or private, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, which are wholly or partially within or bordering the State or within its jurisdiction;"

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

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