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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-96-324 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LANDFILL IN EXISTENCE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY AS OF JULY 1, 2006, MAY NOT EXPAND THE VOLUME OF AN EXISTING LANDFILL OR CONSTRUCT A NEW LANDFILL UNLESS IT MEETS DEMONSTRATION OF NEED REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED IN REGULATION AND TO PROHIBIT GRANTING A VARIANCE FOR SUCH EXPANSION OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 2, Chapter 96, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-96-324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a solid waste landfill in existence in Spartanburg County on July 1, 2006, may not expand the volume of the existing landfill or construct a new landfill unless it meets demonstration of need requirements promulgated by the department in regulation, and no variance for expansion or new construction may be granted."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2006.
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