South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4056

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moss, Kelly, Talley, Bowen, Gambrell, Gullick, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Miller, J.M. Neal, Duncan, Harvin and Agnew
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Introduced in the House on May 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Landfills

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
    5/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
   5/31/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Harvin, 
                        Agnew

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/9/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-96-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SITING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH LANDFILLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LANDFILL IN EXISTENCE AS OF JULY 1, 2007, 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.    Section 44-96-320 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"(C)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a solid waste landfill in existence on July 1, 2007, 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 a variance for expansion or new construction may not be granted."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2007.

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