South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 5029

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Witherspoon and Loftis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24178ab08.doc

Introduced in the House on April 16, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on May 29, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Coastal Zone Management Plan

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/16/2008  House   Introduced HJ-6
   4/16/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-6
   4/16/2008  House   Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-35
   4/17/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 22, 2008 HJ-84
   4/22/2008  House   Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-86
   5/21/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
   5/28/2008  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-203
   5/29/2008  Senate  Introduced SJ-14
   5/29/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/16/2008
4/16/2008-A
5/21/2008

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 21, 2008

H. 5029

Introduced by Reps. Witherspoon and Loftis

S. Printed 5/21/08--H.

Read the first time April 16, 2008.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL

RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5029) to request that the Department of Health and Environmental Control undertake the actions prescribed and required by the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act to promulgate, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

WILLIAM D. WITHERSPOON for Committee.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNDERTAKE THE ACTIONS PRESCRIBED AND REQUIRED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT TO PROMULGATE, AS REGULATIONS, THOSE POLICIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT ARE BOTH RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE.

Whereas, the Coastal Zone is important to the social, environmental, and economic well being of the citizens of South Carolina; and

Whereas, the environmental regulation of the natural resources of this geographic region affects the social, environmental, and economic interest of all South Carolinians; and

Whereas, certain activities important to the South Carolina economy may have direct and significant impact upon coastal waters; and

Whereas, questions persist as to the enforceability of the policies contained in the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan; and

Whereas, South Carolina's citizens deserve to know if requirements imposed upon them by State agencies are lawful; and

Whereas, Section 1-23-10 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina requires that for state agency policies to be enforceable they must be promulgated as regulations pursuant to the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act; and

Whereas, these Coastal Zone Management policies were formulated over thirty years ago but were never promulgated as regulations; and

Whereas, these policies are due a thorough review by a significant number of stakeholders in the Coastal Zone, South Carolina, and the nation; and

Whereas, streamlining the environmental permitting process in the Coastal Zone, especially as it relates to overlapping programs within the Department of Health and Environmental Control and its often overlapping jurisdiction with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, should be a primary objective of this review process. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request that the Department of Health and Environmental Control undertake the actions prescribed and required by the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act to promulgate, as regulations, those policies of the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan that are both relevant and appropriate.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the chairman of the board and to the commissioner of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

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