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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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