Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4555 Primary Sponsor:Sharpe Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Composted organic material Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:CYY/15585AC.94 Introduced Date:19940119 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940119 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Sharpe Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 4555 House 19940119 Introduced, read first time, 30 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS STATE TO MAINTAIN A PROGRAM FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING COMPOSTED ORGANIC MATERIAL AND TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO THE USE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPOSTED MATERIAL IN ROAD BUILDING, LAND MAINTENANCE, AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is the policy of the State of South Carolina, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to institute and maintain a comprehensive program for the procurement of products that contain composted organic materials and mulch. The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the State to create incentives that increase the demand for organic composted products. The purchasing power of state government can be used to stimulate demand for products manufactured from composted organic materials. By increasing the demand for such products, landfill space will be saved and pollution will be reduced.
SECTION 2. All state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions responsible for the maintenance of public lands shall give preference to the use of composted organic materials in all road building, land maintenance, and land development activities. Preference must be given to composted organic materials and mulch made in the State of South Carolina which are source separated from the state's nonhazardous solid waste stream.
SECTION 3. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.