Current Status Bill Number:3506 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970220 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins, Sharpe, Cobb-Hunter, Harrison, Cooper, Campsen and Hodges Drafted Document Number:jic\5348ac.97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Coastal Council may be relocated at Health and Environmental Control Department, organizational unit
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Senate 19970423 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19970422 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19970417 Read second time
House 19970416 Request for debate by Representative Harrison
Knotts
Haskins
Miller
Cobb-Hunter
Davenport
Kirsh
Law
Riser
Barrett
House 19970415 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19970416
House 19970409 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ
House 19970220 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 9, 1997
H. 3506
Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, Sharpe, Cobb-Hunter, Harrison, Cooper, Campsen and Hodges
S. Printed 4/9/97--H.
Read the first time February 20, 1997.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3506), to amend Section 1-30-45, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the Department of Health and Environmental Control and agencies, boards, and commissions, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-45, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1993, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COASTAL COUNCIL MAY BE RELOCATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT BUT MUST CONTINUE AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND AT OR ABOVE THE BUREAU LEVEL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-30-45 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 181 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 1-30-45. Effective on July 1, 1994, the following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all of the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities as well as the employees, funds, property and all contractual rights and obligations associated with any such agency, except for those subdivisions specifically included under another department, are hereby transferred to and incorporated in and shall must be administered as part of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and to include a coastal division:
(A)(1) Department of Health and Environmental Control, formerly provided for at Section 44-1-10, et seq.;
(B)(2) South Carolina Coastal Council, formerly provided for at Section 48-39-10, et seq., notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Environmental Control may relocate the coastal division within the agency organizational structure; however, the coastal division shall continue as an organizational unit and must be located at or above the level of a bureau within the department;
(C)(3) State Land Resources Conservation Commission regulatory division, formerly provided for at Section 48-9-10, et seq.;
(D)(4) Water Resources Commission regulatory division, formerly provided for at Section 49-3-10, et seq."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.