South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4767


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4767
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020219
Primary Sponsor:                  Gilham
All Sponsors:                     Gilham, Allison, Rodgers, Walker, Vaughn, 
                                  Hamilton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5128djc02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Agriculture and Natural Resources 
                                  Committee 01 SANR
Date of Last Amendment:           20020424
Subject:                          Sprinkler/lawn irrigation system, 
                                  professionally installed and connected to 
                                  public water system; protection and 
                                  maintenance of water systems does not apply to


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020529  Recommitted to Committee               01 SANR
Senate  20020523  Recalled from Committee                01 SANR
Senate  20020430  Introduced, read first time,           01 SANR
                  referred to Committee
House   20020425  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20020424  Amended, read second time
House   20020424  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  debate was adjourned until 20020425
House   20020424  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 20020425
------  20020418  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020417  Committee report: Favorable            20 HANR
House   20020326  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Hamilton
House   20020220  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Vaughn
House   20020219  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on April 18, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 23, 2002 - Word format

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RECALLED

May 23, 2002

    H. 4767

Introduced by Reps. Gilham, Allison, Rodgers, Walker, Vaughn and Hamilton

S. Printed 5/23/02--S.

Read the first time April 30, 2002.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-55-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WATER, SEWAGE, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND THE LIKE SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER SYSTEMS DO NOT APPLY TO A PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR LAWN IRRIGATION SYSTEM CONNECTED TO A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The Department of Health and Environmental Control is instructed to establish a statewide task force to study inconsistencies in the State's cross-connection program applicable to public water systems. At a minimum, the task force must be representative of large and small, urban and rural, water providers. The task force must include experts in the cross connection field, representatives of public health, and other public interest groups. The task force is charged with examining inconsistencies in the state program and offering viable recommendations for regulatory change to the General Assembly no later than January 15, 2003. The task force is not eligible for mileage, per diem or subsistence and must be dissolved upon submittal of the recommendations to the department.

SECTION    2.    No public water system shall require the testing of any backflow prevention device installed on a residential irrigation system until regulations proposed by the task force are approved by the General Assembly or until July 1, 2003, whichever is sooner.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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