South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A138, R142, H4857

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hiott, Clary and Collins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22826zw16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1061

Introduced in the House on February 9, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2016
Last Amended on February 18, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on February 25, 2016
Governor's Action: March 2, 2016, Signed

Summary: Coal combustion residuals

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/9/2016  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 7)
   2/10/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
   2/10/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
   2/10/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)
   2/11/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 46)
   2/11/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/11/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/17/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   2/18/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
   2/23/2016  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   2/25/2016  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 38)
   2/25/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 39)
   2/25/2016          Ratified R 142
    3/2/2016          Signed By Governor
    3/4/2016          Effective date See Act for Effective Date
    3/7/2016          Act No. 138

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/9/2016
2/9/2016-A
2/17/2016
2/18/2016


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A138, R142, H4857)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-255 SO AS TO REQUIRE COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS RESULTING FROM THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY TO BE PLACED IN A CLASS 3 LANDFILL AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

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

Coal combustion residuals disposal

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 27, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-27-255.    (A)    Coal combustion residuals that result from an electrical utility, an electric cooperative, a governmental entity, a corporation, or an individual producing electricity for sale or distribution by burning coal must be placed in a commercial Class 3 solid waste management landfill, unless the coal combustion residuals are:

(1)    located contiguous with the electric generating unit;

(2)    intended to be beneficially reused;

(3)    placed into beneficial reuse; or

(4)    placed in an appropriate landfill which meets the standards of the Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulation 61-107, and that is owned or operated by the entity that produced the electricity which resulted in the coal combustion residuals.

(B)    The 'beneficial reuse' of coal combustion residuals, as used in this section, is subject to the applicable regulations as promulgated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control."

Other provisions or requirements unaffected

SECTION    2.    Nothing in this act affects any other provisions or requirements of law or regulation applicable to coal combustion residuals.

Provisions to sunset in five years

SECTION    3.    The provisions of this act are repealed five years from the act's effective date, unless reenacted or otherwise extended by the General Assembly.

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to the disposal of coal combustion residuals placed in a landfill on or after that date.

Ratified the 25th day of February, 2016.

Approved the 2nd day of March, 2016.

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