South Carolina House Bill 4764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-23 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-34
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-1-105 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM DAILY ARSENIC DISCHARGE FOR ANY COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT DISCHARGING INTO THE WATEREE RIVER FROM ANY WATER SOURCE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO REMOVE THE ARSENIC CONTAMINATION WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE WATEREE RIVER AND GROUNDWATER CONNECTED TO THE RIVER AND TO PREVENT FURTHER CONTAMINATION OF THESE WATERS; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT THIS PLAN FOR APPROVAL WITHIN ONE YEAR TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS OF THE COUNTIES THROUGH WHICH THE WATEREE RIVER FLOWS.

Establish A Maximum Daily Arsenic Discharge For Any Coal-fired Power Plant Discharging Into The Wateree River From Any Water Source; To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Develop A Plan To Remove The Arsenic Contamination Within Five Years From The Wateree River And Groundwater Connected To The River And To Prevent Further Contamination Of These Waters; And To Require The Department To Submit This Plan For Approval Within One Year To The County Legislative Delegations Of The Counties Through Which The Wateree River Flows.

Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]	Rep. Christopher Hart [D]
Rep. Leon Howard [D]	Rep. Joseph McEachern [D]	Rep. Joseph Neal [D]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]
Rep. James Smith [D]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-23		Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-34
2010-03-23		Introduced and read first time HJ-33

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
48	1	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4764&session=118