South Carolina Senate Bill 275 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-7
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REDESIGNATING THE CHAPTER AS THE "SOUTH CAROLINA WATER WITHDRAWAL, PERMITTING, USE, AND REPORTING ACT", SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN DECLARATIONS REGARDING THE STATE'S REGULATION OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, TO SPECIFY SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS FROM THE CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE THAT USE OF THE WATERS OF THE STATE ON NONRIPARIAN LAND IS LAWFUL AND REQUIRES EQUAL CONSIDERATION WITH A USE ON A RIPARIAN LAND IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO AN ALLOCATION, WITHDRAWAL, OR USE OF WATER, OR TO A MODIFICATION OF A WATER RIGHT, AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PERMITTING AND REGULATION OF SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWERS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SHALL PROMULGATE A REGULATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, RELATING TO SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWAL, PERMITTING, USE, AND REPORTING, TO ESTABLISH A FEE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.

Make Certain Declarations Regarding The State's Regulation Of Riparian Rights, To Provide Certain Definitions, To Specify Specific Exemptions From The Chapter, To Provide That Use Of The Waters Of The State On Nonriparian Land Is Lawful And Requires Equal Consideration With A Use On A Riparian Land In An Administrative Or Judicial Proceeding Relating To An Allocation, Withdrawal, Or Use Of Water, Or To A Modification Of A Water Right, And Various Provisions Regarding The Permitting And Regulation Of Surface Water Withdrawers; And To Provide That The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Shall Promulgate A Regulation Pursuant To Chapter 4, Title 49, Relating To Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, And Reporting, To Establish A Fee Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Chapter.

Sen. Ralph Anderson [D]	Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Creighton Coleman [D]
Sen. John Courson [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Robert Hayes [R]
Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]	Sen. Phil Leventis [D]	Sen. Joel Lourie [D]	Sen. John Mulvaney [R]
Sen. Luke Rankin [R]	Sen. Michael Rose [R]	Sen. Vincent Sheheen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-14		Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-7
2009-01-14		Introduced and read first time SJ-7

S0452 (Similar To) -
H3577 (Similar To) 2009-02-19 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-5
H4285 (Similar To) 2010-02-24 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0275&session=118