Bill Text: SC H4685 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Septic Tanks
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry [H4685 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-H4685-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 4685
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-320 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANKS WITHIN A CERTAIN PROXIMITY TO WATERWAYS OR THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 44-1-320. Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, including any provision in Chapter 55, Title 44, or in Titles 5 or 6, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, or its successor agency, shall not permit the construction or installation of septic tanks within a two-mile straight-line distance of any waterway or the coast of South Carolina.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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