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H 3087 - Prohibits the approval of Atlantic Ocean seismic testing to locate reserves of oil and gas

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Peter McCoy
Last Action: 3/5/2020 - House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: V.S.Moss
House Committee: ANREA
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04.30.2019 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
04.10.2019 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment ensures that existing oil and gas operations in the state are not affected by this bill.
Summary of the bill as introduced:Prohibits the approval by state or local government of Atlantic Ocean seismic testing to locate reserves of oil and gas. This bill also prohibits the approval by state or local government of infrastructure used for the transportation of offshore oil into the land and waters of South Carolina.

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H 3087 General Bill, By McCoy, Stavrinakis, W. Newton, Rose, W. Cox, Norrell, Cobb-Hunter, Sottile, Clary, Hewitt, Ott, Kirby, Brown, Pendarvis, Erickson, Bradley, R. Williams, Mace, Bennett, Cogswell, Bailey, Hardee, Bernstein, Thigpen, Caskey, Herbkersman, Dillard, Moore, Alexander, Rivers, Henegan, S. Williams, Henderson-Myers, Chellis, Kimmons, B. Cox, Spires, Wheeler, Daning, Simmons, Elliott, Davis, Funderburk, Jefferson, Simrill, McKnight, Huggins, Ridgeway, Robinson, Brawley, Weeks, Trantham, McDaniel, Garvin, King, Bamberg, Calhoon, Ballentine, Murphy, Rutherford, Ligon, Gilliard, Forrest, Hyde, Toole, West, Wooten, Hart, Hosey, Clyburn, Mack, Govan, Anderson and V.S. Moss
Summary: Offshore oil
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-43-400 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE APPROVAL OF AN ACTION TO FACILITATE ATLANTIC OCEAN MARINE SEISMIC TESTING TO LOCATE RESERVES OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS OR THE TRANSPORTATION OF OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INTO THE LAND AND WATERS OF THIS STATE BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, A STATE AGENCY, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE.
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12/18/18House Prefiled
12/18/18House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/08/19House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 80)
01/08/19House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 80)
01/15/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile, Clary, Hewitt, Ott
01/16/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Brown, Pendarvis, Erickson, Bradley, R.Williams
01/22/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace
01/23/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett
01/24/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
01/31/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey, Hardee, Bernstein, Thigpen, Caskey
02/05/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman
02/12/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
03/05/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore
04/30/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Rivers, Henegan, S.Williams, Henderson-Myers
05/01/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chellis, Kimmons, Elliott
05/02/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox
05/07/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Spires, Wheeler, Daning
05/08/19House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 2)
05/09/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simmons
05/09/19 Scrivener's error corrected
05/09/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
01/15/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk, Jefferson, Simrill, McKnight, Huggins, Ridgeway, Robinson, Brawley, Weeks, Trantham, McDaniel, Garvin, King, Bamberg, Calhoon, Ballentine, Murphy, Rutherford, Ligon, Gilliard, Forrest, Hyde
01/15/20House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, DC Moss, Bryant, Forrest, Martin, Bailey, GR Smith, Chumley, Magnusson, Haddon, Burns, Thayer, Toole, Kirby, Hixon, and Calhoon
01/16/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, West, Wooten, Hart, Hosey, Clyburn
01/21/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mack
01/22/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
02/19/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
02/19/20House Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-20 (House Journal-page 44)
03/05/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: V.S.Moss



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