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H 3471 - Prohibits municipalities from approving ordinances that would stop seismic testing to locate oil and natural gas reserves

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: James Burns (R)
Last Action: 2/19/2020 - House - Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-20
House Committee: ANREA
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
04.30.2019 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report.
04.10.2019 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits municipalities from approving ordinances that would  deter, prohibit or impede construction used to facilitate Atlantic Ocean marine seismic testing to locate oil and natural gas reserves, or facilitate the transportation or storage of Atlantic Ocean offshore oil or gas onto the land of this state.

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H 3471 General Bill, By Burns, Loftis, Long, Chumley, Hixon and Haddon
Similar (H 3470)
Summary: Offshore oil
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-43-400 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AGENCIES OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY NOT APPROVE PLANS OR ORDINANCES THAT WOULD DETER, PROHIBIT, OR IMPEDE THE CONSTRUCTION OR USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE USED TO FACILITATE ATLANTIC OCEAN MARINE SEISMIC TESTING TO LOCATE RESERVES OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS OR FACILITATE THE TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF ATLANTIC OCEAN OFFSHORE OIL OR GAS ONTO THE LAND OR WATERS OF THIS STATE.
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01/08/19House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 254)
01/08/19House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 254)
05/08/19House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 2)
01/15/20House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Bryant, Forrest, Martin, Burns, Chumley, Haddon, Magnusson, DC Moss, and Bailey
01/30/20House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
02/19/20House Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-20 (House Journal-page 45)


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