Bills Assigned to Keyword - Environment (6)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/17/2024


H 4810 Enacts the South Carolina Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows governing bodies to establish a district by ordinance for the purpose of promoting, encouraging and facilitating clean energy improvements.
Sponsor: Marvin Pendarvis House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard Status Date: 2/11/2020
Keywords: Environment House
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H 4811 Allows for the placement of shoreline-perpendicular wingwalls that extend landward01.30.2020 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee gave this bill a favorable report.01.29.2020 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Environmental subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.01.15.2020 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs I subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows for the placement of shoreline-perpendicular wingwalls that extend landward from the ends of existing erosion control structures or devices.
Sponsor: William Bailey House Com: ANREA Senate Com: ANR
Status: Act No. 129 Status Date: 3/26/2020
Keywords: Environment House Week of 01.13.2020 Week of 01.27.2020
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H 5125 Enacts the South Carolina Thirty By Thirty Conservation Act Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes the goal of protecting 30% of the state's lands and waters by 2030.
Sponsor: William Cogswell House Com: ANREA Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan Status Date: 3/4/2020
Keywords: Environment Week of 02.10.2020
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S 0093 Enacts the Wetlands Restoration ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows certain impoundments that originally impounded a parcel of tideland or marshland but no longer completely impounding that parcel to be repaired or restored.
Sponsor: George Campsen House Com: Senate Com: ANR
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Status Date: 1/8/2019
Keywords: Environment Senate
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S 0868 Applies certain exceptions to the establishment of a baseline for coastal erosion zones 01.30.2020 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment deals with setback lines for lots that do not have primary sand dunes.01.29.2020 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Environmental subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Applies certain exceptions to the establishment of a baseline for coastal erosion zones and removes the study requirement in cases where primary oceanfront sand dunes do not exist.
Sponsor: George Campsen House Com: ANREA Senate Com: ANR
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Status Date: 3/11/2020
Keywords: Environment Senate Week of 01.27.2020
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S 0870 Prohibits the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control from approving a plan, license or permit application for facilitating offshore drilling01.30.2020 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee gave this bill a favorable report.01.15.2020 the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Environmental subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control from approving a plan, license or permit application for infrastructure used to facilitate the transportation of crude oil or natural gas from the Atlantic Ocean in this state.
Sponsor: George Campsen House Com: Senate Com: ANR
Status: Senate - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources Status Date: 2/4/2020
Keywords: Environment Senate Week of 01.13.2020 Week of 01.27.2020
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc