Surcharge on Coal Residuals

This bill directs DHEC to charge a surcharge of thirty dollars per ton on any coal combustion residuals transferred to a landfill.

Plastic Bags

S. 394 strips communities of their right to ban the use of plastic bags and auxiliary containers.

Land Conservation (30×30)

H.5125 establishes a state goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land within South Carolina by 2030.

Pyrolysis

This bill sought to exempt pyrolysis facilities from existing Solid Waste Management laws. Pyrolysis is the melting and gasification of plastics into other petroleum products, like jet fuel. While this process is already permitted in South Carolina under existing law,…

PSC Reform

H.4809 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 4 Years.

Dam Safety

S. 107 would have removed over 1,600 low hazard dams from the State’s dam safety program.

PSC Reform (3 Year Cooling Off Period)

H.4776 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 3 Years.

Land Conservation (30×30)

S.1024 establishes a state goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land within South Carolina by 2030.

PSC Reform

S. 947 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 4 Years.