SC Waterways Protection Act

This bill will establish a South Carolina Waterways Protection Fund and will require three dollars from each fee/renewal of a certificate of number to be deposited into the Fund. The bill will increase the above fee from ten…

ARPA and Contingency Reserve Fund

H.3604 was amended to appropriate funding to certain infrastructure purposes to foster economic development. The new version of the bill stipulates that The Department of Commerce would be appropriated $1.09 billion to Project Connect to fund road, water, bridge, and…

PFAS Standard

H.3514 is the would require DHEC to regulate PFAS in drinking water. The companion bill to this one, S.219, was taken up in the Medical Affairs Committee.

PFAS Contamination

S.219 is a joint resolution that initially required DHEC to establish drinking water standards for a family of toxic ‘forever’ chemicals called Perfluroalkly Substances (PFAS). These compounds have been used for decades in hundreds of waterproof, stain-resistant, and non-stick products,…

Nurdles

S.596 would give DHEC regulatory authority over pre-production plastics (nurdles). The bill passed the Senate, but got held up in the House.

PFAS Regulated by DHEC

H.4718 requires DHEC to set safe limits for the amount of these toxic chemicals in our drinking water.

PFAS Regulated by DHEC

S. 1111 requires DHEC to set safe limits for the amount of these toxic chemicals in our drinking water.

Dam Safety

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