BIL: 1143

TYP: Joint Resolution JR

INB: Senate

IND: 20020320

PSP: Medical Affairs Committee SMA 13

SPO: Medical Affairs Committee

DDN: l:\council\bills\nbd\11424ac02.doc

RBY: House

COM: Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR

SUB: Health and Environmental Control regulation, nitrogen oxides (D.No. 2593)

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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House 20020402 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR

referred to Committee

Senate 20020326 Read third time, sent to House

Senate 20020321 Read second time

Senate 20020320 Introduced, read first time,

placed on Calendar without reference

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20020320

TXT:

INTRODUCED

March 20, 2002

S.1143

Introduced by Medical Affairs Committee

S. Printed 3/20/02--S.

Read the first time March 20, 2002.

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO NITROGEN OXIDES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2593, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Nitrogen Oxides, designated as Regulation Document Number 2593, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

On October 27, 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule titled, “Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone” [63 FR 57355]. This rule, also known as the NOx SIP Call, requires South Carolina and certain other states to limit the summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) which are one of the precursors of ozone pollution. EPA has stated in the rule that sources in these states emit NOx in amounts that significantly contribute to nonattainment of the 1hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone in one or more downwind states. The NOx SIP Call requires reductions of summertime emissions of NOx in South Carolina by about 19 percent and requires the Department to submit a revision to the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that identifies measures necessary to achieve these reductions. The purpose of this SIP revision is to comply with the federal requirement for NOx reductions in the eastern half of the United States. If the Department fails to submit an approvable revision to the SIP, the EPA will establish a Federal Implementation Plan to achieve these reductions.

The Department has amended R.6162, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, and the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) by adding two new regulations for incorporation into R.6162 in order to comply with the Federal requirements. The new regulations are R.6162.96, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Trading Program, and R.6162.99, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Program Requirements for Stationary Sources Not In the Trading Program.

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