South Carolina H 3116: Taxpayer Transparency Act

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2025-2026 Bill 3116 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3116

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Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
48-6-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO PROMULGATE 
REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS INTO THE STATE'S WATERWAYS 
AND DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 6, Title 48 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
48-6-90. (A) Within one hundred 
eighty days of the effective date of this section, the Department of 
Environmental Services shall promulgate regulations prohibiting the discharge 
of any contaminant level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
including perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, in any waterway 
or drinking water supply of the State.

 (B) The 
department may enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with 
Section 48-6-70 and any other applicable provision of law, and may coordinate 
with the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture, and the 
Department of Commerce in enforcing this section.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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