South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3083 — Air Quality

Last action — Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-1-110, RELATING IN PART TO UNLAWFUL DISCHARGES OF AIR CONTAMINANTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE EMISSION OF ANY AIR CONTAMINANT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO AFFECT TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR SUNLIGHT INTENSITY.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill H 3083 add a provision that explicitly prohibits the emission of any air contaminant intended to manipulate temperature, weather, or sunlight intensity in South Carolina. This change is significant because it addresses concerns about geoengineering practices that could pose risks to public health and the environment, while also ensuring that the state's regulatory body can effectively monitor and manage air quality. By making these clarifications, the bill aims to enhance protections for citizens against potential environmental hazards.

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06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3083Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-1-110, RELATING IN PART TO UNLAWFUL DISCHARGES OF AIR CONTAMINANTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE EMISSION OF ANY AIR CONTAMINANT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO AFFECT TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR SUNLIGHT INTENSITY.
  Whereas, it is documented that the federal government or other entities acting on the federal government's behalf or at the federal government's request may conduct geoengineering experiments by intentionally dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere, and those activities may occur within the State of South Carolina;
and   Whereas, the risk to human health and environmental welfare from broadscale geoengineering is currently not well understood;
and   Whereas, the Department of Environmental Services is responsible for monitoring air, soil, and water quality, and regulating industrial and agricultural emissions into the air, soil, and water within the State of South Carolina to ensure the safety of the public, while not impeding agriculture or commerce within the State;
and   Whereas, it is the intent of this General Assembly to protect the public health and welfare of South Carolinians while allowing all authorized activities permitted under state law.
Now, therefore,   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 48-1-110(e) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (e)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, negligently or wilfully, to discharge any air contaminant or other substance in the ambient air that shall cause an undesirable level.
       (2) The intentional injection, release, dispersion, or other emission, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, apparatus, or other air contaminants within the borders of this State with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

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What does H 3083 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-1-110, RELATING IN PART TO UNLAWFUL DISCHARGES OF AIR CONTAMINANTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE EMISSION OF ANY AIR CONTAMINANT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO AFFECT TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR SUNLIGHT INTENSITY.
Who sponsors H 3083?
H 3083 is sponsored by Representative Gil Gatch, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, and Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope.
What is the current status of H 3083?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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