(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13-1-40, there is established within the division a Recycling Market Development Advisory Council to assist in the development of markets for recovered materials and products with recycled content in this State.
(B) The members of the advisory council shall be appointed not later than ninety days after this article is effective.
(C) The advisory council shall consist of fourteen members to be appointed by the Governor to include:
(1) one member shall represent the division;
(2) one member shall represent county governments;
(3) one member shall represent municipalities;
(4) one member shall represent the solid waste collection and disposal industry;
(5) one member shall represent the existing recycling industry;
(6) one member shall represent the glass industry;
(7) one member shall represent the paper industry;
(8) one member shall represent the aluminum industry;
(9) one member shall represent the plastics industry;
(10) one member shall represent the tire industry;
(11) one member shall represent the general public;
(12) one member shall represent the oil industry;
(13) one member shall represent the scrap metal recycling industry; and
(14) one member shall represent higher education research institutions.
(D) Each member of the advisory council shall serve a two-year term beginning on the date of his appointment and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority and shall receive the usual mileage, per diem, and subsistence provided by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions. Until sufficient funds have accumulated in the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund to cover the advisory council's expenses, the appointing authorities shall provide the mileage, per diem, and subsistence for their respective appointees. Any other expenses of the advisory council shall be shared equally by the appointing authorities until the trust fund has sufficient funds to cover the expenses.
(E) The chairman shall be designated by the Secretary of Commerce and the advisory council shall select its own vice-chairman. The advisory council shall adopt operating procedures and shall meet on the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members. Members shall promulgate regulations concerning meeting attendance. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to do business. The division shall provide the necessary staff and administrative facilities and services to the advisory council. The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall provide technical assistance to the council at the request of the chairman or of the vice-chairman, or by majority vote of the advisory council.
(F) Not later than fifteen months after this article is effective, the council shall provide to the Governor and to the General Assembly an initial report which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) a description and analysis of this state's existing recycling industry;
(2) an analysis of the projected long-term capacity of existing markets to absorb materials generated by source separation, recovery, or recycling programs;
(3) an analysis of potential markets in this State, in other states, or in foreign countries for recovered materials and products with recycled content from this State;
(4) an analysis of institutional, economic, and technical barriers to the use of recovered materials and products with recycled content;
(5) recommendations for actions which may be taken to increase demand for source separated, recovered, or recycled materials or products;
(6) recommendations for actions which may be taken to increase the incentives for private individuals and for business and industry to consume or export recovered materials and products with recycled content;
(7) an analysis of the compatibility of recycling with solid waste treatment or disposal methods and recommendations on the feasibility of the implementation of mechanisms for cooperative marketing of recyclable materials;
(8) recommendations on categories of materials which should be recovered, given existing and potential markets for such materials;
(9) recommendations for a public education program to be implemented by the Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling within the department to provide information to the public and to business and industry on the benefits of source separation, recovery, and recycling and on the availability of recovered materials or products with recycled content;
(10) a study of methods of and cost effectiveness of source separation and recycling of recovered materials;
(11) a study of packaging reduction; and
(12) a study of the design of products at the primary stage of development to promote recyclability.
(G) Following its initial report, the council shall submit to the Governor and to the General Assembly by the end of each calendar year an annual report on recycling activities in this State which shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) any revisions which the council determines are necessary to its initial report;
(2) a description and analysis of the amounts and types of solid waste materials recovered or recycled in this State during the preceding year;
(3) recommendations regarding materials which should be added to or deleted from source separation, recovery, and recycling programs; and
(4) any other recommendations, including tax incentives, to facilitate the development of markets for recovered materials or products in this State.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244, eff July 1, 1993; 1994 Act No. 361, Section 8, eff May 3, 1994.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 13-1-10. Department of Commerce established.
Section 13-1-20. Purposes of department.
Section 13-1-40. Advisory councils.
Section 13-1-50. Annual audit of department.
Section 13-1-60. Severability.
Section 13-1-310. Definitions.
Section 13-1-320. Objectives of division.
Section 13-1-330. Division made up of bureaus.
Section 13-1-340. Director of division; duties, powers and responsibilities.
Section 13-1-350. Director to assume duties of certain former boards, commissions, and councils.
Section 13-1-360. Confidentiality of information.
Section 13-1-370. Advisory committee of the Division of State Development.
Section 13-1-380. Recycling Market Development Advisory Council.
Section 13-1-610. Definitions.
Section 13-1-620. Rights and powers of director.
Section 13-1-630. Area of director's powers.
Section 13-1-640. Issuance of revenue bonds to fund projects.
Section 13-1-660. Specifics of revenue bonds and their issuance.
Section 13-1-670. Principal and interest on bonds exempt from taxation.
Section 13-1-690. Signature on bonds.
Section 13-1-700. Manner of sale of bonds.
Section 13-1-710. Report to State Treasurer following issuance of bonds.
Section 13-1-720. Enforceability of orders, covenants, and agreements related to bonds.
Section 13-1-730. Bonds to constitute limited obligations of division; payment on bonds.
Section 13-1-740. Investment of funds.
Section 13-1-750. Carryover of funds to subsequent fiscal years.
Section 13-1-780. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 13-1-790. Establishment of corporations by director.
Section 13-1-800. Payment in lieu of property taxes on property of division.
Section 13-1-810. Division's status as "agency".
Section 13-1-1000. Definitions.
Section 13-1-1010. Commission created; purpose; purchase and sale of aeronautics assets.
Section 13-1-1020. Commission districts; election and appointment of members.
Section 13-1-1060. Oath of office.
Section 13-1-1080. Appointment of executive director.
Section 13-1-1090. Qualifications for commission chairman and members.
Section 13-1-1110. Organization and objectives of division.
Section 13-1-1310. Division of Public Railways created.
Section 13-1-1320. Definitions.
Section 13-1-1330. Powers and duties of director of division.
Section 13-1-1340. Transfer of certain common carrier switching operations to division.
Section 13-1-1350. Power of director to extend division's operations.
Section 13-1-1355. Transfer of certain railroad equipment.
Section 13-1-1360. Bonds of division to be limited obligations.
Section 13-1-1370. Bonds to be secured by pledge of division revenues.
Section 13-1-1380. Contract terms for construction and equipment.
Section 13-1-1400. Power of director over disbursement of bond proceeds.
Section 13-1-1410. Books of additional acquisitions to be kept separately.
Section 13-1-1420. Application of proceeds from sale of bonds.
Section 13-1-1430. Refunding of bonds.
Section 13-1-1440. Bonds to be lawful investments.
Section 13-1-1450. Bonds, revenue, and property of division to be tax exempt.
Section 13-1-1470. Director not subject to other limitations.
Section 13-1-1710. Coordinating Council for Economic Development.
Section 13-1-1720. Purpose and duties of council.
Section 13-1-1740. Recommendations by council; review of agency requests for appropriations.
Section 13-1-1750. Funding; technical advisory committees; data sources.
Section 13-1-1760. Council not to infringe on autonomy of other agencies.
Section 13-1-1780. Agricultural businesses considered for economic development awards.
Section 13-1-1810. Transfer of powers relating to regional education centers.
Section 13-1-1820. Department to provide oversight to regional education centers.
Section 13-1-2030. Coordinating Council for Workforce Development created; membership; duties.