S 1009

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 1009
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A joint Resolution
TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES to
CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE USE OF POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS (PCBS) AROUND LAKE WATEREE AND THE CATAWBA-WATEREE RIVER BASIN
LEADING TO ITS CONTAMINATION and RESULTING IN AN ACCUMULATION OF PCBS IN THE
ECOLOGICAL AND AQUATIC LIFE IN THE LAKE AND THE BASIN.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Environmental Services shall conduct an
investigation to determine the origin of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) around Lake Wateree and the Catawba-Wateree River basin leading to its
contamination and resulting in an accumulation of PCBs in the ecological and
aquatic life in the lake and the basin. The investigation shall seek to
identify the party or parties that are responsible for the contamination,
including whether Duke Energy, or its predecessors in interest, bear any of the
responsibility for the contamination. The department may engage the Office of
Inspector General and his investigatory staff to assist with the investigation.
The department shall report its findings to the Governor, the General Assembly,
the Office of Regulatory Staff, and the Public Service Commission on or before
December 31, 2026.
SECTION 2.  This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.
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