Greater Greenville Sanitation District AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1543 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT PROVIDE REFUSE, GARBAGE, OR TRASH COLLECTING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AFTER JUNE 30, 2026, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR SUCH SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION MAY DEVELOP CERTAIN PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN USE RESTRICTIONS, AND TO REVISE THE ANNEXATION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF FREEHOLDERS REQUIRED FOR A PETITION TO REQUEST SUCH ANNEXATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLEView full text View Vote History02/13/25House Introduced and read first time02/13/25House Referred to Greenville Delegation02/19/25House Delegation report: Favorable Greenville Delegation (House Journal-page 4)02/20/25 Scrivener's error corrected02/21/25 Scrivener's error corrected02/25/25House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 28)02/26/25House Amended (House Journal-page 23)02/26/25House Read second time (House Journal-page 23)02/26/25House Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)02/27/25House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 10)03/04/25Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 15)05/06/25Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 30)05/06/25Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 30)05/07/25 Scrivener's error corrected05/07/25Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 24)05/08/25House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 75)05/08/25House Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 75)05/08/25 Ratified R 7305/13/25 Signed By Governor05/19/25 Effective date 05/13/2506/05/25 Act No. 86
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Overview
This bill amends Act 1543 of 1968, which governs the Greater Greenville Sanitation District. It prohibits the district from providing refuse, garbage, or trash collection services outside its current geographic boundaries after June 30, 2026, with an exception for existing intergovernmental agreements. The district is also authorized to develop certain property for use as a waste transfer station, subject to restrictions, and the commission’s annexation authority is revised to require a higher percentage of freeholders to petition for annexation.
Key provisions
- Prohibits refuse collection services outside the district's boundaries after June 30, 2026, with exceptions for existing agreements.
- Authorizes the commission to develop approximately 50 acres of district-owned property for a waste transfer station.
- Limits the waste transfer station to accepting waste within the district and from affiliated municipalities.
- Increases the percentage of freeholders required to petition for annexation to the district to 66%.
Who is affected
- Greater Greenville Sanitation District
- Municipalities within the district’s current boundaries
- Residents within the district’s current boundaries
- Freeholders in areas seeking annexation
- Political subdivisions within the district’s current boundaries
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