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H 4003

Greater Greenville Sanitation District

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bruce Bannister and 4 co-sponsors

Limits outside-district trash collection after June 30, 2026, with an exception for pre-existing intergovernmental service; sets two-thirds annexation threshold.

Act No. 86
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Bill Summary · H 4003

Summary — H 4003 (Act No. 86): Greater Greenville Sanitation District

Overview / Purpose

Act No. 86 amends Act 1543 of 1968 to change how the Greater Greenville Sanitation District (the district) may provide services and use certain district-owned land, and to modify the annexation petition rule. The law narrows the district’s ability to serve customers outside its geographic boundaries, places conditions on development of a district-owned site near the Saluda River, limits the scope of any waste transfer station there, and raises the threshold for annexation by petition.

Key provisions

  • Limits out‑of‑district service:

    • The commission may continue negotiating and contracting with non‑district parties through June 30, 2026.
    • After June 30, 2026, the commission shall not provide refuse/garbage/trash collection outside the district, except it may continue serving municipalities and political subdivisions it was serving under intergovernmental agreement as of January 1, 2025.

  • Land use and transfer station restrictions (approx. 152‑acre site on Highway 124 near the Saluda River):

    • The commission may develop approximately 50 acres of the site.
    • No portion of the site may be operated at any time as a landfill (per Department of Environmental Services rules).
    • If a waste transfer station is constructed on the developed portion, it may not later be expanded onto the undeveloped portion; this restriction must be recorded as a restrictive covenant on the property.
    • Any waste transfer station may only accept waste collected within the district and from the municipalities/political subdivisions the commission continues to serve under the exception above.

  • Annexation rule change (Section 6):

    • The petition threshold to annex an area into the district is set at 66% (two‑thirds) of freeholders by written petition (up from a simple majority).

  • Other provisions:

    • Standard severability clause (invalidity of a part does not affect the rest).
    • The act takes effect upon the Governor’s approval.

Who is affected

  • Greater Greenville Sanitation District commission (operational and planning constraints).
  • Residents and single‑family and multi‑family customers inside the district (service continuity).
  • Municipalities and political subdivisions currently served under intergovernmental agreements (may continue receiving service after June 30, 2026).
  • Non‑district commercial/industrial customers currently served or contracting with the commission (will face termination or non‑renewal of service arrangements after the cutoff unless covered by the exception).
  • Property/development interests and neighbors near the Highway 124 site (land‑use restrictions and recorded covenants).
  • Freeholders considering annexation (higher petition threshold).

Timeline / Implementation

  • Effective: upon Governor’s approval (Governor signed/enacted as Act No. 86; effective date listed as 05/13/2025).
  • June 30, 2026: cutoff date after which the commission generally may not provide services outside district boundaries (subject to the January 1, 2025 intergovernmental‑agreement exception).

Legislative notes

  • The bill underwent multiple amendments; earlier drafts included provisions eliminating the commission’s authority to levy property tax millage and requiring retirement of general obligation bonds. Those provisions are not present in the final enrolled text summarized above.
  • Legislative actions show committee reports, amendments, and final ratification as Act No. 86.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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