Bill
H 4002
The bill ends the Greater Greenville Sanitation District, transferring its powers, assets, and liabilities to Greenville County and dissolving the district.
Status snapshot
- Bill number: H 4002 (South Carolina)
- Main action: Transfer/devolution or dissolution of the Greater Greenville Sanitation District and repeal of the statute that created it (Act 1543 of 1968, as amended).
- Introduced: January–April 2025 (multiple draft versions filed between Feb–Mar 2025)
- Reported procedural votes: mixed entries in the docket (including a recorded roll call Ayes-0 / Nays-8 on 3/27/2025). Legislative history includes delegation review (favorable), readings/amendments, and a record entry “Senate concurred” (4/07/2025). Note: the public docket includes text from an unrelated Massachusetts bill numbered 4002; that content is not part of this South Carolina measure.
Purpose and intent
- The bill would end the statutory existence and independent operation of the Greater Greenville Sanitation District and transfer (or devolve) its powers, duties, assets, and liabilities to the governing body of Greenville County. The stated intent is to consolidate sanitation authority and to repeal the 1968 enabling act that established the district.
Key provisions (across versions)
- Transfer/Repeal
- Repeals Act 1543 of 1968 (the act that created the Greater Greenville Sanitation District).
- Transfers/devolves all powers, duties, responsibilities, assets, and liabilities of the District to Greenville County’s governing body.
- Requires cooperation by the chairmen of the District commission and the county governing body in executing transfer documents.
- Dissolution and transition timeline (featured in several drafts)
- Commission to cease all waste collections by December 31, 2025.
- Notices to property owners: three USPS mailings (approx. Aug 1, Oct 15, Dec 1, 2025) informing owners to select private waste providers; notices to include provider lists and draft county tax bill showing removal of district millage/fees.
- Employee transition assistance: two job fairs (around Aug 1 and Sept 15, 2025) for commission employees with private providers.
- Asset disposition: sell real and personal property on recognized government surplus sites between Jan 15 and May 15, 2026.
- Records and accounting: prepare itemized accounting through May 31, 2026 and deliver books/records to the Greenville County Administrator by June 30, 2026.
- Financial obligations: require satisfaction of all bonds and debts; remit any remaining funds (cash or securities) to the Greenville County Treasurer for disbursement by county council ordinance.
- Effective date
- Some drafts state the act takes effect July 1, 2025; others specify effective upon gubernatorial approval. (Different draft texts show both possibilities.)
Who is affected
- Greenville County governing body (assumes authority, assets, liabilities).
- Residents/property owners within the District (will need to secure private waste providers; tax/fee notices and billing will change).
- District employees (job displacement risk; provisions call for job fairs but do not guarantee employment).
- Bondholders, creditors, and other parties with contractual relationships with the District (requirements to satisfy debts are included).
- Private waste haulers (opportunity to serve new customers).
Potential impacts and considerations
- Service transition: discontinuation of district collection creates a risk of service gaps unless private providers take over seamlessly.
- Fiscal effects: county may assume liabilities and any contingent obligations; asset sales and remaining funds remitted to county may offset costs but could leave transition expenses to the county budget.
- Labor effects: commission employees face displacement; job fair requirement provides some placement assistance but not specific re-employment guarantees.
- Legal/administrative tasks: transferring records, satisfying bond covenants, and reassigning contracts require detailed implementation.
- Local oversight: draft requires involvement of Greenville Legislative Delegation for notice approval and delegates final disbursement authority to county council.
Procedural notes and docket irregularities
- The bill has multiple draft versions with materially different transition detail. The legislative docket also contains text and procedural entries from an unrelated Massachusetts bill numbered 4002 (veterans benefits), which appears to be an erroneous inclusion; readers should consult the South Carolina legislative website or county sources for the authoritative current text and latest status.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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