(A)(1) An environmental surcharge equal to one percent of the gross proceeds of sales of laundering and drycleaning services is imposed upon every owner or operator of a retail drycleaning facility or a dry drop-off facility.

Exempt from the environmental surcharge imposed in this section are:

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-56-450

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
  • Dry drop-off facility: means a commercial retail business (including routes) that receives clothing and other fabrics, from customers, for drycleaning or laundering at an off-site drycleaning facility. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
  • Drycleaning facility: includes laundry facilities that are using or have used drycleaning solvent as part of their cleaning process but does not include textile mills, uniform rental and linen supply facilities, or drycleaning facilities owned or operated by a local, state, or federal government. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
  • Fund: means Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410

(a) drycleaning facilities that possess a drycleaning facility exemption certificate issued pursuant to § 44-56-425;

(b) dry drop-off facilities exempt pursuant to § 44-56-425(D); and

(c) wholesale sales of drycleaning services provided to another drycleaning facility or a dry drop-off facility.

(2) At any time the uncommitted balance of the fund account exceeds five million dollars, the one percent of the gross proceeds of sales of drycleaning surcharge is suspended until that time the uncommitted balance of the trust fund account becomes less than one million dollars. The department is responsible for notifying the Department of Revenue when these amounts have been reached. The suspension of the environmental surcharge occurs at the end of the month in which the Department of Revenue is notified by the department. The lifting of the suspension occurs on the first day of the month following the month in which the Department of Revenue is notified by the department.

(B) The surcharge imposed by this section is due and payable on the twentieth day of each month for the preceding month. The Department of Revenue may authorize the quarterly, semiannual, or annual payment of this surcharge. The surcharge must be reported on forms and in the manner determined by the Department of Revenue.

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