Senator Blackmon proposes the following amendment (LC-5122.SA0001S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Article 7, Chapter 27, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 58-27-835. (A) For purposes of this section, "commercial data center" means a facility, campus of facilities, or array of interconnected facilities in this State used by an entity or other business enterprise to operate, manage, or maintain a computer, group of computers, or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose of storing, retrieving, or transmitting data that has a peak demand of one hundred megawatts or greater.
 (B) A commercial data center that consumes three million gallons or more of water each month must report to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services annually by January thirty-first the amount of surface water, groundwater, or any other source of water the commercial data center utilized within the prior calendar year. This must be reported by the month. In addition, the anticipated amount of surface water, groundwater, or any other source of water utilized in the next calendar year must be reported. This report must be on forms developed by the department. These reports and the data used to complete the reports are subject to audit by the department upon thirty-day notice. The department may assess a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars against the owner of a commercial data center for each day for failing to report timely or reporting inaccurately.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.