Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:995 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Municipalities, water and sewer systems Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:NO5/7596.BD Introduced Date:May 16, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:May 16, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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995 Senate May 16, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 5-31-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF A CITY'S OR TOWN'S WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, SO AS TO REQUIRE REPRESENTATION ON THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SYSTEM OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IT SERVES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-31-1520 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-31-1520. Any A city or town may extend its system to any property beyond the city or town limits provided that if:
(1) Both the water and sewer systems are extended to such the property.
(2) The unincorporated area served by the system is represented on the governing body of the system based on the amount of service to the area. All members of the governing body must be selected in the same manner."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1995, except selection of members of the governing body of water and sewer systems pursuant to the amendment to Section 5-31-1520 of the 1976 Code in this act may occur before that date.