Current Status Bill Number:1075 Ratification Number:309 Act Number:283 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960130 Primary Sponsor:Rose All Sponsors:Rose, Land, Leventis, Matthews, Washington and Mescher Drafted Document Number:res9882.mtr Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960424 Date of Last Amendment:19960307 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19960506 Subject:Public Service Authority, water structures
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960515 Act No. A283
------ 19960506 Signed by Governor
------ 19960430 Ratified R309
House 19960424 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
House 19960423 Read second time
House 19960417 Committee report: Favorable 26 HLCI
House 19960312 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
Senate 19960308 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960307 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third reading
on Friday, 19960308
Senate 19960221 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ
Senate 19960130 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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(A283, R309, S1075)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-31-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, SO AS TO ADD CALHOUN AND COLLETON COUNTIES TO THE LIST OF COUNTIES WHERE THE AUTHORITY HAS THE POWER TO ACQUIRE, OR PURCHASE, IF REQUESTED TO DO SO, OR TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ALL STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES NECESSARY, USEFUL, OR CUSTOMARILY USED AND EMPLOYED IN THE TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES, AND TO ADD CALHOUN AND COLLETON COUNTIES TO THE LIST OF COUNTIES WHERE THE AUTHORITY HAS THE POWER TO ACQUIRE, TREAT, TRANSMIT, DISTRIBUTE, AND SELL WATER AT WHOLESALE IF REQUESTED IN WRITING TO DO SO BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT PROVIDING WATER SERVICE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF EACH COUNTY, OR BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH COUNTY FOR THOSE UNINCORPORATED AREAS NOT SO PROVIDED WATER SERVICE BY A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY MAY NOT TRANSFER WATER FROM ONE RIVER BASIN TO ANOTHER EXCEPT FOR THOSE LOCATED IN THE SPECIFIED COUNTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Addition of Calhoun, Colleton Counties
SECTION 1. Section 58-31-30(22) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 79 of 1989, is further amended to read:
"(22) To acquire or purchase, if requested to do so, or to construct, operate, and maintain all structures and facilities necessary, useful, or customarily used and employed in the treatment and distribution of water for industrial, commercial, domestic, or agricultural purposes within the counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, and Sumter. The provisions of this section do not apply to the acquisition or purchase of existing electric systems."
Addition of Calhoun, Colleton Counties, etc.
SECTION 2. Section 58-31-30(23) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 79 of 1989, is further amended to read:
"(23) To acquire, treat, transmit, distribute, and sell water at wholesale within the counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, and Sumter if requested in writing to do so by the governing body of any incorporated municipality, by the governing body of any special purpose district providing water service in the unincorporated areas of each county, or by the governing body of each county for those unincorporated areas not so provided water service by a special purpose district. The authority may not transfer water from one river basin to another except for those located in the counties specified in this item. However, the authority shall prepare and maintain its books and records for its water supply operations separate and apart from its books and records for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. The costs of water supply operations, including the loss of the generation of hydroelectric power, may not affect rates and charges for electric service. Water must be offered for sale by the authority on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to whether electricity is also purchased from the authority."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 6th day of May, 1996.