Current Status Bill Number:3772 Ratification Number:49 Act Number:20 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970401 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Meacham, Simrill, Moody-Lawrence, McCraw, Delleney and Littlejohn Drafted Document Number:pt\1072dw.97 Companion Bill Number:597 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970410 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19970423 Subject:York County Natural Gas Authority, may purchase and hold land for sale, Fuel
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19970509 Act No. A20 ------ 19970423 Signed by Governor ------ 19970417 Ratified R49 Senate 19970410 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19970409 Read second time Senate 19970408 Unanimous consent for second and third reading on the next two consecutive Legislative days Senate 19970408 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference House 19970403 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970402 Read second time House 19970401 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A20, R49, H3772)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 959 OF 1954, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE YORK COUNTY NATURAL GAS AUTHORITY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE AND HOLD LAND FOR SALE AT A LATER DATE TO ONE OR MORE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Legislative findings
SECTION 1. As incident to the adoption of this act, the General Assembly makes the following findings:
(1) The York County Natural Gas Authority (the authority) was created pursuant to Act 959 of the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina for the year 1954, as last amended by Act 193 of 1995 (Act 959). The authority is presently authorized to purchase, lease, acquire, build, construct, maintain, and operate natural gas distribution systems within its service area and such transmission lines as may be necessary to transport natural gas to these distribution systems from transmission lines owned by the South Carolina Pipeline Company and other sources. The service area of the authority includes all of York County and certain portions of Cherokee County.
(2) In order to enhance the authority's ability to provide natural gas to customers within its service area at competitive rates, the General Assembly has determined that the authority should be authorized to purchase and hold land for sale to new and expanding industries. This authorization will allow the authority to assist in the recruitment of large industrial users of natural gas.
Powers
SECTION 2. Section 4(d) of Act 959 of 1954, as last amended by Act 193 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"(d) acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed, or any interest thereon, including without limitation, the acquisition and holding of land for the purpose of selling it at a later date to one or more industrial customers of the authority;"
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 23rd day of April, 1997.