South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3613

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 3, 2002

    H. 3613

Introduced by Reps. Trotter, Cato and Sandifer

S. Printed 4/3/02--S.

Read the first time March 28, 2001.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 58-35-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS FOR OPERATORS HAVING UTILITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ASSOCIATION TO FILE WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEES AN ANNUAL REPORT COVERING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.     Section 58-35-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 58-35-70.    (A)    Operators shall must form and operate an association providing for mutual receipt of Section 58-35-60 notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographical area. An association that provides such this service on behalf of operators having utilities within South Carolina shall must file with the South Carolina Public Service Commission the telephone number and address of the association, a description of the geographical area served by the association, and a list of the names and addresses of each operator receiving such this service from the association.

    (B)    The association must file with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee not later than April fifteenth of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the association for the preceding calendar year including, but not limited to, information reflecting: average speed of answer; abandoned call rate; transmit times; total number of locate requests; total number of transmissions; and a disaster recovery plan.

    (C)    No operator shall be is required to join any such an association."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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