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H. 4906

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bannister, Hamilton, Wylie, Nanney, Bedingfield, Loftis, Allen, Cato and Stringer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18006dw10.docx

Introduced in the House on April 28, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Berea Water and Sewer District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/28/2010  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-13
   4/29/2010  House   Debate adjourned HJ-25
   4/29/2010  House   Read second time HJ-52
   4/29/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/4/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-34
    5/4/2010  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/28/2010
4/28/2010-A
4/29/2010
5/4/2010

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INTRODUCED

May 4, 2010

H. 4906

Introduced by Reps. Bannister, Hamilton, Wylie, Nanney, Bedingfield, Loftis, Allen, Cato and Stringer

L. Printed 5/4/10--S.

Read the first time May 4, 2010.

TO AMEND ACT 848 OF 1954, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE BEREA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR STAGGERING THEIR TERMS.

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

SECTION    1.    SECTION 2 of Act 848 of 1954 is amended to read:

"SECTION    2.    Such The district shall be is operated, managed, and governed by a commission, to be known as 'Berea Water and Sewer Public Service District Commission'. The commission shall consist of three five resident electors of the district who shall must be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the Legislative Delegation of Greenville County, including the Senator. The original appointments shall must be for a term of two years for one appointee, for four years for the second appointee, and for six years for the third appointee, and in all cases those persons holding office shall continue to hold office until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. After appointment, the commissioners shall draw lots to determine who shall serve the various terms. All of the terms shall begin on the effective date of this act. Upon the termination of office of any commissioner, a successor shall must be elected by the qualified electors of the district. Any A vacancy occurring in the office of a commissioner by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment of the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the Legislative Delegation of Greenville County, including the Senator."

SECTION    2.    The two members of the Berea Public Service District added by the provisions of SECTION 1 of this act must be initially appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of a majority of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation on the effective date of this act for terms of one and three years to be determined by lot. At the expiration of those two terms, they shall be elected for terms of six years each by the qualified electors residing in the Berea Public Service District.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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