South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 5286

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Ligon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16180vr22.docx

Introduced in the House on April 26, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Municipal water and sewer system

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/26/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40)
   4/26/2022  House   Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 40)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/26/2022

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-31-1520, RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS BY A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT EXTENSIONS CONDITIONED ON ANNEXATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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 city or town may extend its system to any property beyond the city limits provided that both the water and sewer systems are extended to such property. Provided, however, a city or town may not condition the extension of its system on annexation of the property owner's property, and may not prohibit a property owner from undertaking repairs to existing wells and septic systems if the property owner declines the extended system."

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

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