South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 936

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3796dw10.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Sewer fee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2009  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/12/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-26
   1/12/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-26

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-15-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY MAY NOT ASSESS A REAL PROPERTY OWNER A SEWER SERVICE FEE OR SEWER CONNECTION FEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR WITHOUT A BILL FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT USE THE SEWER COLLECTION SERVICE AND HAS HIS OWN SEPTIC OR SEWER SYSTEM.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 15, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-15-65.    Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, a real property owner may not be assessed a sewer service fee or sewer connection fee, collected by means of a bill for the provision of water service or by a separate bill. This prohibition applies only if the real property owner does not use the sewer service and has his own septic or sewer system."

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

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