Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:760 Primary Sponsor:McGill Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Fire protection service areas, county council Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Companion Bill Number:4178 Computer Document Number:PT/22113DW.93 Introduced Date:19930506 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930506 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McGill Type of Legislation:General Bill
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-19-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTY WHERE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE IS OFFERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL BASIS, THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY MAY EXTEND FIRE PROTECTION TO THOSE LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA WHO ARE NOT SERVED BY A CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that the practice of offering fire protection services to residents by contract is leaving parts of the State without comprehensive service area coverage available to all citizens. The effect of these arrangements has resulted in overlapping and ineffective provision of fire protection service. The purpose of this act is to ensure that all persons within an area are provided the same level of fire protection service.
SECTION 2. Chapter 19, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 4-19-15. In those areas of the county where fire protection service is offered on an individual contractual basis, a county governing body may extend fire protection to those landowners within the service area who are not served by a contract with another political subdivision."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.