South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 1154


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1154
Ratification Number:              244
Act Number:                       212
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020326
Primary Sponsor:                  Patterson
All Sponsors:                     Patterson, Courson, Giese and Jackson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21206sd02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020404
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020422
Subject:                          Public transit system, municipality and 
                                  public utility may mutually agree to transfer 
                                  the obligation of providing public 
                                  transportation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020514  Act No. A212
------  20020422  Signed by Governor
------  20020416  Ratified R244
House   20020404  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20020403  Read second time
House   20020402  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  20020328  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020327  Read second time
------  20020327  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020326  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  20020326  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 26, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 27, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 2, 2002 - Word format

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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A212, R244, S1154)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-27-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATUTORY MANDATE OF ELECTRICAL OR OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED UPON THEM AS DECLARED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY AND A PUBLIC UTILITY MAY MUTUALLY AGREE TO TRANSFER THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

Transfer of duty to operate public transit system

SECTION 1. Section 58-27-120 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-27-120. Nothing contained in this chapter, including any duty imposed, any right, power, or privilege granted, the exercise, receipt, or acceptance of any such right, privilege, or permit under the authority of this chapter nor any act done under the authority of this chapter shall be construed or given effect to abrogate, modify, or affect the duties and obligations of electrical or other public utilities as declared by the Supreme Court of South Carolina in the case of State ex rel. Daniel, Attorney General v Broad River Power Company, et al, 157 SC 1, 153 SE 537. However, if both a municipality and electrical or other public utility mutually agree, the electrical or other public utility may grant, transfer, abrogate, modify, sell, or impose upon the municipality the duty or obligation to provide a public transit system to the municipality. The terms of such a grant, transfer, abrogation, modification, sale, or imposition of the duty or obligation to provide a public transit system from an electrical or other public utility to a municipality shall take effect only upon the transfer of the public transit system from the public utility to the municipality or another governmental entity."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.

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