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Bill 1194

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1194
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020409
Primary Sponsor:                  Fair
All Sponsors:                     Fair
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1898dw02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Water and electric services provided by 
                                  municipalities; annexation provisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020409  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 5-31-1910, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICES BEYOND CORPORATE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY EXTENDING WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICES TO NONRESIDENTS FROM REQUIRING ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION OF THE RECEIPT OF THE SERVICES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 5-31-1910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 5-31-1910. Any city or town A municipality in this State owning a water or light plant may, through the proper officials of such city or town, may enter into a contract with any a person without outside the corporate limits of such city or town the municipality but contiguous thereto to it to furnish such the person electric current or water from such the water or light plant of such city or town the municipality and may furnish such the water or light upon such the terms, rates, and charges as may be fixed by the contract or agreement between the parties in this behalf, either for lighting or for manufacturing purposes, when in the judgment of the city or town municipal council it is for in the best interest of the municipality so to do so. No such This contract shall may not be for a longer period more than two years but any such the contract may be renewed from time to time for a like period. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality which enters into a contract for the provision of services pursuant to this section may not require annexation as one of the terms or conditions of the contract."

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

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