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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3613 Ratification Number:249 Act Number:216 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010221 Primary Sponsor:Trotter All Sponsors:Trotter, Cato and Sandifer Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1232dw01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020410 Date of Last Amendment:20020403 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020422 Subject:Excavation or demolition operations, notification of for operators having utilities in this State; annual report to be filed with legislative committees History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A216 ------ 20020422 Signed by Governor ------ 20020416 Ratified R249 House 20020410 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020404 Read third time, returned with amendment Senate 20020403 Amended, read second time ------ 20020221 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020220 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 20010328 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20010328 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010327 Read second time ------ 20010322 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010321 Committee report: Favorable 26 HLCI House 20010221 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 21, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 22, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 20, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 21, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format
(A216, R249, H3613)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-35-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS FOR OPERATORS HAVING UTILITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ASSOCIATION TO FILE WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AN ANNUAL REPORT COVERING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Association to make annual report
SECTION 1. Section 58-35-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-35-70. (A) Operators must form and operate an association providing for mutual receipt of Section 58-35-60 notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographical area. An association that provides this service on behalf of operators having utilities within South Carolina must file with the South Carolina Public Service Commission the telephone number and address of the association, a description of the geographical area served by the association, and a list of the names and addresses of each operator receiving this service from the association.
(B) The association must file with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee not later than April fifteenth of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the association for the preceding calendar year including, but not limited to, information reflecting: average speed of answer; abandoned call rate; transmit times; total number of locate requests; total number of transmissions; and a disaster recovery plan.
(C) No operator is required to join an association."
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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