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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts and Peeler
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3046dw03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 302, 3467
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Municipal water and electric services, corporate limits;municipalities extending services to nonresidents prohibited from requiring annexation as condition of
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/11/2002 Senate Prefiled 12/11/2002 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/14/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-52 1/14/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-52
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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 the 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 must 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 another 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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