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S. 920
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
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Introduced in the Senate on June 2, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Summary: Backflow prevention devices
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/2/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12 6/2/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-12
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 49-1-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REQUIRED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO BE TESTED MUST NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE TESTED MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS IF TEST RESULTS FOR A DEVICE ARE POSITIVE TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 49 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 49-1-70. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a backflow prevention device that currently is required by law or regulation to be tested annually must not be required to be tested more than once every ten years if test results for the device are positive two consecutive years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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