Rep. CRAWFORD proposes the following Amendment No. to H. 3508 (COUNCIL\AGM\18706AB11):

Reference is to Printer's Date . 2/9/11-H

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/ SECTION      ___.      Article 17, Chapter 9, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

     "Section 58-9-2660.      (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of South Carolina and all political subdivisions thereof are prohibited from providing a communications service as defined in Section 58-9-2610.
     (B)      Subsection (A) of this section does not prohibit continued provision of a communications service being provided by the State of South Carolina or a political subdivision thereof on or before July 1, 2014." /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.