H*4980(Rat #0273, Act #0284 of 2018)  General Bill, By Tallon, Allison, Long and 
Forrester
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 745 OF 1967, RELATING TO RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (REWA)
 FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WESTERN CAROLINA REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY, SO AS TO
 REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ITS GOVERNING COMMISSION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
 MEMBERS FROM SPARTANBURG COUNTY, AND TO ADD THE "ENOREE BASIN" OF SPARTANBURG
 COUNTY TO REWA'S SERVICE AREA. - ratified title

   02/21/18  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   02/21/18  House  Referred to Spartanburg Delegation
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   02/27/18  House  Committee report: Favorable Spartanburg
                     Delegation (House Journal-page 2)
   02/28/18         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/28/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 8)
   02/28/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 8)
   02/28/18  House  Roll call Yeas-84  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 10)
   03/01/18         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/01/18  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 28)
   03/01/18  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/01/18  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   05/08/18  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 3)
   05/09/18  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 119)
   05/09/18  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 119)
   05/09/18  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 119)
   05/10/18  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 113)
   05/10/18  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 109)
   05/10/18  House  Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 110)
   05/14/18         Ratified R 273
   05/18/18         Signed By Governor
   05/25/18         Effective date 05/18/18
   10/16/18         Act No. 284

(A284, R273, H4980)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 745 OF 1967, RELATING TO RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (REWA) FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WESTERN CAROLINA REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ITS GOVERNING COMMISSION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS FROM SPARTANBURG COUNTY, AND TO ADD THE "ENOREE BASIN" OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY TO REWA'S SERVICE AREA.

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

Service area expanded

SECTION    1.    Act 745 of 1967 is amended by adding a new Section to read:

"Section 2.8.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the boundary lines that define the service territory of the Renewable Water Resources (ReWa), formerly the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority, are hereby expanded to include an area labeled the 'Enoree Basin' area of Spartanburg County, which is shown on a map filed with the Renewable Water Resources Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and designated as document 'ReWa Service Area - 2018 Attachment A'. The General Assembly provides that this document is the document of record delineating the service territory of the Renewable Water Resources."

Membership revised

SECTION    2.    Section 3 of Act 745 of 1967 is amended to read:

"Section 3.    (A)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of Renewable Water Resources (ReWa), formerly designated the Greenville County Sewer Authority and subsequently redesignated the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority, shall consist of a commission composed of eleven members who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation of the county from which the member must be appointed. A legislative delegation consists of all House members and Senators representing any portion of a county whose districts also include all or any part of the territory of Renewable Water Resources. For all matters other than appointing members for ReWa, the legislative delegations of Greenville, Anderson, Laurens, and Spartanburg Counties shall act as one entity.

(B)    All members of the commission must be residents of the counties from which they are appointed and also must be residents of ReWa's territory within their respective counties. All members shall serve at large.

(C)    One member must be from Anderson County, one member from Laurens County, and two members from Spartanburg County. Seven members must be from Greenville County.

(1)    The Anderson and Laurens County Delegations shall each recommend one member for appointment to the Governor. The initial terms of the members from Anderson County and Laurens County must be designated in the original appointments.

(2)    The Spartanburg County Delegation shall recommend for appointment to the Governor two members of the Commission from Spartanburg County. The initial term of the second member from Spartanburg County shall expire on December 1, 2022, and thereafter his successors shall be appointed in the same manner of original appointment for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualify."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Approved the 18th day of May, 2018.