Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3718 Primary Sponsor:Tucker Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Major utility facility defined Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:BBM/10352JM.93 Introduced Date:19930316 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930316 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Tucker Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3718 House 19930316 Introduced, read first time, 26
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TO AMEND SECTION 58-33-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE "UTILITY FACILITY SITING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT "MAJOR UTILITY FACILITY" MEANS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES DESIGNED FOR OR CAPABLE OF OPERATION AT A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN, RATHER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE, MEGAWATTS AND MEANS AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES OF A DESIGNED OPERATING VOLTAGE OF ONE HUNDRED, RATHER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE, KILOVOLTS OR MORE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-33-20(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) The words `Major utility facility' shall mean means:
(a) electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of more than seventy-five fifteen megawatts.;
(b) an electric transmission line and associated facilities of a designed operating voltage of one hundred twenty-five kilovolts or more; provided, however, that the words `major utility facility' shall do not include electric distribution lines and associated facilities, nor shall do the words `major utility facility' include electric transmission lines and associated facilities leased to and operated by (or which upon completion of construction are to be leased to and operated by) the South Carolina Public Service Authority."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.