H 4234 General Bill, By Townsend
Summary: Belton-Honea Path Water Authority, Anderson County; membership, election, duties of; Water and Sewer
    A BILL TO AMEND ACT 76 OF 1961, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BELTON-HONEA PATH WATER AUTHORITY IN ANDERSON COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY HAS AN AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO SUPPLY WATER TO ALL POPULATED AREAS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND TO REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE WATER AND WATER SERVICES IN ALL OF ITS SERVICE AREA OR CONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING WATER TO THAT PORTION OF ITS SERVICE AREA NOT SERVED BY THE AUTHORITY SO AS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER AND WATER SERVICE IN THAT PORTION OF ITS SERVICE AREA NOT HAVING ADEQUATE WATER OR WATER SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TREATED WATER TO THE MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS OF BELTON AND HONEA PATH AND TO PIPE, PURCHASE, CONTRACT FOR WATER, WATER SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE TREATED WATER TO ALL OTHER POPULATED AREAS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA OF THE AUTHORITY; TO DEFINE THE SERVICE AREA OF THE AUTHORITY SO AS TO INCLUDE THAT PORTION OF THE TOWN OF HONEA PATH LYING WITHIN ABBEVILLE COUNTY WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY MUST BE ELECTED, TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING, AND TO PROVIDE FOR POLLING PLACES WITHIN THE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY AND FOR FILLING VACANCIES AND THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF ELECTED AND EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FIRST ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF THE BELTON-HONEA PATH WATER AUTHORITY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS PRESENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY WHEN THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO BUY WATER FROM WATER COMPANIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS FOR RESALE AND USE INSIDE OF ITS SERVICE AREA; TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT RATES CHARGED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR WATER MUST BE UNIFORM WITHIN EACH CLASS OF WATER PATRON.
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05/31/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-26
05/31/01	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-27
02/26/02	House	Tabled in committee Education and Public Works