H*3613(Rat #0249, Act #0216 of 2002)  General Bill, By Trotter, Cato and 
Sandifer
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 58-35-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL RECEIPT OF
 NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS FOR OPERATORS HAVING
 UTILITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ASSOCIATION TO FILE WITH THE
 CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
 COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AN ANNUAL REPORT COVERING CERTAIN
 ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
 YEAR.-amended title

   02/21/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-26
   02/21/01  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-26
   03/21/01  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-24
   03/27/01  House  Read second time HJ-67
   03/28/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
   03/28/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   03/28/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
   02/20/02  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-14
   04/03/02  Senate Amended SJ-27
   04/03/02  Senate Read second time SJ-27
   04/04/02  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-19
   04/10/02  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-51
   04/16/02         Ratified R 249
   04/22/02         Signed By Governor
   05/08/02         Effective date 04/22/02
   05/08/02         Copies available
   05/14/02         Act No. 216

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-35-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS FOR OPERATORS HAVING UTILITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ASSOCIATION TO FILE WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AN ANNUAL REPORT COVERING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.

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

Association to make annual report

SECTION 1. Section 58-35-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-35-70. (A) Operators must form and operate an association providing for mutual receipt of Section 58-35-60 notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographical area. An association that provides this service on behalf of operators having utilities within South Carolina must file with the South Carolina Public Service Commission the telephone number and address of the association, a description of the geographical area served by the association, and a list of the names and addresses of each operator receiving this service from the association.

(B) The association must file with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee not later than April fifteenth of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the association for the preceding calendar year including, but not limited to, information reflecting: average speed of answer; abandoned call rate; transmit times; total number of locate requests; total number of transmissions; and a disaster recovery plan.

(C) No operator is required to join an association."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.