H*4747 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*4747(Rat #0654, Act #0533 of 1990) General Bill, By Harvin and D. Blackwell
A Bill to amend Section 58-12-90, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to cable television, annual fees, use of revenues, and the
availability of a channel to the Educational Television Commission, so as to
eliminate the requirement that an annual fee be paid by cable television
companies, and to delete the provision for the use of the revenue derived from
the annual fee; and to amend Section 58-12-130, relating to cable television,
fee for right-of-way usage, availability of a channel to the Educational
Television Commission, the issuance of continuing permits, and enforcement, so
as to delete certain provisions and to require each cable television company
in South Carolina to make available one six megahertz channel for the
transmissions of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission.-amended
title
02/28/90 House Introduced and read first time HJ-19
02/28/90 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-19
04/26/90 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
and Means HJ-16
05/09/90 House Amended HJ-35
05/09/90 House Objection by Rep. Whipper HJ-37
05/09/90 House Read second time HJ-37
05/10/90 House Objection withdrawn by Rep. Whipper HJ-16
05/10/90 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
05/15/90 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
05/15/90 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8
05/16/90 Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-7
05/22/90 Senate Read second time SJ-16
05/22/90 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-16
05/24/90 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-33
05/30/90 Ratified R 654
06/04/90 Signed By Governor
06/04/90 Effective date 06/04/90
06/04/90 Act No. 533
07/02/90 Copies available
(A533, R654, H4747)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-12-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION, ANNUAL FEES, USE OF REVENUES, AND
THE AVAILABILITY OF A CHANNEL TO THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
COMMISSION, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN ANNUAL FEE BE
PAID BY CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION FOR
THE USE OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE ANNUAL FEE; AND TO AMEND
SECTION 58-12-130, RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION, FEE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
USAGE, AVAILABILITY OF A CHANNEL TO THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
COMMISSION, THE ISSUANCE OF CONTINUING PERMITS, AND ENFORCEMENT, SO AS
TO DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS AND TO REQUIRE EACH CABLE TELEVISION
COMPANY IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO MAKE AVAILABLE ONE SIX MEGAHERTZ CHANNEL
FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Right-of-way usage fee deleted; etc.
SECTION 1. Section 58-12-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-12-90. All cable television companies operating
in the State shall make available one six megahertz channel for the
transmissions of the South Carolina Educational Television
Commission."
Provisions, reference deleted; provision of channel for S.C.E.T.V.
SECTION 2. Section 58-12-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-12-130. (A) The South Carolina Department of
Highways and Public Transportation may issue a general continuing
permit to each cable television company operating in this State. Upon
the reporting by the company of a proposed extension of its cable
subject to this chapter and approval of the extension by the
department, the permit applies to each extension. This authorization
eliminates the necessity of the issuance of a permit for each
extension.
(B) Each cable television company in this State shall make
available one six megahertz channel for the transmissions of the South
Carolina Educational Television Commission.
(C) The department may initiate appropriate legal action to
enforce the permit requirements of this section against nonpermitted
cable encroachment located within state highway rights-of-way."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 4th day of June, 1990.
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