S 1362 General Bill, By Ryberg
 A Bill to prohibit the city of Aiken, by contract or otherwise, from requiring
 persons outside the city receiving water, sewer, or fire protection services
 to refrain from opposing annexation as a condition of continued receipt of
 water, sewer or fire protection services, if the city extended water, sewer or
 fire protections services to the person prior to January 1, 1995 without such
 a requirement.

   04/16/96  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-9
   04/23/96  Senate Read second time SJ-37
   04/23/96  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-37
   04/29/96  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
   04/30/96  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-27
   05/01/96  House  Amended HJ-8
   05/01/96  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 16, 1996 HJ-9
   05/16/96  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 22, 1996 HJ-9
   05/22/96  House  Read second time HJ-13
   05/23/96  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-12
   05/23/96  Senate Referred to delegation from Aiken SJ-46

May 22, 1996

S. 1362

L. Printed 5/22/96--H.

Read the first time April 30, 1996.

A BILL

TO PROHIBIT THE CITY OF AIKEN, BY CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, FROM REQUIRING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE CITY RECEIVING WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO REFRAIN FROM OPPOSING ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION OF CONTINUED RECEIPT OF WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, IF THE CITY EXTENDED WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1995, WITHOUT SUCH A REQUIREMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of Aiken may not, by ordinance or otherwise, impose upon a customer receiving water, sewer, or fire protection services from the City of Aiken whose property is without the corporate limits of the City of Aiken, or upon a subsequent purchaser, assignee, transferee, or other successor in interest to the property served, a requirement that the customer refrain from opposing annexation as a condition of continued receipt of water, sewer, or fire protection services, if the City of Aiken has:

(1) extended water, sewer, or fire protection services to the customer, pursuant to a contractual agreement which did not contain a clause or provision prohibiting the customer from opposing annexation if such property becomes contiguous to the City of Aiken; or

(2) extended such services to the customer under any circumstances without any specific agreement with respect to annexation.

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