H 3688 General Bill, By Dantzler, Bailey, Cato, Harrell, Hinson, Limehouse and 
Seithel

Similar(S 84)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FROM REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO LIMIT THE EXEMPTION TO A PUBLIC UTILITY'S
 OPERATIONS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS; AND TO AMEND SECTION
 58-27-1010, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION OF CONTRACTS MADE BY A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO LIMIT THE PROHIBITION
 TO CONTRACTS MADE BY A MUNICIPALITY WITH CUSTOMERS LOCATED WITHIN THE
 CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

   03/19/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-27
   03/19/97  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-27

TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FROM REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO LIMIT THE EXEMPTION TO A PUBLIC UTILITY'S OPERATIONS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-27-1010, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF CONTRACTS MADE BY A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO LIMIT THE PROHIBITION TO CONTRACTS MADE BY A MUNICIPALITY WITH CUSTOMERS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 58-5-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-5-30. Nothing contained in Articles 1, 3, and 5 of this chapter shall give gives the Commission commission any power to regulate or interfere with public utilities owned or operated by or on behalf of any municipality within its corporate limits or regional transportation authority (as defined in Chapter 25 of this Title) or their agencies."

SECTION 2. Section 58-27-1010 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-27-1010. The Commission commission shall may not regulate any contracts made by any municipality with its customers who are located within the limits of the municipality, and nothing in this chapter shall may be construed as permitting the regulation by the Commission commission of the rates to be charged by any municipal plant to any of its customers who are located within the limits of the municipality, whether these customers be are other municipalities, persons, firms, or corporations."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.