H*3433 Session 104 (1981-1982)
H*3433(Rat #0390, Act #0331 of 1982) General Bill, By R. Schwartz, R.L. Altman,
J.F. Anderson, W.S. Anderson, W.E. Applegate, F.X. Archibald, J.M. Arthur,
W.D. Arthur, J.N. Ashe, D.L. Aydlette, H.L. Barksdale, D.M. Beasley,
D. Blackwell, L. Blanding, S. Blatt, J.D. Bradley, P.T. Bradley, J.B. Brandt,
Branton, T.D. Broadwater, D.M. Bruce, A.H. Buchan, D.E. Bundrick, T.M. Burriss,
M.J. Busbee, B. Campbell, Carnell, C.D. Chamblee, M.D. Cleveland, R.L. Cobb,
M.J. Cooper, V.L. Crocker, C.M. Dangerfield, M.R. Daniel, G.W. Dukes,
B.L. Eaddy, M.L. Eargle, T.W. Edwards, T.J. Ervin, P. Evatt, J.G. Felder,
S.R. Foster, P. Freeman, T. Gadson, J.P. Gardner, L.E. Gentry, J.E. Gonzales,
B.J. Gordon, H.C. Granger, J.W. Graves, J.V. Gregory, C.L. Griffin,
M.S. Gulledge, A. Hardy, J.L. Harris, P.B. Harris, Harvin, D.O. Hawkins,
J.C. Hayes, J.C. Hearn, R.L. Helmly, B.L. Hendricks, L.I. Hendricks,
C.T. Hinson, C.E. Hodges, D.N. Holt, B.F. Hornsby, S.H. Howard, B.E. Huff,
T.E. Huff, T.L. Hughston, I.C. Joe, W.H. Jones, H.H. Keyserling, J.E. Kinard,
Kirsh, J.R. Klapman, R.A. Kohn, Koon, E.S. Lake, W.R. Lee, T.G. Mangum,
S.P. Manning, T.M. Marchant, Martin, Matthews, J.G. McAbee, D.M. McEachin,
D.F. McInnis, J.D. McInnis, McKay, R.N. McLellan, J.W. McLeod, D.E. McTeer,
J.B. Meyers, E.M. Middleton, T.W. Mitchell, J. Murray, M.E. Nunnery,
D.L. Ogburn, Patterson, L. Phillips, Phillips, J.C. Pracht, J.L. Rampey,
A.V. Rawl, J.A. Reynolds, R.L. Rigdon, J.I. Rogers, I.K. Rudnick, Sheheen,
D. Sheppard, E.W. Simpson, J.J. Snow, E.C. Stoddard, R.M. Tallon, J.H. Toal,
D.C. Waldrop, Washington, M.H. Westbrook, J.M. White, Wilkins, D.E. Winstead and
R.R. Woods
A Bill to amend Section 58-3-100, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to assessment of utility companies and expenses for the Public
Service Commission; Section 58-5-940, relating to assessments against gas
utilities for expenses of the Public Service Commission; and Section 58-27-50,
relating to assessments of electric utilities for expenses of the Public
Service Commission, so as to provide that the Public Service Commission shall
certify such assessments to the Comptroller General on or before August first;
to amend Section 58-15-940, relating to reports of railroads to the Public
Service Commission; and Section 58-15-950, relating to reports by the railroad
company to the Public Service Commission, so as to delete the Comptroller
General as an agency to which such reports are submitted.
01/21/82 House Introduced and read first time HJ-305
01/21/82 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-305
02/17/82 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-882
02/18/82 House Read second time HJ-934
02/19/82 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-972
02/23/82 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19
02/23/82 Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-19
03/24/82 Senate Committee report: Favorable General SJ-239
03/25/82 Senate Read second time SJ-21
03/26/82 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-6
04/08/82 House Ratified R 390 HJ-2083
04/09/82 Signed By Governor
04/09/82 Effective date 04/09/82
04/09/82 Act No. 331
04/16/82 Copies available
(A331, R390, H3433)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976,
RELATING
TO ASSESSMENT OF UTILITY COMPANIES AND EXPENSES FOR THE PUBLIC
SERVICE
COMMISSION; SECTION 58-5-940, RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS AGAINST GAS
UTILITIES
FOR
EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; AND SECTION 58-27-50,
RELATING TO
ASSESSMENTS OF ELECTRIC UTILITIES FOR EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL CERTIFY
SUCH
ASSESSMENTS TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIRST;
TO AMEND
SECTION 58-15-940, RELATING TO REPORTS OF RAILROADS TO THE PUBLIC
SERVICE
COMMISSION; AND SECTION 58-15-960, RELATING TO REPORTS BY THE RAILROAD
COMPANY
TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO DELETE THE COMPTROLLER
GENERAL AS
AN AGENCY TO WHICH SUCH REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Expenses of Commission
Section 1. Section 58-3-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-3-100. The expenses of the Public Service Commission shall
be borne by the several
companies subject to its jurisdiction according to their gross income from
operations in this State, such gross
income to be proportionate to the number of miles operated in this State by
transportation and transmission
companies, to be apportioned by the Comptroller General. The Comptroller
General shall, on or before the first
day of October in each and every year, assess upon each of such companies its
just proportion of such expenses
in proportion to its gross income from the operation in this State in the
current year ending on the thirtieth day
of June preceding that on which the assessment is made. Such assessments shall
be charged against such
companies, respectively, under the order and direction of the Comptroller
General, and be collected by the several
county treasurers in the manner provided by law for the collection of taxes
from such companies and shall be paid
by the county treasurers as collected into the State Treasury in the manner as
other taxes collected by them for
the State.
The Public Service Commission shall certify to the Comptroller General
annually on or before August first the
amounts to be assessed, in the format approved by the Comptroller
General."
Expenses defrayed by assessments
Section 2. Section 58-5-940 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-5-940. All lawful expenses and charges incurred by the
Commission in the administration
of this chapter and in performance of its duties thereunder shall be defrayed
by assessments made by the
Comptroller General against the gas utilities regulated thereunder and based
upon the gross revenues collected
by the gas utilities from their business done wholly within this State in the
manner set out in Section 58-3-100
for other corporations; provided, however, the assessments against
municipalities, gas authorities, public service
districts or other political subdivisions of the State shall be applicable
only to expenses and charges incurred in
the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article relating
to gas safety requirements.
The Public Service Commission shall certify to the Comptroller General
annually on or before August first the
amounts to be assessed in the format approved by the Comptroller
General."
Further
Section 3. Section 58-27-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-27-50. All expenses and charges incurred by the Commission
in the administration of this
chapter and in the performance of its duties thereunder shall be defrayed by
assessments made by the Comptroller
General against the electrical utilities regulated thereunder and based upon
the gross revenues collected by such
electrical utilities from their business done wholly within this State in the
manner set out in Section 58-3-100 for
other corporations.
The Public Service Commission shall certify to the Comptroller General
annually on or before August first the
amounts to be assessed in the format approved by the Comptroller
General."
Fiscal year
Section 4. Section 58-15-940 of the 1976 Code is amended to read.
"Section 58-15-940. The fiscal year for which reports shall be made by
railroad companies in the State
to the Public Service Commission and other officers of the State shall
terminate on the thirty-first day of
December, so as to conform to the calendar year and to the fiscal year as
fixed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission of the United States."
Reports
Section 5. Section 58-15-950 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-15-950. All reports required by law to be made by railroad
companies to the Public Service
Commission or to other officers of the State at specified times and based upon
the operations of such railroad
companies for the fiscal year preceding such reports shall be made after the
thirty-first day of December of every
year."
Time effective
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor. |