Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1103 Primary Sponsor:Williams Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public Service Commission, three member hearing panel Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:PT/1003DW.94 Introduced Date:19940201 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940201 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Williams Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1103 Senate 19940201 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-95, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HEAR CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR CHANGES IN A SCHEDULE OF A CORPORATION OR PERSON REGULATED BY THE COMMISSION IN A PANEL OF THREE MEMBERS, SO AS TO MAKE IT OPTIONAL THAT THE COMMISSION HEAR THESE REQUESTS IN A THREE MEMBER PANEL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-3-95 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-3-95. Whenever a corporation or person furnishing heat, water, sewerage collection, sewerage disposal, or street railway service, or whenever a telephone utility with fewer than ten thousand customers as of the date of filing, files a schedule setting forth proposed changes with the commission pursuant to the procedures perscribed in this title, a panel of three members of the commission shall may hear and rule on the proposed changes. The chairman of the commission shall appoint the members of the panel."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.