Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3179 Primary Sponsor:Wright Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Municipal utilities, regulation by PSC Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Companion Bill Number:4 Computer Document Number:CYY/15047SD.93 Introduced Date:19930119 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930119 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wright Riser Quinn Corning Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3179 House 19930119 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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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 WHO ARE 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 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 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 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 other municipalities, persons, firms, or corporations."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.