Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4513 Primary Sponsor:Cato Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Municipal utilities Residing Body:House Companion Bill Number:1060 Computer Document Number:GJK/20190DW.94 Introduced Date:19940113 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940412 Last History Type:Objection by Representative Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cato Walker Wells Lanford Barber A. Young Hines Littlejohn Stone Allison Corning Davenport G. Bailey Baker D. Smith Neilson Cooper Chamblee Clyborne Wilkins Marchbanks Haskins Harrison Jaskwhich Beatty Graham Tucker Fair McMahand Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4513 House 19940412 Objection by Representative Simrill
Vaughn
Anderson
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McCraw
Farr
Robinson
Moody-Lawrence
D. Wilder
Stuart
Kennedy
Elliott
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Neilson
Hines
4513 House 19940330 Committee Report: Favorable 25
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4513 House 19940113 Introduced, read first time, 25
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 30, 1994
H. 4513
Introduced by REPS. Cato, Walker, Wells, Lanford, Barber, A. Young, Hines, Littlejohn, Stone, Allison, Corning, Davenport, G. Bailey, Baker, D. Smith, Neilson, Cooper, Chamblee, Clyborne, Wilkins, Marchbanks, Haskins, Harrison, Jaskwhich, Beatty, Graham, Tucker, Fair and McMahand
S. Printed 3/30/94--H.
Read the first time January 13, 1994.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4513), amend Section 58-5-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to exemption of municipal utilities, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/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 any power to regulate or interfere with public utilities owned or operated by or on behalf of any a municipality, county, or regional transportation authority (as defined in Chapter 25 of this title) or their agencies. However, if any gas utility in extending its lines interferes or is about to interfere with the service or system of any other gas utility, then to the extent necessary to prevent duplication of services and facilities of natural gas utilities, the commission has the authority to intervene and make such order and prescribe such terms and conditions relating to the line extension as are just and reasonable. The provisions of this section only apply to public utilities engaged in the business of furnishing natural gas to the public, including utilities owned or operated by or on behalf of any municipality to the extent that the extension of service is not within its corporate limits and including utilities owned or operated on behalf of a natural gas authority to the extent that the extension is outside its service area as that area is provided by statute. However, the authority of the commission to intervene as provided under the provisions of this section does not apply to the duplication of services and facilities by a natural gas utility that has reached a written territorial agreement with the other affected natural gas utilities or to a gas utility pipeline supplying gas to the existing distribution system of that utility provided that no customers are directly served off that pipeline."/
Amend totals and title to conform.
JAMES H. HODGES, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITIES FROM REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO REGULATE THE EXTENSION OF SERVICES OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF FURNISHING NATURAL GAS TO THE PUBLIC TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES, THAT THE EXTENSION IS NOT WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY, AND INCLUDING UTILITIES OWNED OR OPERATED ON BEHALF OF A NATURAL GAS AUTHORITY.
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 any power to regulate or interfere with public utilities owned or operated by or on behalf of any a municipality or regional transportation authority (as defined in Chapter 25 of this title) or their agencies. However, to the extent necessary to prevent duplication of services and facilities of natural gas utilities whose rates are regulated by this chapter, the commission has the authority to regulate the extension of services of all public utilities engaged in the business of furnishing natural gas to the public, including utilities owned or operated by or on behalf of any municipality to the extent that the extension of service is not within its corporate limits and including utilities owned or operated on behalf of a natural gas authority."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.