South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 760

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    760
Primary Sponsor:                McGill
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Fire protection service
                                areas, county council
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Companion Bill Number:          4178
Computer Document Number:       PT/22113DW.93
Introduced Date:                19930506
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19930506
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McGill
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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760   Senate  19930506      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-19-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTY WHERE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE IS OFFERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL BASIS, THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY MAY EXTEND FIRE PROTECTION TO THOSE LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA WHO ARE NOT SERVED BY A CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

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

SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that the practice of offering fire protection services to residents by contract is leaving parts of the State without comprehensive service area coverage available to all citizens. The effect of these arrangements has resulted in overlapping and ineffective provision of fire protection service. The purpose of this act is to ensure that all persons within an area are provided the same level of fire protection service.

SECTION 2. Chapter 19, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-19-15. In those areas of the county where fire protection service is offered on an individual contractual basis, a county governing body may extend fire protection to those landowners within the service area who are not served by a contract with another political subdivision."

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

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