South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1215


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1215
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960305
Primary Sponsor:                   Ryberg 
All Sponsors:                      Ryberg 
Drafted Document Number:           res9948.wgr
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Municipal fire protection
                                   services



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19960305  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO FURNISH ANY OF ITS SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY EXTENDING FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO PERSONS WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT CHARGE SUCH PERSONS A RATE WHICH IS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM RATE CHARGED TO PERSONS RESIDING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY EXTENDING FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO PERSONS WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL CHARGE ALL SUCH PERSONS A UNIFORM RATE; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT CHARGE A RATE TO PERSONS WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHICH EXCEEDS THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 5-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 5-7-60. Any municipality may perform any of its functions, furnish any of its services, except services of police officers, and make charges therefor and may participate in the financing thereof in areas outside the corporate limits of such municipality by contract with any individual, corporation, state, or political subdivision or agency thereof or with the United States Government or any agency thereof, subject always to the general law and Constitution of this State regarding such matters, except within a designated service area for all such services of another municipality or political subdivision, including water and sewer authorities, and in the case of electric service, except within a service area assigned by the Public Service Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 27 of Title 58 or areas in which the South Carolina Public Service Authority may provide electric service pursuant to statute. For the purposes of this section, designated service area shall mean an area in which the particular service is being provided or is budgeted or funds have been applied for as certified by the governing body thereof. Provided, however, the limitation as to service areas of other municipalities or political subdivisions shall not apply when permission for such municipal operations is approved by the governing body of the other municipality or political subdivision concerned. Provided further, that any municipality extending fire protection services to persons without the corporate limits of the municipality shall not charge such persons a rate which is more than fifty percent more than the maximum rate charged to persons residing within the corporate limits of the municipality. Provided further, that any municipality extending fire protection services to persons without the corporate limits of the municipality shall charge all such persons a uniform rate. Provided further, that a municipality may not charge a rate to persons within or without the corporate limits of the municipality which exceeds the actual cost of providing the service."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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