Bill 1362

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1362
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960416
Primary Sponsor:                   Ryberg 
All Sponsors:                      Ryberg 
Drafted Document Number:           res9989.wgr
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Aiken County Delegation 87
                                   SLD
Date of Last Amendment:            19960501
Subject:                           City of Aiken, water, sewer
                                   services; annexation opposing

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

Senate  19960523  Committed to Aiken County Delegation     87 SLD
House   19960523  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19960522  Read second time
House   19960516  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960522
House   19960501  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19960516
House   19960501  Amended
House   19960430  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19960429  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960423  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19960416  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

AMENDED

May 22, 1996

S. 1362

L. Printed 5/22/96--H.

Read the first time April 30, 1996.

A BILL

TO PROHIBIT THE CITY OF AIKEN, BY CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, FROM REQUIRING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE CITY RECEIVING WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO REFRAIN FROM OPPOSING ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION OF CONTINUED RECEIPT OF WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, IF THE CITY EXTENDED WATER, SEWER, OR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1995, WITHOUT SUCH A REQUIREMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of Aiken may not, by ordinance or otherwise, impose upon a customer receiving water, sewer, or fire protection services from the City of Aiken whose property is without the corporate limits of the City of Aiken, or upon a subsequent purchaser, assignee, transferee, or other successor in interest to the property served, a requirement that the customer refrain from opposing annexation as a condition of continued receipt of water, sewer, or fire protection services, if the City of Aiken has:

(1) extended water, sewer, or fire protection services to the customer, pursuant to a contractual agreement which did not contain a clause or provision prohibiting the customer from opposing annexation if such property becomes contiguous to the City of Aiken; or

(2) extended such services to the customer under any circumstances without any specific agreement with respect to annexation.

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