South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4516


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4516
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960130
Primary Sponsor:                   Dantzler
All Sponsors:                      Dantzler, Mason, Littlejohn,
                                   Chamblee, Stille and Koon 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\3373dw.96
Companion Bill Number:             315
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee 26 HLCI
Subject:                           Public utility operations,
                                   municipal corporate limits



History


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

House   19960130  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

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 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 gives 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 may 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 may 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 are other municipalities, persons, firms, or corporations."

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

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