Current Status Bill Number:4563 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960207 Primary Sponsor:McKay All Sponsors:McKay, Neilson, J. Hines, G. Brown and Baxley Drafted Document Number:bbm\10533jm.96 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19960409 Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Pipeline system and facilities redefined, gas
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19960409 Tabled in Committee 25 HJ
House 19960207 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-920, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO "THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAS SAFETY ACT OF 1970" AND DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN LANGUAGE FROM THE DEFINITION OF "PIPELINE SYSTEM" OR "PIPELINE FACILITIES"; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 58-33-180 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE SITING OF GAS PIPELINES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-5-920(h) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(h) The term `pipeline system' or `pipeline facilities' shall mean means new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation; but the Commission is not authorized to prescribe the location or routing of any pipeline facility `rights-of-way'."
SECTION 2. Chapter 33, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-33-180. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity, as provided for in this chapter, is required for the siting of gas pipelines. As a prerequisite for the certificate for a gas pipeline, the gas pipeline company shall demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that there is a valid public purpose for the proposed pipeline and that the selected route for the pipeline is the alternative that fulfills the purpose with the least possible adverse impact upon and disruption to the environment and the community."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.