Current Status Bill Number:934 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Ryberg All Sponsors:Ryberg, Wilson Drafted Document Number:RES9793.WGR Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Annexation, water or electric services; provisions
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Senate 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19951010 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 5-31-1910, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICES BEYOND CORPORATE LIMITS OF A CITY OR TOWN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CITY OR TOWN EXTENDING WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICES TO NONRESIDENTS FROM REQUIRING ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-31-1910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-31-1910. Any city or town in this State owning a water or light plant may, through the proper officials of such city or town, enter into a contract with any person without the corporate limits of such city or town but contiguous thereto to furnish such person electric current or water from such water or light plant of such city or town and may furnish such water or light upon such terms, rates, and charges as may be fixed by the contract or agreement between the parties in this behalf, either for lighting or for manufacturing purposes, when in the judgment of the city or town council it is for the best interest of the municipality so to do. No such contract shall be for a longer period than two years but any such contract may be renewed from time to time for a like period. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city or town which enters into a contract for the provision of services pursuant to this section may not require annexation as one of the terms or conditions of the contract."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.