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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.201 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson, Russell Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1125dw99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Municipal water and electric services, corporate limits; nonresidents, annexation; Political Subdivisions, corporations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill
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 MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY EXTENDING WATER OR ELECTRIC SERVICES TO NONRESIDENTS FROM REQUIRING ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION OF THE RECEIPT OF THE 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 A municipality in this State owning a water or light plant may, through the proper officials of such city or town, may enter into a contract with any a person without outside the corporate limits of such city or town the municipality but contiguous thereto to it to furnish such the person electric current or water from such the water or light plant of such city or town the municipality and may furnish such the water or light upon such the 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 municipal council it is for in the best interest of the municipality so to do so. No such This contract shall may not be for a longer period more than two years but any such the contract may be renewed from time to time for a like period. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality 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.
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