South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 942


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Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      942
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Mescher
All Sponsors:                     Mescher, Grooms and Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\wcm\002psab.jh.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Public Service Authority Board of 
                                  Directors, members appointed from Berkeley, 
                                  Georgetown, Horry to be customers of


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000111  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19991019  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 58-31-20 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY APPOINTED FROM HORRY, BERKELEY, AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES MUST BE CUSTOMERS OF THE AUTHORITY AND RESIDE IN AUTHORITY TERRITORY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 58-31-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-31-20. Such Public Service Authority shall consist of a board of eleven directors to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate as follows: One from each congressional district of the State; one from each of the counties of Horry, Berkeley and Georgetown who reside in Authority territory and are customers of the Authority and two shall be from the State at large, one of whom shall be chairman and the other of whom shall have had experience with the operations of rural electric cooperatives. Each director shall serve for a term of seven years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies, except that the present directors, including the chairman, shall serve until their terms of office expire and the directors first appointed from Horry, Berkeley and Georgetown Counties shall be appointed for terms of five, six and seven years respectively as determined by lot, such terms to commence May 19, 1974. At the expiration of the term of each director and of each succeeding director the Governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate a successor, who shall hold office for a term of seven years, or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a director by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint his successor, only with the advice and consent of the Senate and he shall hold office for the unexpired term. No director shall receive a salary for services as director until the Authority is in funds, but each director shall be paid his actual expense in the performance of his duties hereunder, the same to be advanced from the contingent fund of the Governor until such time as the Public Service Authority is in funds, at which time the contingent fund shall be reimbursed. After the Public Service Authority is in funds, the compensation and expenses of each member of the board shall be paid from such funds, and the same shall be fixed by the advisory board hereinafter established. Members of the board of directors may be removed for cause by the advisory board or a majority thereof. No member of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina shall be eligible for appointment as director of the Public Service Authority during the term of his office. Not more than two members from the same county shall serve as directors at any time.

For the assistance of the board of directors of said Public Service Authority, there is hereby established an advisory board to be known as the advisory board of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, to be composed of the Governor of the State, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the Comptroller General and the Secretary of State, as ex officio members, who shall serve without extra compensation other than necessary traveling expenses. Said advisory board shall perform any duties imposed on them under this chapter, and shall consult and advise with the board of directors on any and all matters which by the board of directors may be referred to the advisory board. The board of directors shall make annual reports to the advisory board, which reports shall be submitted to the General Assembly by the Governor, in which full information as to all of the acts of said board of directors shall be given, together with financial statement and full information as to the work of the Authority. The advisory board shall on July first of each year, designate some reputable certified public accountant or accountants, resident in the State for the purpose of making a complete audit of the affairs of said Authority, which said audit shall be filed with the annual report of the board of directors."

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

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