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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4117 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010515 Primary Sponsor:Sandifer All Sponsors:Sandifer and Cato Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20649sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Public utilities with services having underground cables, lines, etc. to be in Palmetto Utility Protection Service, Inc. History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010515 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-35-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PUBLIC UTILITY OR ENTITY THAT PROVIDES PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES WHICH HAS UNDERGROUND CABLES, FACILITIES, OR LINES MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE PALMETTO UTILITY PROTECTION SERVICE, INC., A CORPORATION FORMED UNDER THIS CHAPTER DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPUTERIZED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY CABLES, FACILITIES, AND LINES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-35-75. Any public utility or entity that provides public utility services which has underground cables, facilities, or lines must participate in the Palmetto Utility Protection Service, Inc., or any successor entity, a corporation formed under this chapter consisting of member utilities which is designed to provide a computerized notification system of underground utility cables, facilities, and lines."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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