South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5202


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5202
Ratification Number:              477
Act Number:                       454
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020430
Primary Sponsor:                  Miller
All Sponsors:                     Miller, Snow, Kelley, Barfield, Harvin 
                                  and Kennedy
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1950dw02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020605
Date of Last Amendment:           20020605
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020719
Subject:                          Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg 
                                  Counties Water and Sewer Study Committee 
                                  established


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20021017  Act No. A454
------  20020719  Signed by Governor
------  20020606  Ratified R477
House   20020605  Conference Committee Report            98 HCC
                  adopted, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  20020604  Conference Committee Report adopted    88 SCC
House   20020528  Appointed Reps. to Committee of        98 HCC  Miller
                  Conference                                     Snow
                                                                 Barfield
Senate  20020522  Conference powers granted,             88 SCC  Alexander
                  appointed Senators to Committee                Rankin
                  of Conference                                  Ravenel
Senate  20020522  Insists upon amendment
House   20020521  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
------  20020515  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020515  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  20020514  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20020502  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
House   20020502  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20020501  Read second time
House   20020430  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 30, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 2, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 14, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format
Revised on June 5, 2002 - Word format

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(A454, R477, H5202)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF APPOINTEES MADE BY THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS REPRESENTING HORRY, GEORGETOWN, AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES TO STUDY THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO THE USERS IN THESE THREE COUNTIES WITH THE FOCUS OF THE STUDY BEING ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A THREE-COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY.

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

Study committee established

SECTION 1. (A) There is established the Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties Water and Sewer Study Committee composed of fifteen members. Five members must be appointed by the legislative delegations representing Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties. In making the appointments, consideration should be given to appointing persons with knowledge and expertise in the delivery of water and sewer services in the three-county area.

(B) The committee shall meet as soon as practicable after appointment and shall organize itself by electing one of its members as chairman and such other officers as the committee may consider necessary.

(C) The committee shall study:

(1) the issues associated with the delivery of water and sewer services to the users in Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties;

(2) the problems confronting counties, municipalities, special purpose districts, and public service districts in Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties in the delivery of water and sewer services which have resulted from rapid growth and development of recent years;

(3) all phases of the delivery of water and sewer services in the three-county area give adequate consideration to long-range planning in order to facilitate the orderly delivery of water and sewer services to the users in the three-county area; and

(4) the feasibility of establishing a regional water and sewer authority comprising the entities presently providing water and sewer services in Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties.

(D) The committee shall make a report to the legislative delegations representing Horry, Georgetown, and Williamsburg Counties no later than March 1, 2003, at which time the committee shall dissolve.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2002.

Approved the 19th day of July, 2002.

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