South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3613

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 20, 2002

    H. 3613

Introduced by Reps. Trotter, Cato and Sandifer

S. Printed 2/20/02--S.

Read the first time March 28, 2001.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

    To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3613) to amend Section 58-35-70, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the formation of an association providing for mutual receipt of notification of excavation or demolition, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, beginning on line 27, in Section 58-35-70, as contained in SECTION 1,

    by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and inserting therein the following:

    /    SECTION    1.     Section 58-35-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 58-35-70.    (A)    Operators shall must form and operate an association providing for mutual receipt of Section 58-35-60 notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographical area. An association that provides such this service on behalf of operators having utilities within South Carolina shall must file with the South Carolina Public Service Commission the telephone number and address of the association, a description of the geographical area served by the association, and a list of the names and addresses of each operator receiving such this service from the association.

    (B)    The association must file with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee not later than April fifteenth of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the association for the preceding calendar year including, but not limited to, information reflecting: average speed of answer; abandoned call rate; transmit times; total number of locate requests; total number of transmissions; and a disaster recovery plan.

    (C)    No operator shall be is required to join any such an association."        /

    Renumber sections to conform.

    Amend title to conform.

LARRY A. MARTIN for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

Public Service Commission

    The commission has indicated there would be no fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State nor on federal and/or other funds.

Senate

    The Senate has indicated there would be no fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State nor on federal and/or other funds.

House of Representatives

    The House of Representatives has indicated there would be no fiscal impact to the General Fund of the State nor on federal and/or other funds.

    Approved By:

    Don Addy

    Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 58-35-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FORMATION OF AN ASSOCIATION PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OF EXCAVATION OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS FOR OPERATORS HAVING UTILITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ASSOCIATION TO FILE WITH THE CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEES AN ANNUAL REPORT COVERING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.

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

SECTION    1.    "Section 58-35-70.    (A)    Operators shall form and operate an association providing for mutual receipt of Section 58-35-60 notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographical area. An association that provides such service on behalf of operators having utilities within South Carolina shall file with the South Carolina Public Service Commission the telephone number and address of the association, a description of the geographical area served by the association, and a list of the names and addresses of each operator receiving such this service from the association.

    (B)    The association shall file with the Chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committees not later than April fifteenth of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the association for the preceding calendar year including, but not limited to, information reflecting: average speed of answer; abandoned call rate; transmit times; total number of locate requests; total number of transmissions; and a disaster recovery plan.

    (C)    No operator shall be is required to join any such an association."

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

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