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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-360 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE ENTITY PROVIDING WATER TO A FIRE HYDRANT TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND BEAR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HYDRANT IF IT IS REQUIRED TO BE LOCATED WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-1-360. (A) For purposes of this section an entity means, but is not limited to, a municipality, county commission of public works, a special purpose or public service district, a private water company, or eleemosynary corporation.
(B) An entity, which provides water to a fire hydrant and requires the hydrant to be located within five hundred feet of a building, bears the cost of installing and maintaining the hydrant."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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