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S. 559
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cleary
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Introduced in the Senate on March 2, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Ports Authority and Public Service Authority
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/2/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
3/2/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
3/10/2005 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Mescher,
Rankin, Scott
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 54-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PORTS AUTHORITY, AND SECTION 58-31-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS FOR ALL MEMBERS, WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS BEING APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN EACH OF THE FOUR YEARS OF THE GOVERNOR'S TERM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 54-3-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 54-3-20. The members of the board shall must be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of seven four years each and until their successors shall have been appointed and have qualified. In the event of a vacancy, however caused, a successor shall must be appointed in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired term. In the case of initial appointments to four-year terms, the terms of two of the existing members are considered expired annually over each of the next three years and three of them on the fourth year from the effective date of this section until all appointments are made pursuant to this section for four-year terms."
SECTION 2. The first undesignated paragraph of Section 58-31-20 is amended to read:
"Such The Public Service Authority shall consist consists 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; and two shall be from the State at large, one of whom shall be is chairman and the other of whom shall have had has experience with the operations of electric cooperatives. Each director shall serve serves for a term of seven four years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies, except that the terms of three of 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 are considered expired annually over each of the next three years and two of them on the fourth year from the effective date of this section until all appointments are made pursuant to this section for four-year terms. 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 four 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 A director shall may not receive a salary for services as director until the authority is in funds, but each director shall must 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 the time as the Public Service Authority is in funds, at which time the contingent fund shall must be reimbursed. After the Public Service Authority is in funds, the compensation and expenses of each member of the board shall must be paid from such these funds, and the same shall must 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 of it. No A member of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina shall be is not 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 may not serve as directors at any time."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect January 15, 2006.
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