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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO ANY LOCATION IS DISCONNECTED BY AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY OR COOPERATIVE, THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY OR COOPERATIVE DURING THE NEXT BILLING PERIOD AFTER THE SERVICE IS RECONNECTED SHALL CREDIT THE CONSUMER WITH A PRO-RATA AMOUNT FOR THE TIME THE SERVICE WAS DISCONNECTED ON A PER DIEM BASIS BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL OVER THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS NOT INCLUDING THE MONTH WHEN THE SERVICE WAS DISCONNECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 27, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-27-215. If electrical service to any location is disconnected by an electrical utility or cooperative, the electrical utility or cooperative during the next billing period after the service is reconnected shall credit the consumer with a pro-rata amount for the time the service was disconnected on a per diem basis based on the consumer's average monthly bill over the past twelve months not including the month when the service was disconnected.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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