South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

S.331

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senator S.Martin

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Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011

Introduced in the House on April 26, 2011

Last Amended on April 20, 2011

Currently residing in the House Spartanburg Delegation

Summary: Greater Greenville Sewer District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

1/11/2011SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage148)

1/11/2011SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary(Senate Journalpage148)

4/19/2011SenateRecalled from Committee on Judiciary(Senate Journalpage5)

4/20/2011Scrivener's error corrected

4/20/2011SenateAmended (Senate Journalpage20)

4/20/2011SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage20)

4/20/2011SenateRoll call Ayes15 Nays0 (Senate Journalpage20)

4/20/2011SenateUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journalpage20)

4/21/2011SenateRead third time and sent to House

4/21/2011Scrivener's error corrected

4/26/2011HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage19)

4/26/2011HouseReferred to Spartanburg Delegation(House Journalpage19)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/11/2011

4/19/2011

4/20/2011

4/20/2011-A

4/21/2011

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

April 20, 2011

S.331

Introduced by Senator S.Martin

S. Printed 4/20/11--S.[SEC 4/21/11 12:10 PM]

Read the first time January 11, 2011.

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A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 745 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION FROM NINE TO ELEVEN MEMBERS; TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER MUST BE FROM SPARTANBURG COUNTY; AND TO CLARIFY THAT EACH MEMBER MUST SERVE AT LARGE, BE A RESIDENT OF A MEMBER COUNTY, AND BE A RESIDENT OF THE RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES’ SERVICE AREA; AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE REFERENCES.

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

SECTION1.Section 3 of Act 745 of 1967, as amended by Act 393 of 1984 and Acts 102 and 103 of 2009, is amended to read:

“Section3.Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 1021 of 1960, the governing body of Renewable Water Resources (formerly designatedas the Greenville County Sewer Authorityor the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority) shall consistconsists of a commission composed ofcomprisingnineelevenmembers who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation of the county from which the member must be appointed. For all other matters respecting the authorityRenewable Water Resources, the legislative delegations of Greenville, Anderson, and Laurens, and SpartanburgCountiescounties shall act as one entity. A legislative delegation consists of all House members and Senators representing any portion of a membercounty whose districts also include all or any part of the territoryservice areaof Renewable Water Resources. All members of the commission must be residents of the counties comprising Renewable Water Resources and of the territory of the authority and shall serve at large. Each commission member must: (a) serve at large; (b) be a resident of a member county of Renewable Water Resources; and (c) be a resident of the Renewable Water Resources’ service area. One member must be from Anderson Countyand, one member must be from Laurens County, and one member must be from Spartanburg County. SevenEight members must be from Greenville County. The Anderson and Laurens County Delegations shall recommend for appointment to the Governor two additional members so as to complete the commission of nine members. One member must be appointed for a term expiring in December, 1985, and one member for a term expiring in December, 1986, with the respective terms designated in the appointments. The Spartanburg and Greenville County Delegations shall recommend for appointment to the Governor two additional members so as to complete the commission of eleven members. One member must be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2012, and one member for a term expiring in December 31, 2013, with the respective terms designated in the appointments.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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