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H 3673 - Requires an electrical utility to bury all new electrical power transmission lines within the boundaries of a municipality

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Christopher Hart (D)
Last Action: 1/14/2021 - House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House Committee: LCI
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires an electrical utility to bury all new electrical power transmission lines within the boundaries of a municipality in the state beginning on January 2, 2022. This bill also requires the electric utility to bury all lines by January 2027.

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Session 124 - (2021-2022)Printer Friendly
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H 3673 General Bill, By Hart
Summary: Electrical lines
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY OPERATING IN THIS STATE SHALL BURY ALL OF ITS NEW ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINES INSTALLED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A MUNICIPALITY IN THIS STATE BEGINNING JANUARY 2, 2022, AND SHALL BURY ALL OF ITS EXISTING ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINES LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A MUNICIPALITY IN THIS STATE ACCORDING TO A GRADUATED SCHEDULE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-27-20, RELATING TO AREAS TO WHICH THE CHAPTER IS INAPPLICABLE, SO AS TO MAKE THE CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO SECTION 58-27-25.
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01/14/21House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 543)
01/14/21House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 543)


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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
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