Bills Assigned to Keyword - Water (6)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/15/2024


H 3232 Requires SC DHEC to conduct a study on providing clean drinking water to any community in the stateSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires SC DHEC to conduct a  feasibility study on the most efficient and cost-effective manner to provide clean drinking water to any community in the state that has no public infrastructure to provide clean drinking water to its residents without the use of a well.
Sponsor: Jackson Whipper House Com: ANREA Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Water
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H 3299 Safe Water ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires a private or public utility or municipality operating a public water system to provide the average water purification levels on the customer's water bill.
Sponsor: William Clyburn House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Water
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H 3890 Requires permitting for new surface water withdrawals and expands existing registrations03.21.2018 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Agriculture subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires permitting for new surface water withdrawals and expands existing registrations.
Sponsor: James Smith House Com: ANREA Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor Status Date: 3/8/2017
Keywords: Water Week of 02.27.2017 Week of 03.19.2018
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H 5251 Fair Access to Residential Water Act of 2017Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from charging people who reside outside the corporate boundaries higher rates for water service than it charges municipal residents.
Sponsor: Jonathon Hill House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 4/17/2018
Keywords: Water Week of 04.16.2018
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S 0024 Surface Water Stewardship ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires surface water withdrawers to obtain a surface water withdrawal permit rather than registering withdrawals.
Sponsor: George Campsen House Com: Senate Com: ANR
Status: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Senate Water
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S 1138 Requires a water or sewer utility subject to the Public Service Commission's supervision and regulation must establish customer classes based on geographic service locationSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires a water or sewer utility subject to the Public Service Commission's supervision and regulation must establish customer classes based on geographic service location. 
Sponsor: David Climer House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/22/2018
Keywords: Water Week of 03.19.2018
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc