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AMENDED

April 27, 2016

H. 4661

Introduced by Reps. Forrester, Sandifer, Clemmons, Loftis, Stringer, Norman, Ballentine, Rivers and Hicks

S. Printed 4/27/16--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2016.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SUBARTICLE 7 TO ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 35, TITLE 11 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE PIPING MATERIAL IN THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 11-35-45.    (A)    For the purposes of this section, 'governmental agency' means a county government, municipality, school district, public district, county board of education, joint powers authority, water or sewer district, special purpose district, or any other public or municipal corporation.

(B)    An official or an engineer of a governmental agency of this state shall consider all piping material in determining project requirements when state funds are used for a water supply, wastewater, stormwater, or storm drainage project.

(C)    Nothing in this section prohibits an official or an engineer of the governmental agency from choosing a piping material in its discretion for a project referred to in subsection (B)."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.