2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 31 - Public Service Authority

Editor's Note

2021 Act No. 90, Sections 7, 23, and 24, provide as follows:

"SECTION 7. (A) To ensure that the Public Service Authority Board of Directors positions are appropriately staggered, the following establishes the term expiration for positions as of the effective date of this act:

"(1) The terms for the members representing the 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and the at-large seat designated as the chair shall expire on January 1, 2022;

"(2) The terms for the members representing the 1st and 7th congressional districts and Berkeley County shall expire on January 1, 2023;

"(3) The terms for members representing the 3rd and 6th congressional districts and the other at-large seat shall expire on January 1, 2024; and

"(4) The terms for members representing the 5th congressional district and Georgetown and Horry counties shall expire on January 1, 2025.

"If any vacancy occurs prior to respective dates established in this SECTION, the Governor may appoint a successor pursuant to Section 58-31-20.

"(B) Notwithstanding the term limit provisions in Section 58-31-20(A), a director serving as of the effective date of this act is ineligible for reappointment unless that director was first appointed after January 1, 2018."

"SECTION 23. As part of the process of retiring its coal units, the Public Service Authority shall develop and implement a plan, with community engagement and participation, that: (a) allows employees in good standing who would be directly affected by the closure of the unit to be retained by the Public Service Authority, or provides training opportunities for related employment to affected employees in good standing who are not retained; and (b) provides an opportunity for economic development and job attraction in the communities where the retired coal stations are located. Annual written status reports shall be provided to the South Carolina Public Utilities Review Committee.

"SECTION 24. Section 11 of Act 135 of 2020 is hereby extended through December 31, 2021, except that:

"(1) The Office of Regulatory Staff shall no longer be required to conduct monthly reviews of Santee Cooper.

"(2) Nothing contained in the language of Act 135 of 2020 shall prohibit Santee Cooper from taking all necessary steps to plan for the closing of the Winyah Generating Station.

"(3) Nothing contained in the language of Act 135 of 2020 shall prohibit Santee Cooper from entering financial transactions for the purpose of obtaining lower interest rates on existing debts, provided that overall debt load may not be increased by any such transaction."