South Carolina House Bill 3955 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on April 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-228
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-250 SO AS TO ENACT THE "APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS PRESERVATION ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITY THAT OPERATES A COAL-FIRED GENERATING UNIT MAY NOT ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE OR USE COAL EXTRACTED BY MOUNTAINTOP COAL MINING, TO REQUIRE A UTILITY TO ENSURE THE COAL IT AGREES TO PURCHASE OR USE WAS NOT EXTRACTED USING MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING BY SECURING FROM COAL PROVIDERS BY SWORN STATEMENT, TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT REPORTS MUST INCLUDE, TO ALLOW INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE COMMISSION TO BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPLICATION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE A PROPER RATE, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO PUBLISH A LIST OF PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT OPERATE A COAL-FIRED GENERATING UNIT, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AND TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS.

Enact The "appalachian Mountains Preservation Act", To Provide That An Electric Public Utility That Operates A Coal-fired Generating Unit May Not Enter Into A Contract To Purchase Or Use Coal Extracted By Mountaintop Coal Mining, To Require A Utility To Ensure The Coal It Agrees To Purchase Or Use Was Not Extracted Using Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining By Securing From Coal Providers By Sworn Statement, To Provide Reporting Requirements And What Reports Must Include, To Allow Information Reported To The Commission To Be Considered Confidential, To Provide For An Application Procedure To Determine A Proper Rate, To Require The Commission To Publish A List Of Public Utilities That Operate A Coal-fired Generating Unit, To Provide Penalties For Violation Of This Section, And To Define Certain Terms.

Rep. Paul Agnew [D]	Rep. Boyd Brown [D]	Rep. Robert Brown [D]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]
Rep. Carl Gullick [R]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]	Rep. Kenneth Hodges [D]	Rep. James Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-228
2009-04-23		Introduced and read first time HJ-228

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	27	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3955&session=118