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Committee backs bill shrinking board for converted public service district
Summary
H.3933 would reduce board seats from nine to seven for a single converted multi-county water authority and change appointment process to gubernatorial appointments with delegation recommendations; the committee reported the bill favorably.
The committee voted to report H.3933 favorably. The bill applies to one multi-county water entity that converted to a public service district and would reduce the board from nine members to seven, with each county receiving a number of seats based on an appointment index included in the bill.
Committee staff explained this change was requested because the entity — identified in the packet as "Cassette Water" — serves Kershaw, Lee, Sumter and Lancaster counties and has had difficulty filling and staffing board seats. Staff said bond counsel recommended a statewide statutory change rather than local legislation so the entity would have more protections when seeking the market for bonds. The bill would also create a process by which the governor appoints members with recommendations from the legislative delegation and set staggered four-year terms, with staggered appointments every two years.
Senators on the panel accepted a motion for a favorable report and the bill was reported out favorably by voice vote. Because the bill affects a single converted entity, committee members said the local needs motivated the proposal but that codification as a statewide statute was advised by bond counsel.
