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Senate clarifies Joint Bond Review Committee role in Santee Cooper RFP process; S.51 advances to second reading
Summary
Senators adopted a committee amendment to S.51 to make clear the Joint Bond Review Committee (JBRC) reviews and approves Santee Cooper's selection after a request-for-proposal (RFP) process; the measure passed second reading by voice and a recorded roll call and was later tabulated 43–0 for second reading.
Senators revised and advanced S.51 on second reading Tuesday, adopting a judiciary committee amendment that narrows the Joint Bond Review Committee’s role to approving Santee Cooper’s selection after a completed request-for-proposal process for the unfinished V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3.
The amendment, explained by Senator Vincent van Burden (committee spokesperson), removes language that appeared to require JBRC approval before Santee Cooper could issue RFPs.…
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