South Carolina S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 12



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Rankin and Grooms

Document Path: SJ-0001BJ25.docx



Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2025

Last Amended on April 3, 2025


Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary



Summary: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/11/2024	Senate	Prefiled
 

	12/11/2024	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

	1/14/2025	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 29)

	1/14/2025	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 29)

	1/16/2025	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen,
 Massey, Adams, Devine, Elliott, Ott
 

	2/19/2025	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 10)

	4/3/2025	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal‑page 12)

	4/3/2025	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 12)

	4/3/2025	Senate	Roll call Ayes-25  Nays-18 (Senate Journal‑page 12)

	4/15/2025	Senate	 Read third time (Senate Journal‑page 19)

	4/15/2025	Senate	 Reconsidered vote whereby read third time (Senate Journal‑page 19)

	2/19/2026	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 8)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/11/2024

02/19/2025

04/03/2025

04/03/2025-A









Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter



Committee Amendment Adopted

April 3, 2025



S. 12



Introduced by Senators Rankin and Grooms 



S. Printed 4/3/25--S.

Read the first time January 14, 2025



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A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 58‑31‑205 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY TO JOINTLY OWN, AS TENANTS‑IN‑COMMON OR THROUGH A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, WITH INVESTOR‑OWNED UTILITIES, ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.

	Amend Title To Conform



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



SECTION 1.	Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:



	Section 58‑31‑205.	(A) The Public Service Authority shall have the power to jointly own, as tenants‑in‑common or through a limited liability company, with Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., one or more natural gas-fired generation facilities, and related transmission facilities, to be constructed on a site at or near Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.’s former Canadys coal-fired generation station in Colleton County, the power to plan, finance, acquire, own, operate, and maintain an interest in such plants and facilities necessary or incidental to the generation and transmission of electric power, and the power to make plans and enter into such contracts as are necessary or convenient for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such plants and facilities. However, the Public Service Authority shall own a percentage of such plants and facilities equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by the Public Service Authority for the acquisition and construction of the plants and facilities. The Public Service Authority shall also own and control a like percentage of the electrical output thereof.

	(B) The Public Service Authority shall be severally liable in proportion to its ownership share of such plants and facilities acquired pursuant to this section for the acts, omissions, or obligations performed, omitted, or incurred by the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities while acting as the designated agent of the Public Service Authority for the purposes of constructing, operating, or maintaining the plants and facilities, or any of them. However, the Public Service Authority shall not be otherwise liable, jointly or severally, for the acts, omissions, or obligations of other owners of the plants and facilities, nor shall any money or property of the Public Service Authority be credited or otherwise applied to the account of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities, or be charged with any debt, lien, or mortgage as a result of any debt or obligation of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities.



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

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