South Carolina § 58-31-340 - Filing and correcting drawings; acquisition of facilities outside service area.
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§ 58-31-340. Filing and correcting drawings; acquisition of facilities outside service area.
Each of the drawings referred to in Section 58-31-330 must be filed in the place provided by law for recording the real estate records of the county concerned, and a certified copy of each drawing must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Certified copies of the drawing must be kept available for examination by the public in the principal office of the Public Service Authority, and must be furnished to the electrical utility or electric cooperative concerned.
Inaccuracies in the drawings discovered after certification and filing must be corrected by preparing revised drawings and approving and filing the revised drawings in the same manner as provided for original drawings.
Nothing contained in Sections 58-31-310 through 58-31-370 may be construed to prevent the Public Service Authority from acquiring, by purchase, the electric facilities, or any part of them, owned by another electrical utility and located in any of the crosshatched areas described in Section 58-31-330. The areas served by facilities purchased by the Public Service Authority shall become a part of the present service area of the Public Service Authority and must be evidenced by revised drawings approved and filed as provided in this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-21; 1973 (58) 716; 1984 Act No. 399, SECTION 3, eff July 1, 1984.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-31-340 ("Filing and correcting drawings; acquisition of facilities outside service area.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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