The bill H. 4003 aims to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws regarding the Greater Greenville Sanitation District by significantly altering its authority and operations. Specifically, it eliminates the district's ability to contract for sanitation services with third parties outside its geographic boundaries and removes the commission's authority to charge property tax millage. Instead, the commission will only be allowed to charge a sanitation fee set by the county council. Additionally, the bill mandates that the commission must retire all general obligation bonds and restricts it to issuing only revenue bonds.
Furthermore, the bill stipulates that starting January 1, 2026, the commission will provide refuse, garbage, and trash collection services exclusively to single-family residential customers within the district. It also includes provisions to exempt existing contracts from these changes, although it prohibits the renewal or extension of such contracts beyond their current termination dates. This legislative change is intended to streamline the commission's operations and focus its services on residents within the district.