SC S0829

Establishes two alternative methods for appointing commissioners to Joint Authority Water and Sewer Systems: appointment by individual member governing bodies or appointment by the Governor based on legislative delegation recommendations from counties where the system operates.

Requires gubernatorial appointees to reside within households receiving utility services from the joint system, serve four-year staggered terms, and prohibits them from being officers or employees of member authorities.

Allows automatic contract extensions between joint systems and members to match the term of bonds or other indebtedness, which can extend up to 50 years with an additional 50-year renewal option.

Permits existing joint systems to reconstitute by following new creation procedures, with members able to withdraw prior to reconstitution if contractual obligations are fulfilled or they remain bound to existing commitments.

Eliminates the requirement for separate governing body approval of bond issuances when commissioners are appointed by the Governor, requiring only simple majority approval from commissioners instead of the standard two-thirds vote.