S.C. Code Ann. § 6-15-20 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Section 6-15-20
SECTION 6-15-20. Governmental entities authorized to contract for collection and disposal of sewage and to construct sewer facilities; joint ownership.
Status: in_force

Every governmental entity shall be empowered to enter into contracts with other governmental entities for the collection of sewage, for the disposal of sewage, and for the treatment of sewage, and to that end shall be jointly and severally empowered to construct, operate, maintain, enlarge and improve sewer facilities designed for use by the parties to the contract. Such contract may provide for the joint ownership of the sewer facilities or for the ownership of such facilities by any of the contracting parties, provided that, in such event, the remaining parties shall be empowered to utilize such sewer facilities to the extent provided for in the contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-450 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 6-13-450
SECTION 6-13-450. Rates shall not be regulated.
Status: in_force

The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as constructed, improved, enlarged and extended, shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any State bureau, board, commission or like instrumentality or agency thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1210 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 6-29-1210
SECTION 6-29-1210. Land development plan not required to execute a deed.
Status: in_force

Under this chapter, the submission of a land development plan or land use plan is not a prerequisite and must not be required before the execution of a deed transferring undeveloped real property. A local governmental entity may still require the grantee to file a plat at the time the deed is recorded.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1130 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 6-29-1130
SECTION 6-29-1130. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(A) When at least the community facilities element, the housing element, and the priority investment element of the comprehensive plan as authorized by this chapter have been adopted by the local planning commission and the local governing body or bodies, the local planning commission may prepare and recommend to the governing body or bodies for adoption regulations governing the development of land within the jurisdiction. These regulations may provide for the harmonious development of the municipality and the county; for coordination of streets within subdivision and other types of land developments with other existing or planned streets or official map streets; for the size of blocks and lots; for the dedication or reservation of land for streets, school sites, and recreation areas and of easements for utilities and other public services and facilities; and for the distribution of population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, appearance, prosperity, or the general welfare. In particular, the regulations shall prescribe that no land development plan, including subdivision plats, will be approved unless all land intended for use as building sites can be used safely for building purposes, without danger from flood or other inundation or from other menaces to health, safety, or public welfare. (B) These regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner in which streets must be graded, surfaced, and improved, and water, sewers, septic tanks, and other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities must be installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plan. The governing authority of the municipality and the governing authority of the county are given the power to adopt and to amend the land development regulations after a public hearing on it, giving at least thirty days' notice of the time and place by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or county. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A) in the first sentence added ", the housing element, and the priority investment element" and substituted "have" for "has".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1030 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 6-11-1030
SECTION 6-11-1030. Powers granted by article shall be cumulative.
Status: in_force

The powers and authorizations hereby conferred upon the commissions shall be in addition to all other powers and authorizations previously vested in such commissions, and may be availed of pursuant to action taken at any regular or special meeting of the commission by a resolution to take effect immediately upon its adoption, nor shall the publication of any ordinance or resolution providing for the issuance of any bonds under this article be required other than as provided herein.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-300 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-300
SECTION 6-23-300. Immunity of directors, officers and their agents.
Status: in_force

No director of any joint agency or officer of any municipality or person or persons acting in their behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability by reason of carrying out any of the powers expressly or impliedly given in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-230 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-230
SECTION 6-17-230. Receiver shall not sell or otherwise dispose of property.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the receiver shall have no power to sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any assets of whatever kind or character belonging to the municipality and useful for the enterprise, but the authority of any such receiver shall be limited to the operation and maintenance of the enterprise, and no court shall have jurisdiction to enter any order or decree requiring or permitting the receiver to sell, assign, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any such assets.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-35 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-35
SECTION 6-1-35. Preservation and protection of cemeteries.
Status: in_force

(A) Counties and municipalities are authorized to preserve and protect any cemetery located within its jurisdiction which the county or municipality determines has been abandoned or is not being maintained and are further authorized to expend public funds and use county or municipal inmate labor, in the manner authorized by law, in connection with the cemetery. (B) As used in this section, the term "preserve and protect" means to keep safe from destruction, peril, or other adversity and may include the placement of signs, markers, fencing, or other appropriate features so as to identify the site as a cemetery and so as to aid in the preservation and protection of the abandoned cemetery.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1340 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 9 / Section 6-29-1340
SECTION 6-29-1340. Educational requirements; time-frame for completion; subjects.
Status: in_force

(A) Unless expressly exempted as provided in Section 6-29-1350, each appointed official and professional employee must: (1) no earlier than one hundred and eighty days prior to and no later than three hundred and sixty-five days after the initial date of appointment or employment, attend a minimum of six hours of orientation training in one or more of the subjects listed in subsection (C); and (2) annually, after the first year of service or employment, but no later than three hundred and sixty-five days after each anniversary of the initial date of appointment or employment, attend no fewer than three hours of continuing education in any of the subjects listed in subsection (C). (B) An appointed official or professional employee who attended six hours of orientation training for a prior appointment or employment is not required to comply with the orientation requirement for a subsequent appointment or employment after a break in service. However, unless expressly exempted as provided in Section 6-29-1350, upon a subsequent appointment or employment, the appointed official or professional employee must comply with an annual requirement of attending no fewer than three hours of continuing education as provided in this section. (C) The subjects for the education required by subsection (A) may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) land use planning; (2) zoning; (3) floodplains; (4) transportation; (5) community facilities; (6) ethics; (7) public utilities; (8) wireless telecommunications facilities; (9) parliamentary procedure; (10) public hearing procedure; (11) administrative law; (12) economic development; (13) housing; (14) public buildings; (15) building construction; (16) land subdivision; and (17) powers and duties of the planning commission, board of zoning appeals, or board of architectural review. (D) In order to meet the educational requirements of subsection (A), an educational program must be approved by the advisory committee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-24-130 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 24 / Section 6-24-130
SECTION 6-24-130. Assurance of payment of principal or interest on bonds.
Status: in_force

If a joint agency undertakes a project requiring financing, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of bonds, and the payment of principal or interest on the bonds is assured directly or indirectly by a contract with one or more members, the project must not be undertaken without the approval of the governing body of each member which provides assurance. For these purposes, a member has not assured payment on bonds unless its obligation pursuant to the contract is absolute and without regard to the completion or operation of the project.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-480 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-480
SECTION 6-21-480. Disposition of surplus in operation and maintenance fund.
Status: in_force

If any surplus shall be accumulated in the operation and maintenance fund which shall be equal to the cost of operating and maintaining the system, project or combined system during the remainder of the calendar, operating or fiscal year, as provided by the authorizing ordinance, and the cost of operating and maintaining the system, project or combined system during the succeeding like calendar, operating or fiscal year, any such surplus may be transferred at any time by the governing body to the depreciation fund, the contingent fund or the bond and interest redemption fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-4-10 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-10
SECTION 6-4-10. Allocation to general fund; special fund for tourism; management and use of special fund.
Status: in_force

The funds received by a municipality or a county in county areas collecting more than fifty thousand dollars from the local accommodations tax provided in Section 12-36-2630(3) must be allocated in the following manner: (1) The first twenty-five thousand dollars must be allocated to the general fund of the municipality or county and is exempt from all other requirements of this chapter. (2) Five percent of the balance must be allocated to the general fund of the municipality or county and is exempt from all other requirements of this chapter. (3) Thirty percent of the balance must be allocated to a special fund and used only for advertising and promotion of tourism to develop and increase tourist attendance through the generation of publicity. To manage and direct the expenditure of these tourism promotion funds, the municipality or county shall select one or more organizations, such as a chamber of commerce, visitor and convention bureau, or regional tourism commission, which has an existing, ongoing tourist promotion program. If no organization exists, the municipality or county shall create an organization with the same membership standard in Section 6-4-25. To be eligible for selection the organization must be organized as a nonprofit organization and shall demonstrate to the municipality or county that it has an existing, ongoing tourism promotion program or that it can develop an effective tourism promotion program. Immediately upon an allocation to the special fund, a municipality or county shall distribute the tourism promotion funds to the organizations selected or created to receive them. Before the beginning of each fiscal year, an organization receiving funds from the accommodations tax from a municipality or county shall submit for approval a budget of planned expenditures. At the end of each fiscal year, an organization receiving funds shall render an accounting of the expenditure to the municipality or county which distributed them. Fees allocated pursuant to this subsection must not be used to pledge as security for bonds and to retire bonds. Also, fees allocated pursuant to this subsection must be allocated to a special fund and used only for advertising and promotion of tourism to develop and increase tourist attendance through the generation of publicity, and not used to pledge as security for bonds and to retire bonds. (4)(a) The remaining balance plus earned interest received by a municipality or county must be allocated to a special fund and used for tourism-related expenditures. This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from using accommodations tax general fund revenues for tourism-related expenditures. (b) The funds received by a county or municipality which has a high concentration of tourism activity may be used to provide additional county and municipal services including, but not limited to, law enforcement, traffic control, public facilities, and highway and street maintenance, as well as the continual promotion of tourism. The funds must not be used as an additional source of revenue to provide services normally provided by the county or municipality but to promote tourism and enlarge its economic benefits through advertising, promotion, and providing those facilities and services which enhance the ability of the county or municipality to attract and provide for tourists. "Tourism-related expenditures" include: (i) advertising and promotion of tourism so as to develop and increase tourist attendance through the generation of publicity; (ii) promotion of the arts and cultural events; (iii) construction, maintenance, and operation of facilities for civic and cultural activities including construction and maintenance of access and other nearby roads and utilities for the facilities; (iv) the criminal justice system, law enforcement, fire protection, solid waste collection, and health facilities when required to serve tourists and tourist facilities. This is based on the estimated percentage of costs directly attributed to tourists; (v) public facilities such as restrooms, dressing rooms, parks, and parking lots; (vi) tourist shuttle transportation; (vii) control and repair of waterfront erosion, including beach renourishment; (viii) operating visitor information centers; (ix) development of workforce housing, which must include programs to promote home ownership. However, a county or municipality may not expend or dedicate more than fifteen percent of its annual local accommodations tax revenue for the purposes set forth in this item (4)(b)(ix). The provisions of this item (4)(b)(ix) are no longer effective after December 31, 2030. (c)(i) Allocations to the special fund must be spent by the municipality or county within two years of receipt. However, the time limit may be extended upon the recommendation of the local governing body of the county or municipality and approval of the oversight committee established pursuant to Section 6-4-35. An extension must include provisions that funds be committed for a specific project or program. (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsubitem (i), upon a two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership of the appropriate local governing body, a county or municipality may carry forward unexpended allocations to the special fund beyond two years provided that the county or municipality commits use of the funds exclusively to the control and repair of waterfront erosion, including beach renourishment or development of workforce housing, which must include programs to promote home ownership. The county or municipality annually shall notify the oversight committee, established pursuant to Section 6-4-35, of the basic activity of the committed funds, including beginning balance, deposits, expenditures, and ending balance. (d) In the expenditure of these funds, counties and municipalities are required to promote tourism and make tourism-related expenditures primarily in the geographical areas of the county or municipality in which the proceeds of the tax are collected where it is practical. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 57, SECTION 9, provides as follows: "SECTION 9. Before the beginning of the 2030 Legislative Session, the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of Agriculture, shall issue a report to the General Assembly detailing the effects on tourism and workforce housing resulting from the codified provisions of this act." Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in item (3), inserted "only" preceding "for advertising" in the first sentence and added the last two sentences. 2014 Act No. 184, SECTION 1, in subsection (4)(b), changed the paragraph designators from arabic to roman numbers; and in subsection (4)(b)(vii), inserted ", including beach renourishment". 2014 Act No. 184, SECTION 2, rewrote subsection (4)(c). 2023 Act No. 57, SECTION 2, in (4), in (b), inserted (ix) and made nonsubstantive changes, and in (c)(ii), in the first sentence, inserted "or development of workforce housing, which must include programs to promote home ownership".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-660 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 6-1-660
SECTION 6-1-660. Fees remitted to local governing body.
Status: in_force

The fee provided for pursuant to this article must be remitted to the local governing body on a monthly basis when the estimated amount of the average of the total of the tax imposed pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter and this article is more than fifty dollars a month, on a quarterly basis when the estimated amount of such average is twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars a month, and on an annual basis when the estimated amount of such average is less than twenty-five dollars a month.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-240 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 6-13-240
SECTION 6-13-240. Powers and duties of district and board; investments by the board.
Status: in_force

(A) The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby vested with all such powers as may be necessary or incidental to carry out its purposes, functions, and responsibilities including, but without limitation, the following: (1) to have perpetual succession; (2) to sue and be sued; (3) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; (4) to define a quorum for meetings; (5) to maintain a principal office; (6) to make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs; (7) to build, construct, maintain and operate ditches, tunnels, culverts, flumes, conduits, mains, pipes, dikes, dams, and reservoirs; (8) to build, construct, maintain, and operate distribution systems for the distribution of water for domestic or industrial use; (9) to acquire and operate any type of machinery, appliances, or appurtenances, necessary or useful in constructing, operating, and maintaining the system; (10) to contract for or otherwise acquire a supply of water and sell water for industrial or domestic use; (11) to prescribe rates and regulations under which such water shall be sold for industrial and domestic use; (12) to enter into contracts of long duration for the purchase and sale of water with persons, private corporations, municipal corporations, or public bodies or agencies; (13) to prescribe such regulations as it shall deem necessary to protect from pollution all water in its pipes, tanks, reservoirs, distribution systems, or elsewhere within its system; (14) to make contracts of all sorts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of the business of the district; (15) to acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein; (16) to make use of county and state highway rights of way in which to lay pipes and lines in such manner and under such conditions as the appropriate officials in charge of such rights of way shall approve; (17) subject always to the limitations of Section 15, Article VIII, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, to make use of all the streets and public ways of an incorporated municipality for the purpose of laying pipes and lines; (18) to alter and change county and state highways wherever necessary to construct the system under such conditions as the appropriate officials in charge of such highways shall approve; (19) to exercise the power of eminent domain for any corporate function. The power of eminent domain may be exercised through any procedure prescribed by Chapter 2, Title 28 and Sections 57-5-310 through 57-5-590, as now or hereafter constituted, it being the intent of this provision that further amendments and modifications of these code provisions shall be deemed to amend and revise correspondingly the powers granted by this item. Provided, that the power of eminent domain conferred hereunder shall not extend to the property of any public utility that the utility could have acquired under its power of eminent domain; (20) to appoint officers, agents, employees, and servants, to prescribe the duties of such, to fix their compensation and to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties; (21) to make contracts for construction and other services; provided, that such contracts shall be let on competitive bidding and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder; (22) to borrow money and to make and issue negotiable bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, payable from all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of its system. The sums borrowed may be those needed to pay all costs incident to the construction and establishment of the system, and any extensions, additions, and improvements thereto, including engineering costs, legal costs, construction costs; the sum needed to pay interest during the period prior to which the system, or any extension, addition, or improvement thereof, shall be fully in operation; such sum as is needed to supply working capital to place the system in operation; and all other expenses of any sort that the district may incur in establishing, extending, or enlarging the system. Neither the full faith and credit of the State of South Carolina, nor Oconee and Anderson Counties, shall be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the obligations, and there shall be on the face of each obligation a statement, plainly worded, to that effect. Neither the members of the board, nor any person signing the obligations, shall be personally liable thereon. To the end that a convenient procedure for borrowing money may be prescribed, the district shall be fully empowered to avail itself of all powers granted by Chapters 17 and 21 of this title, as now or hereafter constituted, it being the intent of this provision that further amendments and modifications of the code provisions shall be deemed to amend and revise correspondingly the powers granted by this item. In exercising the power conferred upon the district by such code provisions, the district may make or omit all pledges and covenants authorized by any provision thereof, and may confer upon the holders of its securities all rights and liens authorized by law. Notwithstanding contrary provisions in the code, the district may: (a) disregard any provision requiring that bonds have serial maturities, and issue bonds in such form and with such maturities as the district shall determine; (b) provide that its bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the net revenues derived from the operation of its system, as such net revenues may be defined by the district; (c) covenant and agree that upon it being adjudged in default as to the payment of any installment of principal or interest upon any obligation issued by it, or in default as to the performance of any covenant or undertaking made by it, in such event the principal of all obligations of such issue may be declared forthwith due and payable, notwithstanding that any of them may not have then matured; (d) confer upon a corporation trustee the power to make disposition of the proceeds from all borrowings and of all revenues derived from the operation of the system, in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the authority as an incident to the issuance of any notes, bonds, or other types of securities; (e) dispose of bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness at public or private sale, and upon such terms and conditions as it shall approve; (f) make provision for the redemption of any obligations issued by it prior to their stated maturity, with or without premium, and on such terms and conditions as the district shall approve; (g) covenant and agree that any cushion fund established to further secure the payment of the principal and interest of any obligation shall be in a fixed amount; (h) covenant and agree that no free service will be furnished to any person, municipal corporation, or any subdivision or division of the State; (i) prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of the contract with the holders of its obligations may be amended, the number of obligations whose holders must consent thereto, and the manner in which consent shall be given; (j) prescribe the events of default and terms and conditions upon which all or any obligations shall become or may be declared due before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such declarations and their consequences may be waived; (23) to extend its system or systems, within Oconee and Anderson Counties, beyond the defined limits of the district to provide services to those living outside the district and outside any incorporated municipality when, in the discretion of the board, it is feasible and practicable so to do, in which case any person or agency receiving such service shall be subject to the same rules, regulations, and requirements concerning services being received from the district as persons residing within the district. The board, in its discretion, may establish rates and charges higher than those within the district for the extension of its system and the provision of services beyond the limits of the district; (24) to construct, operate, or maintain sewer lines or to contract with other entities to construct, operate, or maintain sewer lines. The authority granted in this item does not give the district the power to construct or operate a sewerage treatment facility. (B) Before the board makes an investment in a facility or any other action that obligates the water district for one million dollars or more, it must provide for an independent audit by a certified public accountant or public accountant or firm of these accountants who have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the district or in an entity which may benefit financially from the transaction to be audited. This audit must include the potential impact of the board's action on its ratepayers and must be presented to the district's customers at a meeting prior to entering into the action prompting the audit. Notice of a meeting pursuant to this subsection must be provided to customers of the district as follows: (1) posted in at least one newspaper with general circulation in the district's service area fifteen days prior to the meeting; (2) posted on Pioneer Rural Water District's website for at least fifteen days prior to the meeting; and (3) written notice, in a conspicuous font, in at least twenty-four point bold font, included with the water bill to all customers for the billing cycle immediately preceding the meeting. (C) Within thirty days of receiving the audit and prior to its presentation to the customers, the board must submit the audit to the Office of Regulatory Staff for the Office of Regulatory Staff to verify the audit's assumptions. (D) Any action taken by the board must be made in the ratepayers' best interests. Best interests must include consideration of, but not limited to, the public interest of the ratepayers, financial integrity of the water district, and economic development of the area to be provided with service by the water district. Effect of Amendment The 2004 amendment added paragraph (24). The 2012 amendment added the subsection identifiers, added subsections (B), (C), and (D), and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-40 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6-11-40
SECTION 6-11-40. Qualifications of voters.
Status: in_force

Any person who is qualified to vote under the general law of this State and who resides within the district shall be eligible to vote.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-180 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-180
SECTION 6-23-180. Legal action by bond holder and trustee.
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder, or, to the extent permitted by law, under such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or under any agreement or other contract executed by the joint agency pursuant to this chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by any joint agency or municipality or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of rents, rates, fees and charges.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-35-100 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 35 / Section 6-35-100
SECTION 6-35-100. Collection of improvement fees.
Status: in_force

The governing body shall collect from the owner, upon the issuance of any obligations secured by assessments, an improvement fee in an amount equal to four percent of the aggregate par value of such obligations. The improvement fee must be used to construct improvements or collective improvements, as described in Section 6-35-110, in a service area that is related to and serves the district. The governing body may contract with the owner, or with a third party, for the construction of the improvements. The improvements must be part of the improvement plan. A governing body imposing an improvement fee must not impose any additional fee upon properties located within a district to recover any capital costs paid for from assessments which are imposed upon properties located within a district as provided in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-160 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-160
SECTION 6-21-160. Ordinances or resolutions which may be adopted for purposes of chapter.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter any borrower may adopt an ordinance providing for the issuance of revenue bonds as herein stated and any and all other appropriate ordinances and resolutions deemed necessary to effectuate the full intent and purpose of this chapter, including the segregation of revenues derived from the operation of any project named in SECTION 6-21-50, the determination, fixation and revision from time to time of rates to be charged for services, the protection of the properties, the adequate operation thereof, and the insurance of the security of the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-1020 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 6-1-1020
SECTION 6-1-1020. Refunds of impact fees.
Status: in_force

(A) An impact fee must be refunded to the owner of record of property on which a development impact fee has been paid if: (1) the impact fees have not been expended within three years of the date they were scheduled to be expended on a first-in, first-out basis; or (2) a building permit or permit for installation of a manufactured home is denied. (B) When the right to a refund exists, the governmental entity shall send a refund to the owner of record within ninety days after it is determined by the entity that a refund is due. (C) A refund must include the pro rata portion of interest earned while on deposit in the impact fee account. (D) A person entitled to a refund has standing to sue for a refund pursuant to this article if there has not been a timely payment of a refund pursuant to subsection (B) of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1610 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 11 / Section 6-11-1610
SECTION 6-11-1610. Special purpose district, defined.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, "special purpose district" means any district created by an act of the General Assembly or pursuant to general law and which provides any local governmental power or function including, but not limited to, fire protection, sewerage treatment, water or natural gas distribution, recreation, and means any rural community water district authorized or created under the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 6. Special purpose districts do not include any state agency, department, commission, or school district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1510 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 11 / Section 6-29-1510
SECTION 6-29-1510. Citation of article.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Vested Rights Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-31-160 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 31 / Section 6-31-160
SECTION 6-31-160. Agreement may not contravene or supersede building, housing, electrical, plumbing, or gas code; compliance with such code if subsequently enacted.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a development agreement adopted pursuant to this chapter must comply with any building, housing, electrical, plumbing, and gas codes subsequently adopted by the governing body of a municipality or county as authorized by Chapter 9 of Title 6. Such development agreement may not include provisions which supersede or contravene the requirements of any building, housing, electrical, plumbing, and gas codes adopted by the governing body of a municipality or county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-110 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-110
SECTION 6-17-110. All refunding bonds shall be ratably secured.
Status: in_force

All refunding bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured, without priority by reason of number or date of bonds, of sale, of execution or of delivery, by a lien upon the revenues of the enterprise in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 6-17-90 and the resolution authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-470 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-470
SECTION 6-21-470. Excess contributions to bond and interest redemption fund.
Status: in_force

In the segregation and separation of the gross revenues into the several funds in SECTION 6-21-440 stated, the governing body may prescribe a reasonable excess amount to be placed in the bond and interest redemption fund from time to time during the earlier years of maturities of such bonds so as thereby to produce and provide a cushion fund to meet any possible deficiencies therein in maturities of future years. If such excess amounts are thus provided provision may be made in the ordinance for the scaling down of such amounts in future years if the surplus so provided in the earlier years may then be found to have been accumulated and to be available.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-20 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-20
SECTION 6-9-20. Agreements with other governmental entities for provision of services required by this chapter.
Status: in_force

Municipalities and counties may establish agreements with other governmental entities of the State to issue permits and enforce building codes in order to provide the services required by this chapter. The South Carolina Building Codes Council (council) may assist in arranging for municipalities, counties, or consultants to provide the services required by this chapter to other municipalities or counties if a written request from the governing body of the municipality or county is submitted to the council. Editor's Note Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment deleted the last three sentences relating to an affidavit of exemption.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-520 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-520
SECTION 6-21-520. Limitation on obligation which may be incurred by municipality.
Status: in_force

No obligation shall be incurred by any municipality in any such construction, acquisition, extension or improvement except such as is payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1420 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 6-11-1420
SECTION 6-11-1420. Operations at scene of fire.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, authorized representatives of the Fire Authority having jurisdiction, as may be in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life or property or any part thereof, have the power and authority to direct such operation as may be necessary to extinguish or control the fire, perform any rescue operation, evacuate hazardous areas, investigate the existence of suspected or reported fires, gas leaks, or other hazardous conditions or situations, and of taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their duty. In the exercise of such power, the Fire Authority having jurisdiction may prohibit any person, vehicle, vessel, or object from approaching the scene and may remove or cause to be removed or kept away from the scene any person, vehicle, vessel, or object which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire Authority having jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-8-30 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-30
SECTION 6-8-30. Certificates of registration; provisional registration.
Status: in_force

(A) Certificates of registration issued without examination to building codes enforcement officers employed in codes enforcement by July 2, 2003, remain valid only for the position and locality held at the time of registration and may be renewed. (B) Upon initial employment by a local jurisdiction, an uncertified individual must be granted a provisional registration without examination which is valid from the date the individual is assigned to perform code enforcement, for the time period authorized by regulation for the requested registration classification. A current or previously registered individual holding all certifications required for the registration classification for which the person was hired, may be granted a provisional registration for a different classification. The provisional registration may not be renewed. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1640 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 11 / Section 6-11-1640
SECTION 6-11-1640. Investigation upon failure to disclose required information; extensions; mandamus.
Status: in_force

(A) The Secretary of State shall investigate failures of special purpose districts to disclose information required by this article. Where special failures are a result of good faith efforts to file reports, the Secretary of State may grant extensions to districts not to exceed sixty days. (B) When the reports required by this article have not been produced because of a volitional refusal by the governing body of a special purpose district, the Secretary of State or the county auditor may seek a writ of mandamus in the county in which the special purpose district is located to compel the production of the reports.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-30 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-30
SECTION 6-17-30. Borrowing or issuing refunding bonds and additional bonds for refinancing or improving enterprise.
Status: reserved

Any municipality may refinance or refinance and improve any enterprise and for such purpose may borrow money and issue refunding bonds from time to time. Any municipality, which shall have outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and which shall have, in the resolution authorizing such bonds, reserved the right to issue additional bonds, payable in whole or in part from the revenues of the enterprise, may issue such additional bonds pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, notwithstanding that the proceeds of such additional bonds be used solely for the improvement of the enterprise.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-110 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-110
SECTION 6-21-110. Condemnation of property.
Status: in_force

Any municipality may condemn any such works to be acquired and any land, rights, easements, franchises or other property, real or personal, deemed necessary or convenient for the construction of any such works or for extensions, improvements or additions thereto and such right shall extend to any such property in the county in which the municipality is situate and any adjoining county or counties and where the condemning municipality is a county such right shall extend to property within such county and to property in adjoining counties and in connection therewith any such municipality shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of eminent domain granted to municipalities under the laws relating thereto. If the project or work undertaken is for the establishment of a natural gas system, the municipality may exercise the power of condemnation in order to connect with the source of supply even though in so doing it shall become necessary to condemn lands, properties or rights of way in counties which do not adjoin the county in which the municipality is situated.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-5-40 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-40
SECTION 6-5-40. Chapter shall be supplementary to other statutes.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are not in lieu of, but are supplementary to, existing analogous statutory authorizations relating to investments, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-8-40 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-40
SECTION 6-8-40. Registration requirement for codes enforcement officer, contract inspector and special inspector; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a person may not practice as a code enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector in this State, except an architect licensed by the Board of Architectural Examiners of this State or an engineer registered by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of this State may practice as a special inspector without additional registration required by this chapter. (B) It is unlawful to act as a building codes enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector without having first obtained authorization from the Building Codes Council and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for a first violation of this section. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (C) A separate violation occurs on each day of a violation. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-410 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 6-13-410
SECTION 6-13-410. Creation and purpose of Saluda Valley Rural Water District of Pickens and Anderson Counties.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a body corporate and politic of perpetual succession to be known as the Saluda Valley Rural Water District of Pickens and Anderson Counties (hereinafter called the district). It shall be the purpose and function of the district to acquire, construct and operate a waterworks system, utilizing therefor water from available sources, by purchase or otherwise, at such convenient points as the district shall select to provide a flow of water through pipes to the areas described in SECTION 6-13-420, and to such other domestic, commercial or industrial users who can be conveniently and economically served within or without the service area as herein provided. To this end the district shall perform the functions prescribed by this article, and shall be vested with the powers herein granted and all other powers that may be necessary or incidental in carrying out the functions herein prescribed and exercising the powers herein granted. The water mains, distribution facilities, tanks, their several component parts, and all apparatus, equipment and property incident thereto or used or useful in the operation thereof and all additions, improvements, extensions and enlargements to any of them shall be referred to in this article as the system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1170 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 6-29-1170
SECTION 6-29-1170. Approval of plan or plat not acceptance of dedication of land.
Status: in_force

The approval of the land development plan or subdivision plat may not be deemed to automatically constitute or effect an acceptance by the municipality or the county or the public of the dedication of any street, easement, or other ground shown upon the plat. Public acceptance of the lands must be by action of the governing body customary to these transactions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-80 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-80
SECTION 6-21-80. Improvement of existing system.
Status: in_force

Any municipality which may own and operate any such system may improve, enlarge, extend or repair it; and, whenever there shall be in force an agreement between any municipality owning a waterworks system and any public authority or agency authorized to sell water at wholesale which agreement requires payments of money or a loan by the municipality to the authority, or both, in return for a commitment on the part of the public authority or agency to furnish water to the municipality in quantity for a period of not less than twenty years, the benefits to be derived by the municipality under such agreement shall be deemed an improvement to and extension of the waterworks system of the municipality so obligating itself, to finance which bonds may be issued pursuant to this chapter to obtain the moneys required by the municipality to discharge its undertakings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1430 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 6-11-1430
SECTION 6-11-1430. Evacuation from buildings adjacent to burning structure.
Status: in_force

The Fire Authority having jurisdiction may, within the means of its resources, evacuate or cause to be evacuated all persons within and adjacent to burning structures, open fires, dangerous gas leaks, flammable liquid spills, and transportation incidents. The following are exempt from the provisions of this article (1) Industrial processing and manufacturing plants which have a State Labor Department (OSHA) or Department of Health and Environmental Control approved emergency evacuation plans; (2) Hospitals and similar type health care facilities which conduct surgery or administer care through the use of life support systems and which have approved emergency evacuation plans by the authority having jurisdiction; (3) The Forestry Commission in the carrying out of its forest fire protection duties and responsibilities as provided in SECTIONS 48-23-90, 48-33-30, 48-33-40, and 48-33-70. The Fire Authority having jurisdiction does not have the power and authority to declare a state of emergency and order and compel an evacuation of the scope and magnitude that would be necessary during an actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, riot, or other public calamity.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-63 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-63
SECTION 6-9-63. South Carolina Building Codes Council; membership; function of council; per diem; meeting requirements.
Status: in_force

(A) Each member of the council must be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member of the council must be a resident of this State. The council consists of sixteen members composed of: (1) an architect licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; (2) an engineer licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Council of Engineering and Surveying Societies; (3) a residential home builder licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Home Builders Association of South Carolina; (4) a general contractor licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Association of General Contractors; (5) a representative of the modular building industry from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina; (6) a code enforcement officer registered in South Carolina; (7) a fire marshal or fire chief designated by the State Fire Marshal; (8) a municipal administrator, manager, or elected official; (9) a county administrator, manager, or elected official; (10) a representative designated by the State Engineer of the Department of Administration; (11) a representative of the general public who is not in the practice of home or commercial safety inspection, construction, or building, and who does not have any financial interest in these professions, and who does not have any immediate family member in these professions; (12) a disabled person; (13) a representative of the property and casualty insurance industry; (14) a representative of the electrical industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master electrician from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina; (15) a representative of the mechanical or gas industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master mechanic from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina; and (16) a representative of the plumbing industry who is either an engineer registered in South Carolina or a master plumber from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina. (B) A vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. (C) The primary function of the council is to accept all requests for variation from the series of codes listed in this chapter and to determine which variations, if any, are justified by local conditions and can be enacted after a finding on the record that the modification provides a reasonable degree of public health, safety, and welfare. (D) Each member of the council shall receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem as provided for other state boards, committees, or commissions for attendance at board meetings called by the chairman. (E) The council shall elect from its members a chairman and vice chairman. The council shall adopt regulations consistent with this chapter. A meeting may be called by the chairman on his own initiative and must be called by him at the request of three or more members of the council. Each member must be notified by the chairman in writing of the time and place of the meeting at least seven days before the meeting. Nine members constitute a quorum. Each meeting is open to the public. An official decision of the council may be made only by a vote of at least two-thirds of those members in attendance at the meeting. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 205, SECTION 1, in (A), in the introductory paragraph, inserted the second sentence, in (1), inserted "from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" following "South Carolina", and made a nonsubstantive change in (13).
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1230 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 6-11-1230
SECTION 6-11-1230. Powers of commissions.
Status: in_force

Each commission shall be empowered as follows: (1) To place into effect and revise whenever it so wishes or may be required a schedule of sewer service and sewer connection charges for the use of and connection to any sewage disposal system which it may operate. Prior to the making of any sewer connection or the furnishing of any sewage disposal service for which the prescribed sewer service charge shall, pursuant to SECTION 6-11-1240, become a lien on the property affected and prior to any subsequent increase in any such sewer service charge, not less than ten days' written notice shall be given to each affected property owner notifying him of the nature and quantum of the sewer service charge and providing such property owner an opportunity if desired and requested, to appear and be heard in person or by counsel before the commission. Following such hearing, if such be requested and held, action shall be taken by the commission and notice of its decision shall be given to the property owner concerned or to his counsel, as the case may be, not less than ten days prior to the effective date of the sewer service charge. Any property owner aggrieved by the action of the commission may, under the provisions of Chapter 7, Title 18, appeal to the court of common pleas for the county in which the property affected or any part thereof lies to have such court review the action taken by the commission, at which time the court will determine the validity and reasonableness of the sewer service charge so made. Sewer service charges not intended to become liens in the case of nonpayment can be imposed and subsequently increased upon any user in the district without such notice and hearing. (2) To enter into contracts with any water distribution agency upon terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by which the commission shall constitute the water collection agency the agent of the commission, for the purpose of collecting such sewer service charges as the commission shall from time to time impose upon those who utilize its sewage disposal facilities and shall empower the water collection agency as such agent to disconnect water service upon failure of any user to pay such sewer service charges. (3) To prescribe and enforce regulations (a) requiring all persons to whom it shall be available to make use of any sewer system which the district shall from time to time operate; and (b) generally with respect to the discharge of sewage and the use of privies, septic tanks and any other type of sewage facilities within the district. Any such regulations shall, however, become effective only after they have been adopted by resolution of the commission, a certified copy thereof has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds, or, if none, in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas for each county in which such sewer system lies, a copy posted in the courthouse of each such county, and notice of the adoption of such resolution has been published at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the district. The published notice shall specify in brief the scope of the regulations and shall state the date on which the same shall become effective. Prior to the adoption of the aforesaid resolution, the commission shall give public notice of a meeting to be held to consider its adoption and the notice shall appear in a newspaper having general circulation in the district at least once not less than seven days prior to the occasion fixed for the holding of such meeting. Any person affected may attend such meeting and express his views on the proposed regulations. The provisions of this paragraph prescribing conditions upon the effectiveness of the regulations specified above in this paragraph shall not be deemed to impose mandatory conditions upon the exercise of any other power or the adoption of any other type of regulation authorized by this article or otherwise. The regulations authorized hereby include regulations which permit the disconnection of property from sewer service in the event of nonpayment of sewer charges. No such regulations shall permit any disconnection until after the customer has been given an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel on the question of disconnection before the commission or any person designated by the commission after not less than five days' written notice specifying the basis for the disconnection. (4) To provide by resolution that the actual cost of the establishment and construction of a water distribution line or sewer lateral collection line hereafter constructed by the commission and an extension of a line within the district, or so much of the actual cost as the commission considers appropriate, must be assessed subject to the provisions of the next paragraph upon the lots and parcels of land abutting directly on the lateral line or extension of a line according to the extent of the respective frontage on them, by an equal rate per foot of frontage; but the commission may provide, in the instance of corner lots, for an assessment considered to be equitable. If the area to be served is part of a development plan or zoned for residential use, then an assessment may be levied by the commission on a parcel or per unit basis rather than on a front-foot basis. As used in this section, "front-foot assessment" includes assessments levied on a parcel or per unit basis. The commission may provide in the resolution that the front-foot assessments to be levied in connection with the installations may be paid in equal installments covering a period of not exceeding twenty years. The deferred payments are payable annually within the period that county taxes are payable and late payments must be penalized to the same extent as in the case of county taxes. The General Assembly does not intend through this article to permit assessments against abutting property where no benefit results to the property or where a benefit results only at some remote future time. Accordingly, no commission pursuant to this article may impose a front-foot assessment against any property unless the property is being used for or is devoted to commercial or residential purposes at the time of the assessment or unless, in the case of properties on which no buildings are situate, those properties have been platted, zoned, or otherwise developed as a part of a subdivision devoted to residential or commercial purposes. If any property pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph is exempt from front-foot assessment at the time the assessment is originally levied, is later converted to commercial, industrial, or residential purposes, or is later platted, zoned, or otherwise developed then at that time front-foot assessments may be levied against the property. No individual residential parcel may be assessed on the basis of more than two hundred fifty feet of frontage. If, on the effective date of this paragraph, the area to be served is a residential subdivision that received conceptual approval under Regulation 61-57 for septic tank use and has five or more lots later denied permits for a septic tank system for which the Department of Health and Environmental Control has developed standards, an assessment may be levied on the abutting parcels in the subdivision for the actual costs of sewer lateral collection lines in the subdivision and for transmission lines and associated infrastructure, including, but not limited to, trunk lines, force mains, pump stations, and lift stations, to be constructed to connect the sewer lateral collection lines to other infrastructure of the district. The satisfaction of the preconditions to this subsection may be conclusively established by a letter or certificate of the department. In connection with the imposition of such front-foot assessments: (a) The resolution providing for such front-foot assessments shall designate by a general description the improvement to be made and the street or parts thereof whereon the work is to be effected and the actual cost thereof and the amount of the cost to be assessed upon all abutting property subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and the terms and manner of payment. Such resolution shall not become effective until at least seven days after it shall have been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. Such resolution may incorporate by reference plats and engineering reports and other data on file in the commission's office provided that the place of filing and reasonable hours for inspection by interested persons are specified in the resolution. Within thirty days of such publication the commission shall prepare in poster form a notice advising of the proposed assessments and generally describing the area to be affected and shall deliver the notice to the register of deeds or, if none, to the clerk of court of each county wherein any affected property lies. The register of deeds or clerk of court shall prominently display such notice in his office until the assessment roll prescribed by subitem (e) has been filed. Failure to provide or post such notice shall not affect the validity of any assessment hereunder. (b) Upon the completion of the construction of any such sewer laterals or any extensions thereof the commission shall compute and ascertain the total cost thereof and shall thereupon make an assessment of such total cost or so much thereof as it deems appropriate. For that purpose the commission shall make out an assessment roll in which must be entered the names of the persons assessed and the amount assessed against their respective properties with a brief description of the lots or parcels of land assessed. (c) Immediately after such assessment roll has been completed, the commission shall forthwith cause one copy thereof to be deposited in the commission's office for inspection by interested parties, and shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the district a notice of completion of the assessment roll setting forth a description in general terms of the improvements and the time fixed for the meeting of the commission for a hearing of objections in respect of the front-foot assessments; such meeting not to be earlier than ten days from the date of the publication of such notice. (d) As soon as practicable after the completion of the assessment roll and prior to the publication of the notice above-mentioned in subparagraph (c) the commission shall mail to the owner or owners of each lot or parcel of land against which a front-foot assessment is to be levied at his or their address, if any, appearing on the records of the county treasurer, a notice stating the nature of the improvement, the total cost thereof, the amount to be assessed against the particular property and the frontage in feet upon which the front-foot assessment is based, together with the terms and conditions upon which the front-foot assessment may be paid. This notice shall also contain a brief description of the particular property involved together with a statement that the amount assessed shall constitute a lien against the property superior to all other liens except property taxes. The notice shall also state the time and place fixed for the meeting of the commission above-mentioned for a hearing of objections in respect of the front-foot assessments. Any property owner who fails, not later than three days prior to the date set for such meeting, to file with the commission a written objection to the front-foot assessments against his property shall be deemed to have waived all rights to object to such front-foot assessment; and the notice prescribed herein shall so state. (e) At the time and place specified for the meeting above-mentioned, or at some other time to which it may adjourn, the commission shall hear the objections of all persons who have filed written notice of objection within the time prescribed above who may appear and make proof in relation thereto either in person or by their attorney. The commission may thereupon make such corrections in the assessment roll as it may deem proper, confirm the same, set it aside and provide for a new assessment. Whenever the commission shall confirm an assessment roll, either as originally prepared or as thereafter corrected, a copy thereof certified by the secretary of the commission shall forthwith be filed in the office of the register of deeds or, if none, in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas of each county in which any property lies, and against which any front-foot assessments have been levied; from the time of such filing the front-foot assessments impressed in the assessment roll shall constitute and be a lien on the real property against which the same are assessed superior to all other liens and encumbrances except only the lien for property taxes. (f) After the assessment roll has been confirmed a certified copy thereof shall be delivered to the treasurer of each county in which any front-foot assessments are levied thereby who shall prepare and keep a separate book or books in connection therewith and who shall proceed to collect the same in the manner of county taxes and shall remit such collections on or before April fifteenth of each year upon the direction of the commission. Each year the county treasurer shall mail out notices of such front-foot assessments at the same time county tax notices are mailed. Past due front-foot assessments shall be turned over by the respective county treasurers to the county sheriff or delinquent tax collector who shall proceed to collect in the same manner as unpaid county taxes are collected. The collecting official shall likewise keep separate records in connection with such past due assessments and shall remit all sums collected forthwith upon the direction of the commission. (g) Immediately upon the confirmation of an assessment the commission shall mail a written notice to all persons who have filed written objections as hereinabove provided of the amount of the front-foot assessment finally confirmed against his property. If any such person is dissatisfied with the amount of the front-foot assessment so confirmed and shall within ten days after the mailing of the notice confirming the assessment to him may give written notice to the commission of his intent to appeal his front-foot assessment to the court of common pleas for the county in which his property is assessed, or any part thereof, is located, and shall within five days after giving such notice to the commission serve upon the commission a statement of facts upon which he bases his appeal; but no such appeal shall delay or stop the construction of the improvements or affect the validity of the front-foot assessments confirmed and not appealed. The appeal shall be tried at the next term of court as other actions at law with priority over all other cases. (h) The commission may correct, cancel or remit any such front-foot assessment and may remit, cancel or adjust the interest or penalties of any front-foot assessment and is empowered, when in its judgment there is any irregularity, omission, error or lack of jurisdiction in any of the proceedings relating thereto, to set aside the whole of any assessment made by it and thereupon to make a reassessment. (i) In the event the commission provides that such front-foot assessments may be paid in equal annual installments, then in that event the front-foot assessment shall be deemed to be due and payable in the equal annual installments prescribed by the commission and shall bear interest at a rate prescribed by the commission not to exceed the same rate of interest paid by the commission on monies it borrowed to make the improvements for which the assessment was levied not to exceed the interest rate limitation as prescribed by law from the date of the confirmation of the assessment roll, payable with such annual installment. Any property owner shall have the right at any time in his option to prepay in full the front-foot assessment against his property by the payment of the balance due plus interest calculated to the date of prepayment. If any property owner shall fail or neglect to pay any installment when the same becomes due and payable, then and in that event the commission may, at its option, declare all of the installments remaining unpaid at once due and payable and such property shall be sold by the county sheriff in the same manner and with the same right of redemption as are prescribed by law for the sale of land for unpaid property taxes. (j) All moneys realized from front-foot assessments shall be kept in a separate and distinct fund either on deposit with the county treasurer or, in the discretion of the commission, in a bank located within the county in which the district is located and used first to defray the cost to the extent prescribed by the commission in the resolution providing for such front-foot assessments of the establishment and construction of the sewage lateral collection lines in connection with which the front-foot assessments were levied, or second to provide debt service on bonds issued by the district to defray the costs of such construction; and for no other purpose. In the event a district issues bond and uses only a portion of the proceeds thereof to defray all or a part of the cost of constructing sewer lateral collection lines, moneys derived from the front-foot assessments shall be used to provide debt service to the extent prescribed in the resolutions providing for the imposition of the front-foot assessments and authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to authorize any borrowing by a district. (k) Moneys received by the commission from front-foot assessments and deposited by it as prescribed in the foregoing paragraph may to the extent practicable be invested in the discretion of the commission in obligations of the United States of America, obligations of any agency of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by any agency of the United States of America, maturing in such fashion as to provide cash moneys for the principal and interest payments of bonds payable therefrom when due. All income derived from any such investment shall be applied to the same purpose to which the invested funds are applicable. (l) In the event moneys derived from the front-foot assessments are held by the county treasurer such funds shall be secured in the same manner as county funds. In the event such funds are deposited in a bank, the amount of such deposits in excess of the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be secured by direct obligations of the United States or by obligations of an agency of the United States or by obligations guaranteed by an agency of the United States. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the commission from requiring such additional security as it may deem appropriate. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment added the second, undesignated paragraph following item (4), regarding assessments to be levied on residential subdivisions approved for septic tanks.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-300 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 6-1-300
SECTION 6-1-300. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in the article: (1) "Consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event of a revision of the consumer price index, the index that is most consistent with the consumer price index for all-urban consumers as calculated in 1996 must be used. (2) "Intergovernmental transfer of funding responsibility" means an act, resolution, court order, administrative order, or other action by a higher level of government that requires a lower level of government to use its own funds, personnel, facilities, or equipment. (3) "Local governing body" means the governing body of a county, municipality, or special purpose district. As used in Section 6-1-320 only, local governing body also refers to the body authorized by law to levy school taxes. (4) "New tax" is a tax that the local governing body had not enacted as of December 31, 1996. (5) "Positive majority" means a vote for adoption by the majority of the members of the entire governing body, whether present or not. However, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the governing body, a positive majority vote of the entire governing body as constituted on the date of the final vote on the imposition is required. (6) "Service or user fee" means a charge required to be paid in return for a particular government service or program. "Service or user fee" also includes "uniform service charges". The revenue generated from the fee must: (a) be used to the benefit of the payers, even if the general public also benefits; (b) only be used for the specific improvement contemplated; (c) not exceed the cost of the improvement; and (d) be uniformly imposed on all payers. (7) "Specifically authorized by the General Assembly" means an express grant of power: (a) in a prior act; (b) by this act; or (c) in a future act. Editor's Note 2022 Act No. 236, SECTIONS 2.D, 2.E, provide as follows: "[SECTION 2.]D. Notwithstanding Section 8-21-30, et seq., no public officer shall be personally liable for any amount charged pursuant to SECTION 2.A. "[SECTION 2.]E. This SECTION takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies retroactively to any service or fee imposed after December 31, 1996." Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 236, SECTION 2.A, rewrote (6).
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-67 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-67
SECTION 6-9-67. Classification of structures lacking commercial kitchens used in agritourism activity.
Status: in_force

Structures without a commercial kitchen used in agritourism activity as defined by Section 46-53-10 shall fall under the group A-3 classification, as defined in the latest edition of the applicable building codes pursuant to Section 6-9-50. Such structures may accommodate up to three hundred guests without installing a sprinkler system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-290 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 6-13-290
SECTION 6-13-290. Contracts for purchase or sale of water with other public entities.
Status: in_force

The municipalities of Oconee and Anderson Counties and all public bodies and public agencies now or hereafter operating water distribution systems in Oconee and Anderson Counties shall be fully empowered to enter into contracts to buy water from the district or sell water to the district. These contracts shall extend over such period of time and shall contain such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreeable to the district and to the contracting municipality, public body or public agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-2090 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 15 / Section 6-11-2090
SECTION 6-11-2090. Where and when referendum held.
Status: in_force

The referendum must be conducted by the commissioners of election for the county in which the district is located and held on the general election date in November of the next even-numbered year pursuant to Section 6-11-2070.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-720 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 6-1-720
SECTION 6-1-720. Imposition of local hospitality tax.
Status: in_force

(A) A local governing body may impose, by ordinance, a local hospitality tax not to exceed two percent of the charges for food and beverages. However, an ordinance imposing the local hospitality tax must be adopted by a positive majority vote. The governing body of a county may not impose a local hospitality tax in excess of one percent within the boundaries of a municipality without the consent, by resolution, of the appropriate municipal governing body. (B) All proceeds from a local hospitality tax must be kept in a separate fund segregated from the imposing entity's general fund. All interest generated by the local hospitality tax fund must be credited to the local hospitality tax fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1330 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 9 / Section 6-29-1330
SECTION 6-29-1330. State Advisory Committee; creation; members; terms; duties; compensation; meetings; fees charged.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created the State Advisory Committee on Educational Requirements for Local Government Planning or Zoning Officials and Employees. (B) The advisory committee consists of five members appointed by the Governor. The advisory committee consists of: (1) a planner recommended by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association; (2) a municipal official or employee recommended by the Municipal Association of South Carolina; (3) a county official or employee recommended by the South Carolina Association of Counties; (4) a representative recommended by the University of South Carolina's Institute for Public Service and Policy Research; and (5) a representative recommended by Clemson University's Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture. Recommendations must be submitted to the Governor not later than the thirty-first day of December of the year preceding the year in which appointments expire. If the Governor rejects any person recommended for appointment, the group or association who recommended the person must submit additional names to the Governor for consideration. (C) The members of the advisory committee must serve a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify; except that for the members first appointed to the advisory committee, the planner must serve a term of three years; the municipal official or employee and the county official or employee must each serve a term of two years; and the university representatives must each serve a term of one year. A vacancy on the advisory committee must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Governor may remove a member of the advisory committee in accordance with Section 1-3-240(B). (D) The advisory committee's duties are to: (1) compile and distribute a list of approved orientation and continuing education programs that satisfy the educational requirements in Section 6-29-1340; (2) determine categories of persons with advanced degrees, training, or experience, that are eligible for exemption from the educational requirements in Section 6-29-1340; and (3) make an annual report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, no later than April fifteenth of each year, providing a detailed account of the advisory committee's: (a) activities; (b) expenses; (c) fees collected; and (d) determinations concerning approved education programs and categories of exemption. (E) A list of approved education programs and categories of exemption by the advisory committee must be available for public distribution through notice in the State Register and posting on the General Assembly's Internet website. This list must be updated by the advisory committee at least annually. (F) The members of the advisory committee must serve without compensation and must meet at a set location to which members must travel no more frequently than quarterly, at the call of the chairman selected by majority vote of at least a quorum of the members. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the chairman from using discretionary authority to conduct additional meetings by telephone conference if necessary. These telephone conference meetings may be conducted more frequently than quarterly. Three members of the advisory committee constitute a quorum. Decisions concerning the approval of education programs and categories of exemption must be made by majority vote with at least a quorum of members participating. (G) The advisory committee may assess by majority vote of at least a quorum of the members a nominal fee to each entity applying for approval of an orientation or continuing education program; however, any fees charged must be applied to the operating expenses of the advisory committee and must not result in a net profit to the groups or associations that recommend the members of the advisory committee. An accounting of any fees collected by the advisory committee must be made in the advisory committee's annual report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in subsection (B), in the introductory paragraph deleted "with the advice and consent of the Senate" from the end of the first sentence; and in paragraph (B)(5) deleted "or the Governor's appointment is not confirmed by the Senate" following "appointment". 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 32, in (D)(3), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate". 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 33, in (G), in the second sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-380 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-380
SECTION 6-21-380. Revenue refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

When a borrower has outstanding any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, it may thereafter issue and negotiate new bonds on such terms as the governing body shall deem advisable for the purpose of providing for the payment of any such outstanding bonds. Such new bonds shall be designated "revenue refunding bonds" and shall be secured to the same extent and shall have the same source of payment as the bonds which have been thereby refunded.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-110 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-110
SECTION 6-1-110. Moratorium prohibited; notification requirement.
Status: in_force

No municipality or county may adopt an ordinance which imposes a moratorium on a construction project for which a permit has been granted without giving a two-week notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located. No moratorium may be imposed without at least two readings which are a week apart.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-130 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6-11-130
SECTION 6-11-130. Power of condemnation.
Status: in_force

The boards of commissioners of the districts shall have power of condemnation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-125 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 25 / Section 6-25-125
SECTION 6-25-125. Charges for services; pledges.
Status: in_force

A joint system may fix, charge, and collect rents, rates, fees, and charges for its services. For so long as any bonds of a joint system are outstanding and unpaid, the rents, rates, fees, and charges must be fixed to provide revenues at least sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay all costs of and charges and expenses in connection with the proper operation and maintenance of its projects, and all necessary repairs, replacements, or renewals; to pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds payable from the revenues; to create and maintain reserves and comply with covenants as may be required by any resolution or trust agreement authorizing and securing bonds; and to pay any and all amounts which the joint system may be obligated to pay from the revenues by law or contract. A pledge made by a joint system pursuant to this chapter is valid and binding from the date the pledge is made. The revenues, securities, and other monies so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the joint system or any fiduciary is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act, and the lien of the pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority or joint system without regard to whether the parties have notice. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment, in the first undesignated paragraph, in the first sentence substituted "its services" for "water and other services, related to the impounding, production, treatment, transmission, distribution, sale, and service of water"; and, in the second undesignated paragraph, in the second sentence substituted "authority" for "municipality".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-610 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 6-1-610
SECTION 6-1-610. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Beach Preservation Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1110 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 6-29-1110
SECTION 6-29-1110. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Affordable housing" means in the case of dwelling units for sale, housing in which mortgage, amortization, taxes, insurance, and condominium or association fees, if any, constitute no more than twenty-eight percent of the annual household income for a household earning no more than eighty percent of the area median income, by household size, for the metropolitan statistical area as published from time to time by the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) and, in the case of dwelling units for rent, housing for which the rent and utilities constitute no more than thirty percent of the annual household income for a household earning no more than eighty percent of the area median income, by household size for the metropolitan statistical area as published from time to time by HUD. (2) "Land development" means the changing of land characteristics through redevelopment, construction, subdivision into parcels, condominium complexes, apartment complexes, commercial parks, shopping centers, industrial parks, mobile home parks, and similar developments for sale, lease, or any combination of owner and rental characteristics. (3) "Market-based incentives" mean incentives that encourage private developers to meet the governing authority's goals as developed in this chapter. Incentives may include, but are not limited to: (a) density bonuses, allowing developers to build at a density higher than residential zones typically permit, and greater density bonuses, allowing developers to build at a density higher than residential affordable units in development, or allowing developers to purchase density by paying into a local housing trust fund; (b) relaxed zoning regulations including, but not limited to, minimum lot area requirements, limitations of multifamily dwellings, minimum setbacks, yard requirements, variances, reduced parking requirements, and modified street standards; (c) reduced or waived fees including those fees levied on new development projects where affordable housing is addressed, reimburse permit fees to builder upon certification that dwelling unit is affordable and waive up to one hundred percent of sewer/water tap-in fees for affordable housing units; (d) fast-track permitting including, but not limited to, streamlining the permitting process for new development projects and expediting affordable housing developments to help reduce cost and time delays; (e) design flexibility allowing for greater design flexibility, creating preapproved design standards to allow for quick and easy approval, and promoting infill development, mixed use and accessory dwellings. (4) "Subdivision" means all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, or building development, and includes all division of land involving a new street or change in existing streets, and includes re-subdivision which would involve the further division or relocation of lot lines of any lot or lots within a subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law; or, the alteration of any streets or the establishment of any new streets within any subdivision previously made and approved or recorded according to law, and includes combinations of lots of record; however, the following exceptions are included within this definition only for the purpose of requiring that the local planning agency be informed and have a record of the subdivisions: (a) the combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to the standards of the governing authority; (b) the division of land into parcels of five acres or more where no new street is involved and plats of these exceptions must be received as information by the planning agency which shall indicate that fact on the plats; and (c) the combination or recombination of entire lots of record where no new street or change in existing streets is involved. (5) "Traditional neighborhood design" means development designs intended to enhance the appearance and functionality of the new development so that it functions like a traditional neighborhood or town. These designs make possible reasonably high residential densities, a mixture of residential and commercial land uses, a range of single and multifamily housing types, and street connectivity both within the new development and to surrounding roadways, pedestrian, and bicycle features. (6) "Nonessential housing regulatory requirements" mean those development standards and procedures that are determined by the local governing body to be not essential within a specific priority investment zone to protect the public health, safety, or welfare and that may otherwise make a proposed housing development economically infeasible. Nonessential housing regulatory requirements may include, but are not limited to: (a) standards or requirements for minimum lot size, building size, building setbacks, spacing between buildings, impervious surfaces, open space, landscaping, buffering, reforestation, road width, pavements, parking, sidewalks, paved paths, culverts and storm water drainage, and sizing of water and sewer lines that are excessive; and (b) application and review procedures that require or result in extensive submittals and lengthy review periods. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment added item (1) defining "Affordable housing", item (3) defining "Market-based incentives" and item (5) defining "Traditional neighborhood design" and redesignated item (1), "Land development", as item (2) and item (2), "Subdivision", as item (4).
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-850 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 6-29-850
SECTION 6-29-850. Appeal to Supreme Court.
Status: in_force

A party in interest who is aggrieved by the judgment rendered by the circuit court upon the appeal may appeal in the manner provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-370 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-370
SECTION 6-21-370. Additional bonds for further improvements.
Status: in_force

Any borrower having purchased, constructed, improved, enlarged or repaired any such system, project or combined system pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, (b) issued bonds for any such purpose and (c) failed to provide in the authorizing ordinance for additional bonds for additional construction, improvement, enlargement or repair of such system, project or combined system may, by ordinance, provide for the issuance of additional bonds for further improvement, enlargement, extension or repair of any such system, project or combined system. Such additional bonds, when so issued and negotiated, shall rank junior in standing to the prior issue or issues of bonds for such system, project or combined system and shall so state on the face of the bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-190 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-190
SECTION 6-23-190. Bonds and interest coupons designated investment securities.
Status: in_force

Whether or not the bonds and interest coupons appertaining hereto are of such form and character as to be investment securities under Chapter 8, of Title 36 of the 1976 Code, all bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto issued under this chapter are hereby made investment securities within the meaning of and for all the purposes of Chapter 8, of Title 36 of the 1976 Code, subject only to the provisions of the bonds, pertaining to registration.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-24-200 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 24 / Section 6-24-200
SECTION 6-24-200. Investment in bonds by guardians and other fiduciaries.
Status: in_force

It is lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, committees, and other fiduciaries to invest monies in their hands in bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-360 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 6-29-360
SECTION 6-29-360. Organization of commission; meetings; procedural rules; records; purchases.
Status: in_force

(A) A local planning commission shall organize itself electing one of its members as chairman and one as vice-chairman whose terms must be for one year. It shall appoint a secretary who may be an officer or an employee of the governing authority or of the planning commission. The planning commission shall meet at the call of the chairman and at such times as the chairman or commission may determine. (B) The commission shall adopt rules of organizational procedure and shall keep a record of its resolutions, findings, and determinations, which record must be a public record. The planning commission may purchase equipment and supplies and may employ or contract for such staff and such experts as it considers necessary and consistent with funds appropriated.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-420 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 6-11-420
SECTION 6-11-420. Special purpose districts may be enlarged, diminished or consolidated; general obligation bonds authorized.
Status: in_force

The county boards of the several counties of the State are authorized to enlarge, diminish or consolidate any existing special purpose districts located within such county and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds by such special purpose district by the procedure prescribed by this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-2540 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 17 / Section 6-11-2540
SECTION 6-11-2540. Disconnection of service when public emergency exists.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of this article, a special purpose or public service district furnishing electricity or natural gas to residents of this State may disconnect a customer when it is determined that a public safety emergency exists.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-650 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 6-13-650
SECTION 6-13-650. Rates shall not be regulated.
Status: in_force

The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as constructed, improved, enlarged and extended, shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any state bureau, board, commission or like instrumentality or agency thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-460 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-460
SECTION 6-21-460. Bonds payable only from bond and interest redemption fund.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues in the bond and interest redemption fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-24-40 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 24 / Section 6-24-40
SECTION 6-24-40. Creation of joint agency; finding of best interest; notice of adoption.
Status: in_force

(A) Two or more governmental entities may determine by resolution, as appropriate, that it is in their best interests and those of their residents to create a joint agency for the purpose of: (1) undertaking the planning, financing, development, acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, ownership, sale, lease, operation, or maintenance of a project or other undertaking constituting a project; (2) undertaking the exercise of any administrative function or power and making plans and entering into contracts in connection with that exercise consistent with the provisions of this chapter as necessary or appropriate; or (3) sharing the costs of a like undertaking with another governmental entity as is appropriate to provide for the present and future needs of the inhabitants and residents of their jurisdictions or to whom they are permitted to provide services as an alternative or supplement to assuming severally and individually the responsibilities of ownership, undertaking a project, or administering a function or power. (B) The finding that the creation of a joint agency is in the best interests of the governmental entity and its residents, or the residents of the State, must include one or more of the following reasons: (1) a joint agency is able to acquire, construct, own, or operate a project, administer a function, or exercise a power more efficiently and economically than its members operating individually; (2) a joint agency is able to undertake a project or exercise a power for the benefit of its members, but one or more of its members otherwise would be unable to undertake a similar project or exercise the power acting individually; (3) a joint agency is able to finance the cost of a project more efficiently and economically; (4) to the extent financing is required in connection with the undertaking, better financial market acceptance results if one entity is responsible for issuing all of the bonds and incurring all other debt required for a project; (5) fiscal savings and other advantages are obtained by providing a separate entity responsible for the: (i) acquisition, purchase, construction, ownership, or operation of, or otherwise undertaking, a project; or (ii) administering a function or power. (C) If the creation of a joint agency is found to be in the best interests of a governmental entity or those it serves, notice of the adoption of the resolution must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the governmental entity is located or, if the governmental entity is located in two or more counties, in each of the counties, or if the governmental entity is an agency, instrumentality, board, or commission of the State, in a newspaper of general circulation within the State. A person affected by the action of the governmental entity may challenge the action by action de novo instituted in the court of common pleas for the county in which the governmental entity is located or, if the governmental entity is located in two or more counties, in one of the counties, within twenty days following the last publication of the notice.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-560 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-560
SECTION 6-21-560. Chapter shall be cumulative.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed as cumulative authority for the purposes named in SECTION 6-21-50 and as to the manner and form of issuing revenue bonds for any such purpose and shall not be construed to repeal any existing laws with respect thereto, it being the purpose and intention of this chapter to create an additional and alternate method for the purposes herein named.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-910 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 6-1-910
SECTION 6-1-910. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Development Impact Fee Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-65 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-65
SECTION 6-9-65. Regulation of construction or improvement of farm structure; authority to issue building permits.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "farm structure" means a structure which is constructed on a farm, other than a residence or a structure attached to it, for use on the farm including, but not limited to, barns, sheds, and poultry houses, but not public livestock areas. For purposes of this section, "farm structure" does not include a structure originally qualifying as a "farm structure" but later converted to another use. (B) The governing body of a county or municipality may not enforce that portion of a nationally recognized building code which regulates the construction or improvement of a farm structure. The standards published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the National Flood Insurance Program shall apply. (C) The provisions of this section do not apply unless, before constructing a farm structure, the person owning the property on which the structure is to be constructed files an affidavit with the county or municipal official responsible for enforcing the building code stating that the structure is being constructed as a farm structure. The affidavit must include a statement of purpose or intended use of the proposed structure or addition. (D) This section does not affect the authority of the governing body of a county or municipality to issue building permits before the construction or improvement of a farm structure. Editor's Note Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment deleted "it has adopted" after "nationally recognized building code" in subsection (B) and made a nonsubstantive change in subsection (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-1030 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 6-13-1030
SECTION 6-13-1030. Contractual authority.
Status: in_force

All municipalities, public bodies and public agencies operating water district systems in and adjacent to Edgefield County shall be fully empowered to enter into contracts to buy water from the Authority. Such contracts shall extend over such period of time and shall contain such terms and conditions as shall be mutually agreeable to the Authority, and to the contracting municipality, public body or public agency. No municipality or other agency operating water systems shall extend its present facilities beyond the corporate limits without prior written approval of the Authority. Code Commissioner's Note This section was codified at the direction of the Code Commissioner in 2012.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-330 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-330
SECTION 6-23-330. Liberal construction; savings clause.
Status: in_force

In order to effectuate the purposes and policies prescribed in this chapter, the provisions hereof shall be liberally construed. If any provision or section of this chapter be held invalid or unconstitutional such holding shall not affect the remaining provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-16-60 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 16 / Section 6-16-60
SECTION 6-16-60. Board of directors; voting; election of chairman and other officers; quorum.
Status: in_force

(a) The management and control of a joint agency shall be vested in a board of directors. The governing body of each member of a joint agency shall appoint a representative who shall be a director of the joint agency. The representative may be an officer or employee of the member and may also serve ex officio as a member of the board of directors. Each director shall have not less than one vote and may have such additional votes as a majority of the members of the joint agency shall determine. Each director shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body by which he was appointed. Each appointed member director, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before a person authorized by law to administer oaths to execute the duties of his office faithfully and impartially and a record of each such oath shall be filed with the governing body of the appointing authority. (b) The board of directors of the joint agency shall annually elect, with each director having one vote, one of the directors as chairman, another as vice chairman and other persons who may, but need not be directors, as treasurer, secretary and, if desired, assistant secretary. The office of treasurer may be held by the secretary or assistant secretary. The board of directors may also appoint such additional officers as it deems necessary. The secretary or assistant secretary of the joint agency shall keep a record of the proceedings of the joint agency and the secretary shall be the custodian of all books, records, documents and papers filed with the joint agency, the minute book or journal of the joint agency and its official seal. (c) A majority of the directors of the joint agency shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy on the board of directors of the joint agency shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of a joint agency. Any action taken by the joint agency under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting held pursuant to notice in accordance with bylaws of the joint agency and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. Except as is otherwise provided in this chapter or in the bylaws of the joint agency, a majority of the votes which the directors present are entitled to cast, with a quorum present, shall be necessary and sufficient to take any action or to pass any resolution. No director of a joint agency shall receive any compensation solely for the performance of duties as a director but each director may be paid per diem, mileage and subsistence expenses, as provided by law for state boards, committees and commissions, incurred while engaged in the performance of such duties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-120 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-120
SECTION 6-21-120. Municipality not bound to accept and pay for condemned property; source of payment.
Status: in_force

The municipality shall be under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned and shall in no event pay for any property condemned or purchased except from the funds provided pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-220 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-220
SECTION 6-17-220. Receiver shall be subject to court orders.
Status: in_force

Such receiver shall in the performance of the powers herein conferred upon him act under the direction and supervision of the court making such appointment and shall at all times be subject to the orders and decrees of such court and may be removed thereby. Except as provided in SECTION 6-17-230 nothing herein contained shall limit or restrict the jurisdiction of such court to enter such other and further orders and decrees as such court may deem necessary or appropriate for the exercise by the receiver of any functions specifically set forth herein.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-710 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 6-1-710
SECTION 6-1-710. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in the article: (1) "Local governing body" means the governing body of a county or municipality. (2) "Local hospitality tax" is a tax on the sales of prepared meals and beverages sold in establishments or sales of prepared meals and beverages sold in establishments licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine. (3) "Positive majority" means a vote for adoption by the majority of the members of the entire governing body, whether present or not. However, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the governing body, a positive majority vote of the entire governing body as constituted on the date of the final vote on the imposition is required.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-420 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 6-1-420
SECTION 6-1-420. Assistance in collection of business license tax due; private right of action.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding Section 5-7-300, a taxing jurisdiction may contract by ordinance with an individual, firm, or organization to assist the taxing jurisdiction in collecting property or business license taxes. A private third-party entity is prohibited from assessing business license taxes or requiring a business entity to remit confidential business license tax data to that private third party on behalf of a taxing jurisdiction. This section may not prohibit a taxing jurisdiction from contracting with a third-party entity in assisting in the collection of business license taxes. For the purposes of this section, assisting in the collection of business license taxes is limited to a contractual agreement with a taxing jurisdiction for a third party to identify, through publicly available records, businesses that are operating within the contracting taxing jurisdiction without a business license, to provide that identification to a taxing jurisdiction, to communicate with those businesses identified to determine whether any business license taxes are due and owing, and to assist those businesses that owe a business license tax with paying the relevant taxing jurisdiction. The third party may also assist the contracting taxing jurisdiction with providing, by United States official mail or electronic mail, the taxing jurisdiction's business license form, along with a self-addressed envelope containing the taxing jurisdiction address, to identified businesses on behalf of the taxing jurisdiction. If a business requests in writing that the third party cease communication with the business, then the third party is strictly prohibited from any further contact. A third party assisting in the collection of business license taxes as defined in this section is prohibited from retaining personal or proprietary information from the identified business. (B) It is unlawful for any individual, firm, or organization to contact a business in this State regarding noncompliance with a business license ordinance unless the contact is made pursuant to a contract with a taxing jurisdiction in accordance with this section. (C) This section may not prohibit a taxing jurisdiction from contracting with a third party for the purpose of providing payment processing services for the acceptance of business license tax payments. (D) A taxing jurisdiction may enter into a contract with a third party to assist the taxing jurisdiction in collecting delinquent business license taxes which includes a contingency fee based on a percentage of taxes collected or otherwise depends on the specific result obtained provided the third party may not be paid on a contingency or success basis until the taxing jurisdiction issues a proposed assessment of business license taxes and the business fails to appeal the proposed assessment in a timely manner or the appeal is adjudicated. This section does not apply to the collection of business license taxes pursuant to Article 20, Chapter 9, Title 58 and Chapters 7 and 45, Title 38. (E) Except as needed for a third party to assess and collect business license taxes collected pursuant to Article 20, Chapter 9, Title 58 and Chapters 7 and 45, Title 38, a taxing jurisdiction may not share or disclose any information relating to business license tax applications with any third party other than to acknowledge whether or not a business has paid the taxing jurisdiction's business license tax for a relevant year. Nothing in this section should be construed as prohibiting a person or entity that gathers and disseminates news, as defined in Section 19-11-100, from obtaining the information not protected by Section 6-1-120 found on the business license tax application from the taxing jurisdiction. (F) A third-party entity contracting with a taxing jurisdiction to assist in identifying and collecting outstanding business license taxes may not engage in any conduct in which the natural consequence is to harass a business including, but not limited to, the following: (1) contacting a business in any capacity after the business informs the third-party entity in writing to cease communication; (2) stating that a business is required to provide any information to the third-party entity; or (3) contacting the business in a manner that the third-party entity knows or should know creates any meaningful business interruption. (G) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to business license taxes collected pursuant to Article 20, Chapter 9, Title 58 and Chapters 7 and 45, Title 38. (H)(1) A person or entity may bring a private right of action: (a) based on a violation of this section or any regulations prescribed pursuant to this section to enjoin such violation; (b) to recover for actual monetary loss from such a violation, or to receive five hundred dollars in damages for each violation, whichever is greater; or (c) for both actions described in subitems (a) and (b). (2) If the court finds that a defendant wilfully or knowingly violated this section or any regulations prescribed pursuant to this section, then the court may, in its discretion, increase the amount of the award to an amount equal to no more than three times the actual monetary loss resulting from such violation. Editor's Note 2020 Act No. 176, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Business License Tax Standardization Act'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-75 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-75
SECTION 6-1-75. Allocation of aid to counties based on population of annexed areas.
Status: in_force

Where a portion of one county is annexed to another county, the total amount allocated by the General Assembly under Aid to Subdivisions to the two counties must not exceed the total which would be allocated to the two counties separately. However, the population of the annexed areas must be taken into consideration in determining the proportionate share of the total allocation due to each county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-260 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-260
SECTION 6-23-260. Rights and privileges of personnel.
Status: in_force

Personnel employed or appointed by a municipality to work for a joint agency shall have the same authority, rights, privileges and immunities (including coverage under the workmen's compensation laws) which the officers, agents and employees of the appointing municipality enjoy within the territory of that municipality, whether within or without the territory of the appointing municipality, when they are acting within the scope of their authority or in the course of their employment. Personnel employed or appointed directly by a joint agency shall be qualified for participation in the South Carolina Retirement System with the same rights, privileges, obligations and responsibilities as they would have if they were employees of a municipality; provided, that personnel participating in the South Carolina Retirement Systems shall be residents of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-111 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 25 / Section 6-25-111
SECTION 6-25-111. Issuance, sale, and execution of bonds; use of proceeds; issuance of temporary bonds; replacement of bonds.
Status: in_force

(A) A joint system may issue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any of the purposes authorized in this chapter. The principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on the bonds are payable solely from the respective funds provided for such payment by this chapter. The bonds of each issue may be sold at public or private sale. The bonds may be sold at a price, and must bear interest at a rate, as may be determined by the commission of the joint system. The bonds of each issue must be dated and must mature in amounts and at times not exceeding fifty years from their respective dates, as may be determined by the commission of the joint system, and may be made redeemable before maturity at a price and under terms and conditions as may be fixed by the commission of the joint system before the issuance of the bonds. The commission of the joint system shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached to them, and shall fix the denomination of the bonds and the place of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the State. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature of the facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until the delivery. The commission of the joint system also may provide for the authentication of the bonds by a trustee or fiscal agent. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in fully registered form, or both, as the commission of the joint system may determine, and provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to the principal alone and also as to both principal and interest; and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of registered and coupon bonds. (B) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue may be used solely for the purposes for which the bonds are issued, and must be disbursed in a manner and under restrictions, if any, as the commission of the joint system may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in any trust agreement securing them. The joint system may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when the bonds have been executed and are available for delivery. The joint system also may provide for the replacement of any bonds which have become mutilated or have been destroyed or lost. (C) Bonds may be issued under provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent or approval of the State or any political subdivision or any agency, commission, or instrumentality of them, but no joint system shall undertake any project required to be financed, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of bonds without the approval of the governing bodies of members as prescribed in Section 6-25-110. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence deleted "at one time or from time to time its" preceding "bonds".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-15-10 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Section 6-15-10
SECTION 6-15-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The term "general obligation bonds" shall mean bonds payable from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes upon all taxable property within the corporate limits of the governmental entity issuing the same. (2) The term "sewer facilities" shall mean any facilities used or useful in the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage, and shall include sewer mains, sewer trunks, sewer collecting lines, sewer lateral lines, disposal facilities, treatment facilities and any tools or implements used in the construction, maintenance, operation, improvement or enlargement thereof. (3) The term "governmental entity" means any incorporated municipality, county, or special purpose district within the State of South Carolina. (4) The term "governing body" means, in the case of an incorporated municipality, the municipal council of the municipality, in the case of a county, the governing council or board thereof, and in the case of any special purpose district, the agency or commission charged by law with performing the functions of the special purpose district. (5) The term "municipality" shall mean any incorporated city or town. (6) The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm or corporation. (7) The term "sewage" shall mean domestic and industrial waste requiring collection, disposal or treatment. (8) The term "revenue bonds" shall mean bonds issued pursuant to SECTIONS 6-21-10 to 6-21-570, inclusive, or Chapter 11, Title 6, or any other law incorporating the general provisions of either of these laws. (9) The term " sewer service charge " means any charge imposed by any municipality, county, or special purpose district for services rendered in the collection, disposal, or treatment of sewage. (10) The term "sewer connection fee" or "connection fee" or "tapping fee" shall be the charge imposed by any governing body upon any person for providing a tap in or connection to any sewer facilities. (11) The term "special purpose district" shall mean any special purpose or public service district now existing or hereafter created pursuant to general or special law and to which is committed any of the functions of collecting, disposing of and treating sewage.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-280 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-280
SECTION 6-21-280. Sale of bonds.
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as the governing body shall deem for the best interest of the borrower. In no event shall any of the bonds be sold on a basis to yield more than six per cent per annum from the date of sale to the date of average maturity of the bonds sold. In any contract for the purchase or construction of any system or project named in SECTION 6-21-50 or for the improvement, enlargement, extension or repair of any such system or project provision may be made that payment therefor shall be made in such bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-16-70 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 16 / Section 6-16-70
SECTION 6-16-70. Admission of new members to agency; withdrawal; notice of membership change.
Status: in_force

After the creation of a joint agency, any other governing body may become a member upon: (a) Adoption of a resolution or ordinance complying with the requirements of SECTION 6-16-40 including publication of notice; (b) Submission of an application to the joint agency; (c) Approval of such application by resolution of the governing body of each member of such joint agency. Any member may withdraw from a joint agency by resolution or ordinance of its governing body. All contractual rights acquired and contractual obligations incurred by a member while it was a member shall remain in full force and effect. Notice of any change in membership shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and no change shall be final until such filing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1040 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 6-11-1040
SECTION 6-11-1040. Certain bond issues validated.
Status: in_force

All bonds of all special purpose districts issued or sold prior to the effective date of this article are hereby declared to be valid and binding obligations of such special purpose district according to their tenor and effect.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-20 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6-11-20
SECTION 6-11-20. Petition for formation of district.
Status: in_force

Before any such district is formed there shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the county in which such district is proposed to be located a written petition signed by a majority of the resident landowners in the proposed district or by the owners of more than half the land and acreage which will be affected by or assessed for the expense of the proposed improvements, as shown by the tax assessment rolls. The petition shall be accompanied by a plat showing the limits of the proposed district. When such proposed district is situated in two or more counties such petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court of each county wherein the district is to be located.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1120 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 6-29-1120
SECTION 6-29-1120. Legislative intent; purposes.
Status: in_force

The public health, safety, economy, good order, appearance, convenience, morals, and general welfare require the harmonious, orderly, and progressive development of land within the municipalities and counties of the State. In furtherance of this general intent, the regulation of land development by municipalities, counties, or consolidated political subdivisions is authorized for the following purposes, among others: (1) to encourage the development of economically sound and stable municipalities and counties; (2) to assure the timely provision of required streets, utilities, and other facilities and services to new land developments; (3) to assure the adequate provision of safe and convenient traffic access and circulation, both vehicular and pedestrian, in and through new land developments; (4) to assure the provision of needed public open spaces and building sites in new land developments through the dedication or reservation of land for recreational, educational, transportation, and other public purposes; and (5) to assure, in general, the wise and timely development of new areas, and redevelopment of previously developed areas in harmony with the comprehensive plans of municipalities and counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-7-130 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6-7-130
SECTION 6-7-130. Members of regional council; representatives on policy-making body.
Status: in_force

Each county and municipality executing the agreement creating the regional council of government must be a member. Representation of members on the policymaking body of the regional council of government must be as prescribed in the agreement creating the council of governments. The agreement shall specify the procedure for the appointment of representatives of the member local governments; provided, however, at least a majority of the members of the policymaking body must be members of the governing bodies of the participating cities and counties. Provided, further, that a resident member of the General Assembly may be appointed by their respective resident county legislative delegation from each county comprising the council with these members serving ex officio. If a county has no resident member of the General Assembly, then the county council shall select a member of the General Assembly who represents some or all of the county in question to serve ex officio, but no member is required to serve pursuant to such selection. The representatives of the members serving on the policymaking body shall serve without salary for a term of four years; however, these representatives may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The regional council of government shall adopt bylaws designating the officers and their method of selection and providing for the conduct of its business.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-730 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 6-29-730
SECTION 6-29-730. Nonconformities.
Status: in_force

The regulations may provide that land, buildings, and structures and the uses of them which are lawful at the time of the enactment or amendment of zoning regulations may be continued although not in conformity with the regulations or amendments, which is called a nonconformity. The governing authority of a municipality or county may provide in the zoning ordinance or resolution for the continuance, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconformities. The governing authority also may provide for the termination of a nonconformity by specifying the period or periods in which the nonconformity is required to cease or be brought into conformance, or by providing a formula where the compulsory termination of nonconformities may be so fixed as to allow for the recovery or amortization of the investment in the nonconformity.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-60 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-60
SECTION 6-21-60. Construction and operation by municipality of natural gas systems in other municipalities.
Status: in_force

Any municipality proposing to construct and operate a natural gas system for the benefit of the municipality and its surrounding territory shall also be empowered to construct and operate natural gas systems in any other municipalities, regardless of the county in which situate, if lying within twenty miles of its transmission line or main, if the governing body of such other municipalities give their consent thereto, and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon. In such circumstances, the municipality which shall undertake the construction of the natural gas system shall possess and may exercise all powers granted by this chapter in such other municipalities as fully and as effectually as it shall possess such powers with respect to itself. For the purpose of this chapter, the term "transmission line" shall mean the pipelines or mains connecting the distribution system of the municipality with the source of supply of natural gas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-35-130 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 35 / Section 6-35-130
SECTION 6-35-130. Notice of public hearing; publication.
Status: in_force

(A) Notice of a public hearing must be published: (1) once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant incorporated municipality; or (2) once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant county. (B) The notice of public hearing must describe in general terms the location of the proposed district, contain a general description of the proposed improvements, identify each owner of twenty-five percent or more by acreage of the real property situated in the area of the proposed district, and state the date, time, and place of the public hearing. (C) The final publication must be at least ten days before the date of the scheduled public hearing. At the public hearing and at any adjournment of the meeting, all interested persons may be heard either in person or by attorney.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-750 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 6-1-750
SECTION 6-1-750. Local hospitality tax revenue upon annexation.
Status: in_force

In an area of the county where the county has imposed a local hospitality tax that is annexed by a municipality, the municipality must receive only that portion of the revenue generated in excess of the county local hospitality tax revenue for the previous twelve months in the area annexed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-80 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 25 / Section 6-25-80
SECTION 6-25-80. Dissolution of system.
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission of a joint system and the governing body of each of its members shall by resolution or ordinance determine that the purposes for which the joint system was formed have been substantially fulfilled and that all bonds issued and all other obligations incurred by the joint system have been fully paid or satisfied, the commission and members may declare the joint system to be dissolved. On the effective date of the resolution or ordinance, the title to all funds and other income and property owned by the joint system at the time of dissolution must be disbursed to the voting members of the joint system according to its bylaws. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-335 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-335
SECTION 6-23-335. Provision, distribution, marketing, or sale by joint agency of energy or service to retail customers.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to authorize a joint agency to provide, distribute, market, or sell electric energy or service to retail customers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-24-10 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 24 / Section 6-24-10
SECTION 6-24-10. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as the "Joint Agency Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-7-200 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6-7-200
SECTION 6-7-200. Duties of local or regional councils organized under other laws.
Status: in_force

Each local or regional council of governments organized under another provision of law shall submit an informational copy of all plans or studies which it adopts from time to time to the appropriate regional council of governments created under this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-30 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-30
SECTION 6-1-30. Counties and municipalities authorized to implement Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Status: in_force

All counties and municipalities of this State may by appropriate resolution or ordinance implement the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, enacted by the Congress of the United States, and shall be authorized to engage in all community development activities encompassed therein, including, but not limited to, the application for funds; designation of officials for administration of grants; acquisition of eligible property; appropriation of funds for eligible projects, property rehabilitation loans, grants and loan guarantees, relocation assistance, planning, management and administrative costs; and the execution of all plans, contracts, certifications, applications, agreements, indemnities, reports, guarantees and other documents required thereby. Local governments may enter into mutual contracts to accomplish the purposes of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-770 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 6-1-770
SECTION 6-1-770. Remitting tax to local governing body; frequency determined by estimated average amounts.
Status: in_force

The tax provided for in this article must be remitted to the local governing body on a monthly basis when the estimated amount of average tax is more than fifty dollars a month, on a quarterly basis when the estimated amount of average tax is twenty-five dollars to fifty dollars a month, and on an annual basis when the estimated amount of average tax is less than twenty-five dollars a month.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-260 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-260
SECTION 6-21-260. Bonds shall be negotiable.
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the law merchant and the Uniform Commercial Code.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-600 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 6-11-600
SECTION 6-11-600. Disposition of proceeds of bonds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the special purpose district is located, to be deposited in a bond account fund for the special purpose district, and shall be expended and made use of by the commission as follows: (a) Any accrued interest shall be applied to the payment of the first installment of interest to become due on such bonds. (b) Any premium shall be applied to the payment of the first installment of principal of the bonds. (c) The remaining proceeds shall be used to defray the cost of issuing bonds authorized hereby, and to pay the cost of acquiring and constructing the necessary improvements in the special purpose district. (d) If any balance remains, it shall be held by the treasurer of the county in which the special purpose district is located in a special fund and used to effect the retirement of bonds authorized hereby.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-440 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 6-13-440
SECTION 6-13-440. Powers of district and board.
Status: in_force

The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby vested with all such powers as may be necessary or incidental to carry out its purposes, functions and responsibilities including, but without limitation, the following: (1) To have perpetual succession. (2) To sue and be sued. (3) To adopt, use and alter a corporate seal. (4) To define a quorum for meetings. (5) To maintain a principal office. (6) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs. (7) To build, construct, maintain and operate ditches, tunnels, culverts, flumes, conduits, mains, pipes, dikes, dams and reservoirs. (8) To build, construct, maintain and operate distribution systems for the distribution of water for domestic or industrial use. (9) To acquire and operate any type of machinery, appliances or appurtenances, necessary or useful in constructing, operating and maintaining the system. (10) To contract for or otherwise acquire a supply of water and sell water for industrial or domestic use. (11) To prescribe rates and regulations under which such water shall be sold for industrial and domestic use. (12) To enter into contracts of long duration for the purchase and sale of water with persons, private corporations, municipal corporations or public bodies or agencies. (13) To prescribe such regulations as it shall deem necessary to protect from pollution all water in its pipes, tanks, reservoirs, distribution systems or elsewhere within its system. (14) To make contracts of all sorts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of the business of the district. (15) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer and dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein. (16) To make use of county and State highway rights-of-way in which to lay pipes and lines in such manner and under such conditions as the appropriate officials in charge of such rights-of-way shall approve. (17) Subject always to the limitations of Section 15, Article VIII of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, to make use of all the streets and public ways of an incorporated municipality for the purpose of laying pipes and lines. (18) To alter and change county and State highways wherever necessary to construct the system under such conditions as the appropriate officials in charge of such highways shall approve. (19) To exercise the power of eminent domain for any corporate function. The power of eminent domain may be exercised through any procedure prescribed by SECTIONS 28-5-10 through 28-5-390 and SECTIONS 57-5-310 through 57-5-590 of the 1976 Code, as now or hereafter constituted, it being the intent of this provision that further amendments and modifications of these code provisions shall be deemed to amend and revise correspondingly the powers granted by this paragraph. Provided, that the power of eminent domain conferred hereunder shall not extend to the property of any public utility that the utility could have acquired under its power of eminent domain. (20) To appoint officers, agents, employees and servants, to prescribe the duties of such, to fix their compensation and to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties. (21) To make contracts for construction and other services; provided, that such contracts shall be let on competitive bidding and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. (22) To borrow money and to make and issue negotiable bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, payable from all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of its system. The sums borrowed may be those needed to pay all costs incident to the construction and establishment of the system, and any extensions, additions and improvements thereto, including engineering costs, legal costs, construction costs; the sum needed to pay interest during the period prior to which the system, or any extension, addition or improvement thereof, shall be fully in operation; such sum as is needed to supply working capital to place the system in operation; and all other expenses of any sort that the district may incur in establishing, extending or enlarging the system. Neither the full faith and credit of the State of South Carolina, nor Pickens and Anderson Counties, shall be pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the obligations, and there shall be on the face of each obligation a statement, plainly worded, to that effect. Neither the members of the board, nor any person signing the obligations, shall be personally liable thereon. To the end that a convenient procedure for borrowing money may be prescribed, the district shall be fully empowered to avail itself of all powers granted by Chapters 17 and 21 of this title, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as now or hereafter constituted, it being the intent of this provision that further amendments and modifications of the code provisions shall be deemed to amend and revise correspondingly the powers granted by this paragraph. In exercising the power conferred upon the district by such code provisions, the district may make or omit all pledges and covenants authorized by any provision thereof, and may confer upon the holders of its securities all rights and liens authorized by law. Notwithstanding contrary provisions in the Code, the district may: (a) Disregard any provision requiring that bonds have serial maturities, and issue bonds in such form and with such maturities as the district shall determine. (b) Provide that its bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the net revenues derived from the operation of its system, as such net revenues may be defined by the district. (c) Covenant and agree that upon it being adjudged in default as to the payment of any installment of principal or interest upon any obligation issued by it, or in default as to the performance of any covenant or undertaking made by it, in such event the principal of all obligations of such issue may be declared forthwith due and payable, notwithstanding that any of them may not have then matured. (d) Confer upon a corporation trustee the power to make disposition of the proceeds from all borrowings and of all revenues derived from the operation of the system, in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the authority as an incident to the issuance of any notes, bonds or other types of securities. (e) Dispose of bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness at public or private sale, and upon such terms and conditions as it shall approve. (f) Make provision for the redemption of any obligations issued by it prior to their stated maturity, with or without premium, and on such terms and conditions as the district shall approve. (g) Covenant and agree that any cushion fund established to further secure the payment of the principal and interest of any obligation shall be in a fixed amount. (h) Covenant and agree that no free service will be furnished to any person, municipal corporation or any subdivision or division of the State. (i) Prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of the contract with the holders of its obligations may be amended, the number of obligations whose holders must consent thereto and the manner in which consent shall be given. (j) Prescribe the events of default and terms and conditions upon which all or any obligations shall become or may be declared due before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such declarations and their consequences may be waived. (23) To extend its system or systems, within Pickens and Anderson Counties, beyond the defined limits of the district to provide services to those living outside the district and outside any incorporated municipality when, in the discretion of the board, it is feasible and practicable so to do, in which case any person or agency receiving such service shall be subject to the same rules, regulations and requirements concerning services being received from the district as persons residing within the district. The board may, in its discretion, establish rates and charges higher than those within the district for the extension of its system and the provision of services beyond the limits of the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-19-70 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 19 / Section 6-19-70
SECTION 6-19-70. Minimum amount of funds for unincorporated communities.
Status: in_force

No less than thirty-five percent of any designated funds shall be designated to unincorporated areas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-140 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-140
SECTION 6-1-140. Advisory referenda regarding activities of local or regional hospitals.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for political subdivisions of this State that were created to operate hospitals on a local or regional basis, which receive Medicaid funds to directly provide health care services, and whose governing body is not a county board, committee, or commission within the meaning of Section 4-9-170, the ability to call for or conduct advisory referenda regarding their activities shall rest solely with the governing board of the political subdivision or a governmental body which appoints the board, including a county legislative delegation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-3-20 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-20
SECTION 6-3-20. Conduct of public business at emergency locations.
Status: in_force

During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this State shall have and possess and shall exercise, at such location, or locations, all of the executive, legislative and judicial powers and functions conferred upon such body and officers by or under the laws of this State. Such powers and functions may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto, and all acts of such body and officers shall be as valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of their political subdivision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-2040 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 15 / Section 6-11-2040
SECTION 6-11-2040. Contents of petition.
Status: in_force

The referendum must be called and held in accordance with this article upon the filing with the commissioners of election for the county in which the district is located a petition conforming with the following requirements: (1) The petition must contain the name and address of the person clearly printed and the signature of each individual executing the same; and (2) printed at the top of each page of the petition an explanation of its purpose, which explanation shall contain, at a minimum: (a) the name of the district proposed to be dissolved; (b) a statement that the purpose of the petition is to authorize a referendum to be held on the question of the dissolution of the district; (c) the following inscription: "This petition shall not become effective unless signed by at least forty percent of the qualified electors in (name of district)."; (d) the services which the district is by law authorized to provide; (e) the outstanding principal balance of general obligation bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of the revenue bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of lease-purchase obligations of the district, and an outstanding balance of the total of other obligations of the district; and (f) if the services are to continue, the name of the entity or entities which shall assume the assets and liabilities of the district upon dissolution and shall provide the services currently provided by the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-150 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-150
SECTION 6-21-150. Estimate of repairs and betterments when existing works acquired.
Status: in_force

In the event of the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of any works already constructed the governing body, at or before the time of the adoption of the ordinance or resolution described in SECTION 6-21-160, shall cause to be determined what repairs, replacements, additions and betterments will be necessary in order that such works may be effective for their purpose, and an estimate of the cost of such improvements shall be included in the estimate of the cost required by SECTION 6-21-140 and such improvements shall be made upon the acquisition of the works and as a part of the cost thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-310 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 6-29-310
SECTION 6-29-310. "Local planning commission" defined.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "local planning commission" means a municipal planning commission, a county planning commission, a joint city-county planning commission, or a consolidated government planning commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-440 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 6-11-440
SECTION 6-11-440. Notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

(A) The notice required by Section 6-11-430 must be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice must state: (1) the time of the public hearing which may be not less than sixteen days following the first publication of the notice; (2) the place of the hearing; (3) the nature of the change to be made in the special purpose district; (4) a brief description of the new boundary lines to result if the proposed change is made; (5) the functions to be performed by the special purpose district; (6) a summary of the reasons for the proposed change; (7) the cost of proposed improvements, if any, and a statement as to the method to be employed to raise the funds necessary for it; and (8) a statement of the amount and type of bonds, if any, then proposed to be issued immediately following the change of boundaries of the special purpose district. (B) If a consolidated or enlarged special purpose district is, pursuant to this chapter, precluded from providing a governmental service to an area within its boundaries, the notice prescribed by subsection (A) also must include a description of the area in which the governmental service will not be provided by the special purpose district and shall identify the political subdivision which is authorized to provide the service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-280 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-280
SECTION 6-17-280. Effect of abandonment or loss of suit.
Status: in_force

In case any suit, action or proceeding to enforce any right or exercise any remedy shall be brought or taken and then discontinued or abandoned, or shall be determined adversely to the holder of the refunding bonds, or any trustee therefor, the municipality and such holder, or such trustee, shall be restored to their former positions and rights and remedies as if no such suit, action or proceeding had been brought or taken.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-9-30 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-30
SECTION 6-9-30. Appointment of building official or contractual arrangement for such services; affidavit for exemption.
Status: in_force

(A) Each county shall appoint a building official or contract with other political subdivisions as authorized in Section 6-9-20 so that the unincorporated area of the county is under the jurisdiction of a building official. Each municipality shall appoint a building official or contract for a building official within the municipal limits. Based on the needs established by each municipality or county, the building official or appointing authority may appoint and employ other personnel and assistants necessary to perform the required inspections and duties and may prescribe fees for construction permits and inspections. (B) If a municipality or county determines that it is unable to arrange for services for any annual period at costs totally within the schedule of fees recommended in the appendices to the building codes referred to in Section 6-9-50, the municipality or county shall submit an affidavit to the council to be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The affidavit shall provide the financial reasoning as to why the municipality or county cannot provide the services. If such affidavit is submitted, the municipality or county is exempt from the requirements of this chapter, which exemption is effective until such time as it becomes financially feasible for a municipality or county to provide the services, or five years, whichever is less. A municipality or county may renew its affidavit at the end of five years and at each five-year interval thereafter if it makes another determination that it cannot arrange for services at costs totally within the schedule of fees recommended in the building codes referred to in Section 6-9-50. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment designated the first undesignated paragraph as subsection (A), deleted the fourth sentence and items (1), (2), and (3) relating to building inspection programs and correlating date and population figures, and added subsection (B) relating to affidavits for exemption.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-25 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 25 / Section 6-25-25
SECTION 6-25-25. Authority to purchase, construct, etc., facilities.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other project purposes, the joint system formed under the Joint Authority Water and Sewer Systems Act is authorized to purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, and improve any and all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, transportation lines, pump stations, sewage treatment plants, apparatus, and appliances incidental, helpful, or necessary to its members upon request and approval of its members in accordance with the bylaws of the joint system. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment substituted "Joint Authority Water and Sewer" for "Joint Municipal Water", and added "transportation lines, pump stations, sewage treatment plants, apparatus,".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-490 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 6-11-490
SECTION 6-11-490. County board may authorize issuance of general obligation bonds.
Status: in_force

If, in order to provide for the cost of any improvements, it is necessary that general obligation bonds be issued the county board shall be empowered at any time to authorize the applicable commission to issue general obligation bonds of the special purpose district. Any county board may, but shall not be required to, condition the issuance of general obligation bonds upon the result of a special election held in the special purpose district as reconstituted and such election shall be conducted in the manner and under the procedure made applicable to the issuance of general obligation bonds of the counties of the State by the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 4.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-21-190 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Section 6-21-190
SECTION 6-21-190. Bond issues authorized.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of defraying the cost of purchasing, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending or repairing any system or project of any character mentioned in SECTION 6-21-50 and, when the borrower is a city having a population of more than five thousand people and less than five thousand five hundred people according to the United States census of 1930, for the purpose of refunding temporary loans made for the purpose of financing the cost of purchasing, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending or repairing any such system or project, any borrower may borrow money and issue its negotiable serial bonds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-1460 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 6-11-1460
SECTION 6-11-1460. Emergency volunteer job protection.
Status: in_force

(A) This section may be cited as the "Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Job Protection Act". (B) As used in this section, "volunteer firefighter" means a firefighter who does not receive monetary compensation for services to a fire authority and who does not work for another fire authority for monetary compensation. (C) As used in this section, "volunteer emergency medical services personnel" means an emergency medical services employee who does not receive monetary compensation for services to a first responder agency, an organized rescue squad, or a county emergency medical service system and who does not work for another related entity for monetary compensation. (D) An employer may not fire an employee who is a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical services personnel and who, when acting as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical services personnel, is part of the firefighter mobilization plan established pursuant to Chapter 49 of Title 23 and is responding to an emergency where the President of the United States has declared a state of emergency or where the Governor has declared a state of emergency in a county in the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-35-160 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 35 / Section 6-35-160
SECTION 6-35-160. Improvement as property of public entity; alteration and leasing.
Status: in_force

The improvements are to be or become the property of the municipality, county, State, special purpose district, school district, or other public or quasi-public entity and may at any time be removed, altered, changed, or added to, as the governing body may in its discretion determine. The public or quasi-public entity may lease these improvements to other public, quasi-public, or nonpublic entities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-1520 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 11 / Section 6-29-1520
SECTION 6-29-1520. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Approved" or "approval" means a final action by the local governing body or an exhaustion of all administrative remedies that results in the authorization of a site specific development plan or a phased development plan. (2) "Building permit" means a written warrant or license issued by a local building official that authorizes the construction or renovation of a building or structure at a specified location. (3) "Conditionally approved" or "conditional approval" means an interim action taken by a local governing body that provides authorization for a site specific development plan or a phased development plan but is subject to approval. (4) "Landowner" means an owner of a legal or equitable interest in real property including the heirs, devisees, successors, assigns, and personal representatives of the owner. "Landowner" may include a person holding a valid option to purchase real property pursuant to a contract with the owner to act as his agent or representative for purposes of submitting a proposed site specific development plan or a phased development plan pursuant to this article. (5) "Local governing body" means: (a) the governing body of a county or municipality, or (b) a county or municipal body authorized by statute or by the governing body of the county or municipality to make land-use decisions. (6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business or land trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any legal entity as defined by South Carolina laws. (7) "Phased development plan" means a development plan submitted to a local governing body by a landowner that shows the types and density or intensity of uses for a specific property or properties to be developed in phases, but which do not satisfy the requirements for a site specific development plan. (8) "Real property" or "property" means all real property that is subject to the land use and development ordinances or regulations of a local governing body, and includes the earth, water, and air, above, below, or on the surface, and includes improvements or structures customarily regarded as a part of real property. (9) "Site specific development plan" means a development plan submitted to a local governing body by a landowner describing with reasonable certainty the types and density or intensity of uses for a specific property or properties. The plan may be in the form of, but is not limited to, the following plans or approvals: planned unit development; subdivision plat; preliminary or general development plan; variance; conditional use or special use permit plan; conditional or special use district zoning plan; or other land-use approval designations as are used by a county or municipality. (10) "Vested right" means the right to undertake and complete the development of property under the terms and conditions of a site specific development plan or a phased development plan as provided in this article and in the local land development ordinances or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-775 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 6-29-775
SECTION 6-29-775. Use of property obtained from federal government.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6-29-770 of the 1976 Code or any other provision of law, a state agency or entity that acquires real property from the federal government or from a state instrumentality or redevelopment agency that received it from the federal government shall be permitted to use the property in the same manner the federal government was permitted to use the property. Further, the property in the hands of the state agency or entity shall be subject only to the same restrictions, if any, as it was in the hands of the federal government, and no county or municipality of this State by zoning or other means may restrict this permitted use or enjoyment of the property. Code Commissioner's Note— Codified as SECTION 6-29-775 at the direction of the Code Commissioner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-29-800 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 6-29-800
SECTION 6-29-800. Powers of board of appeals; variances; special exceptions; remand; stay; hearing; decisions and orders.
Status: in_force

(A) The board of appeals has the following powers: (1) to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of the zoning ordinance; (2) to hear and decide appeals for variance from the requirements of the zoning ordinance when strict application of the provisions of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship. A variance may be granted in an individual case of unnecessary hardship if the board makes and explains in writing the following findings: (a) there are extraordinary and exceptional conditions pertaining to the particular piece of property; (b) these conditions do not generally apply to other property in the vicinity; (c) because of these conditions, the application of the ordinance to the particular piece of property would effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the utilization of the property; and (d) the authorization of a variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property or to the public good, and the character of the district will not be harmed by the granting of the variance. (i) The board may not grant a variance, the effect of which would be to allow the establishment of a use not otherwise permitted in a zoning district, to extend physically a nonconforming use of land or to change the zoning district boundaries shown on the official zoning map. The fact that property may be utilized more profitably, if a variance is granted, may not be considered grounds for a variance. Other requirements may be prescribed by the zoning ordinance. A local governing body by ordinance may permit or preclude the granting of a variance for a use of land, a building, or a structure that is prohibited in a given district, and if it does permit a variance, the governing body may require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the local adjustment board members present and voting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the local governing body may overrule the decision of the local board of adjustment concerning a use variance. (ii) In granting a variance, the board may attach to it such conditions regarding the location, character, or other features of the proposed building, structure, or use as the board may consider advisable to protect established property values in the surrounding area or to promote the public health, safety, or general welfare; (3) to permit uses by special exception subject to the terms and conditions for the uses set forth for such uses in the zoning ordinance; and (4) to remand a matter to an administrative official, upon motion by a party or the board's own motion, if the board determines the record is insufficient for review. A party's motion for remand may be denied if the board determines that the record is sufficient for review. The board must set a rehearing on the remanded matter without further public notice for a time certain within sixty days unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The board must maintain a list of persons who express an interest in being informed when the remanded matter is set for rehearing, and notice of the rehearing must be mailed to these persons prior to the rehearing. (B) Appeals to the board may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality or county. The appeal must be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the zoning ordinance or rules of the board, or both, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of appeals notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal. If no time limit is provided, the appeal must be taken within thirty days from the date the appealing party has received actual notice of the action from which the appeal is taken. The officer from whom the appeal is taken immediately must transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. (C) An appeal stays all legal proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board, after the notice of appeal has been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life and property. In that case, proceedings may not be stayed other than by a restraining order which may be granted by the board or by a court of record on application, on notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and on due cause shown. (D) The board must fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal or other matter referred to the board, and give at least fifteen days' public notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, as well as due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the appeal or matter within a reasonable time. At the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney. (E) In exercising the above power, the board of appeals may, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the order, requirements, decision, or determination, and to that end, has all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken and may issue or direct the issuance of a permit. The board, in the execution of the duties specified in this chapter, may subpoena witnesses and in case of contempt may certify this fact to the circuit court having jurisdiction. (F) All final decisions and orders of the board must be in writing and be permanently filed in the office of the board as a public record. All findings of fact and conclusions of law must be separately stated in final decisions or orders of the board which must be delivered to parties of interest by certified mail. Effect of Amendment The 2003 amendment rewrote this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-320 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 6-1-320
SECTION 6-1-320. Millage rate increase limitation; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) Notwithstanding Section 12-37-251(E), a local governing body may increase the millage rate imposed for general operating purposes above the rate imposed for such purposes for the preceding tax year only to the extent of the increase in the average of the twelve monthly consumer price indices for the most recent twelve-month period consisting of January through December of the preceding calendar year, plus, beginning in 2007, the percentage increase in the previous year in the population of the entity as determined by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. If the average of the twelve monthly consumer price indices experiences a negative percentage, the average is deemed to be zero. If an entity experiences a reduction in population, the percentage change in population is deemed to be zero. However, in the year in which a reassessment program is implemented, the rollback millage, as calculated pursuant to Section 12-37-251(E), must be used in lieu of the previous year's millage rate. (2) There may be added to the operating millage increase allowed pursuant to item (1) of this subsection any such increase, allowed but not previously imposed, for the three property tax years preceding the year to which the current limit applies. (B) Notwithstanding the limitation upon millage rate increases contained in subsection (A), the millage rate limitation may be suspended and the millage rate may be increased upon a two-thirds vote of the membership of the local governing body for the following purposes: (1) the deficiency of the preceding year; (2) any catastrophic event outside the control of the governing body such as a natural disaster, severe weather event, act of God, or act of terrorism, fire, war, or riot; (3) compliance with a court order or decree; (4) taxpayer closure due to circumstances outside the control of the governing body that decreases by ten percent or more the amount of revenue payable to the taxing jurisdiction in the preceding year; or (5) compliance with a regulation promulgated or statute enacted by the federal or state government after the ratification date of this section for which an appropriation or a method for obtaining an appropriation is not provided by the federal or state government. (6) purchase by the local governing body of undeveloped real property or of the residential development rights in undeveloped real property near an operating United States military base which property has been identified as suitable for residential development but which residential development would constitute undesirable residential encroachment upon the United States military base as determined by the local governing body. The local governing body shall enact an ordinance authorizing such purchase and the ordinance must state the nature and extent of the potential residential encroachment, how the purchased property or development rights would be used and specifically how and why this use would be beneficial to the United States military base, and what the impact would be to the United States military base if such purchase were not made. Millage rate increases for the purpose of such purchase must be separately stated on each tax bill and must specify the property, or the development rights to be purchased, the amount to be collected for such purchase, and the length of time that the millage rate increase will be in effect. The millage rate increase must reasonably relate to the purchase price and must be rescinded five years after it was placed in effect or when the amount specified to be collected is collected, whichever occurs first. The millage rate increase for such purchase may not be reinstated unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the governmental entity voting in a referendum. The cost of holding the referendum must be paid from the taxes collected due to the increased millage rate; or (7) to purchase capital equipment and make expenditures related to the installation, operation, and purchase of the capital equipment including, but not limited to, taxes, duty, transportation, delivery, and transit insurance, in a county having a population of less than one hundred thousand persons and having at least forty thousand acres of state or national forest land. For purposes of this section, "capital equipment" means an article of nonexpendable, tangible, personal property, to include communication software when purchased with a computer, having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of fifty thousand dollars or more for each unit. If a tax is levied to pay for items (1) through (5) above, then the amount of tax for each taxpayer must be listed on the tax statement as a separate surcharge, for each aforementioned applicable item, and not be included with a general millage increase. Each separate surcharge must have an explanation of the reason for the surcharge. The surcharge must be continued only for the years necessary to pay for the deficiency, for the catastrophic event, or for compliance with the court order or decree. (C) The millage increase permitted by subsection (B) is in addition to the increases from the previous year permitted pursuant to subsection (A) and shall be an additional millage levy above that permitted by subsection (A). The millage limitation provisions of this section do not apply to revenues, fees, or grants not derived from ad valorem property tax millage or to the receipt or expenditures of state funds. (D) The restriction contained in this section does not affect millage that is levied to pay bonded indebtedness or payments for real property purchased using a lease-purchase agreement or used to maintain a reserve account. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of energy-saving performance contracts as provided in Section 48-52-670. (E) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this article, this article does not and may not be construed to amend or to repeal the rights of a legislative delegation to set or restrict school district millage, and this article does not and may not be construed to amend or to repeal any caps on school millage provided by current law or statute or limitation on the fiscal autonomy of a school district that are more restrictive than the limit provided pursuant to subsection (A) of this section. (F) The restriction contained in this section does not affect millage imposed to pay bonded indebtedness or operating expenses of a special tax district established pursuant to Section 4-9-30(5), but the special tax district is subject to the millage rate limitations in Section 4-9-30(5). (G)(1) Notwithstanding the limitation upon millage rate increases contained in subsection (A), a fire district's governing body may adopt an ordinance or resolution requesting the governing body of the county to conduct a referendum to suspend the millage rate limitation for general operating purposes of the fire district. If the governing body of the county agrees to hold the referendum and subject to the results of the referendum, the millage rate limitation may be suspended and the millage rate may be increased for general operating purposes of the fire district. The referendum must be held at the time of the general election, and upon a majority of the qualified voters within the fire district voting favorably in the referendum, the millage rate may be increased in the next fiscal year. The referendum must include the amount of the millage increase. The actual millage levy may not exceed the millage increase specified in the referendum. (2) This subsection only applies to a fire district that existed on January 1, 2014, and serves less than seven hundred homes. (H) Notwithstanding the limitation upon millage rate increases contained in subsection (A), the governing body of a county may adopt an ordinance, subject to a referendum, to suspend the millage rate limitation for the purpose of imposing up to six-tenths of a mill for mental health. The referendum must be held at the time of the general election, and upon a majority of the qualified voters within the county voting favorably in the referendum, this special millage may be imposed in the next fiscal year. The state election laws apply to the referendum mutatis mutandis. This special millage may be removed only upon a majority vote of the local governing body. The amounts collected from the increased millage: (1) must be deposited into a mental health services fund separate and distinct from the county general fund and all other county funds; (2) must be dedicated only to expenditures for mental health services in the county; and (3) must not be used to supplant existing funds for mental health programs in the county. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, subsection (A) appears as amended by 2007 Act No. 57, SECTION 3 which includes the changes made by the subsequent 2007 amendments. At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1). Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, SECTION 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office". Effect of Amendment The 2005 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence substituted "in the average of the twelve monthly consumer price indexes for the most recent twelve-month period consisting of January through December of the" for "in the consumer price index for the". The 2006 amendment, in subsection (A), at the end of the first sentence added the clause starting with ", plus, beginning in 2007,"; rewrote subsections (B) and (C); and deleted subsection (F). The first 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), in the first sentence substituted "indices" for "indexes" and added the second and third sentences; and, in subsection (E), in the introductory clause substituted "in this article" for "herein" and at the end substituted "that are more restrictive than the limit provided pursuant to subsection (A) of this section" for "as currently in the existing law". The second and third 2007 amendments by Acts 110 and 116, in subsection (A), added an identical sentence pertaining to reduction in population as the fifth sentence added by the first 2007 amendment. The 2008 amendment added paragraphs (B)(6) and (7). The 2011 amendment, in subsection (A), designated the existing text as paragraph (1) and added paragraph (2); and added subsection (F). 2014 Act No. 249, SECTIONS 1, 2, added subsections (G) and (H). 2016 Act No. 276, SECTION 1, in (B)(7), inserted "or national".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-270 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6-11-270
SECTION 6-11-270. Levy, collection and disbursement of taxes.
Status: in_force

After the approval thereof by the county supervisor, taxes shall be levied to meet such expenses upon all assessable property in the district and upon collection of them by the county treasurer they shall be disbursed only upon the approval of the board of commissioners of the said electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district, as the case may be, by an order on the county treasurer drawn by the supervisor of the county in which said district is located. All taxes so levied for any such district shall be kept separate on the assessment roll from other levies and moneys so collected shall be kept in a separate fund for the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-5-10 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-10
SECTION 6-5-10. Authorized investments by political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of any municipality, county, school district, or other local government unit or political subdivision and county treasurers may invest money subject to their control and jurisdiction in: (1) Obligations of the United States and its agencies, the principal and interest of which is fully guaranteed by the United States. (2) Obligations issued by the Federal Financing Bank, Federal Farm Credit Bank, the Bank of Cooperatives, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Farmers Home Administration, if, at the time of investment, the obligor has a long-term, unenhanced, unsecured debt rating in one of the top two ratings categories, without regard to a refinement or gradation of rating category by numerical modifier or otherwise, issued by at least two nationally recognized credit rating organizations. (3)(i) General obligations of the State of South Carolina or any of its political units; or (ii) revenue obligations of the State of South Carolina or its political units, if at the time of investment, the obligor has a long-term, unenhanced, unsecured debt rating in one of the top two ratings categories, without regard to a refinement or gradation of rating category by numerical modifier or otherwise, issued by at least two nationally recognized credit rating organizations. (4) Savings and Loan Associations to the extent that the same are insured by an agency of the federal government. (5) Certificates of deposit where the certificates are collaterally secured by securities of the type described in (1) and (2) above held by a third party as escrow agent or custodian, of a market value not less than the amount of the certificates of deposit so secured, including interest; provided, however, such collateral shall not be required to the extent the same are insured by an agency of the federal government. (6) Repurchase agreements when collateralized by securities as set forth in this section. (7) No load open-end or closed-end management type investment companies or investment trusts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, where the investment is made by a bank or trust company or savings and loan association or other financial institution when acting as trustee or agent for a bond or other debt issue of that local government unit, political subdivision, or county treasurer if the particular portfolio of the investment company or investment trust in which the investment is made (i) is limited to obligations described in items (1), (2), (3), and (6) of this subsection, and (ii) has among its objectives the attempt to maintain a constant net asset value of one dollar a share and to that end, value its assets by the amortized cost method. (8) A political subdivision receiving Medicaid funds appropriated by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act may utilize appropriated funds and other monies generated by hospital operations to participate in principal protected investments in the form of notes, bonds, guaranteed investment contracts, debentures, or other contracts issued by a bank chartered in the United States or agency of a bank if chartered in the United States, financial institution, insurance company, or other entity which provides for full principal payment at the end of a contract term not to exceed twelve years if the issuer has received a rating in one of three highest general rating categories issued by no fewer than two nationally recognized credit rating organizations. No more than forty percent of the appropriated funds and other monies generated by hospital operations may be invested in the manner provided in this item. Revenue realized pursuant to these investments must be expended on health care services. (b) The provisions of this chapter shall not impair the power of a municipality, county, school district or other local governmental unit or political subdivision or county treasurer to hold funds in deposit accounts with banking institutions as otherwise authorized by law. (c) Such investments shall have maturities consistent with the time or times when the invested moneys will be needed in cash. (d) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a defeased obligation, an obligation shall be treated as the obligation of the issuer of the obligation included in the qualifying defeasance escrow for the defeased obligation. A "defeased obligation" means any obligation the payment of which is secured and payable solely from a qualifying defeasance escrow and the terms of which may not be amended or modified without the consent of each of the holders of the defeased obligation. A "qualifying defeasance escrow" means a deposit of securities, including defeasance obligations, with a trustee or similar fiduciary under the terms of an agreement that requires the trustee or fiduciary to apply the proceeds of any interest payments or maturity of the defeasance obligation to the payment of the defeased obligation and when the trustee or fiduciary has received verification from a certified public accountant that the payments will be sufficient to pay the defeased obligation timely. A defeasance obligation must not be callable or subject to prepayment by the issuer and it must be a direct general obligation of the United States and its agencies, or an obligation the payment of principal and interest on which is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States. Effect of Amendment The first 2007 amendment, in subsection (a), in paragraph (1) substituted ", the principal and interest of which is fully guaranteed by the United States" for "thereof", added paragraph (2), redesignated paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) designating (i) and adding (ii), and redesignated paragraphs (3) to (7) as paragraphs (4) to (8). The second 2007 amendment made the same changes as the first. The 2008 amendment added subsection (d) regarding defeased obligations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-860 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 6-11-860
SECTION 6-11-860. Decision of board; inapplicability of certain provisions in event of election.
Status: in_force

Following the hearing, the county board shall, by resolution, make a finding as to whether and to what extent bonds of the special purpose district shall be issued, and may thereupon authorize the commission of such special purpose district to issue bonds to the extent it shall have found necessary. In the event that the county board shall require an election under SECTION 6-11-890 as a condition to the issuance of general obligation bonds by such special purpose district, then the provisions of SECTION 6-11-870 and 6-11-880 of this article shall not be applicable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-11-90 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6-11-90
SECTION 6-11-90. Record of meetings; compensation.
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall keep a record of their deliberations and for this purpose shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive such remuneration as the commissioners may determine. The commissioners shall serve without emolument.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-17-80 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Section 6-17-80
SECTION 6-17-80. Exemption from certain taxes.
Status: in_force

The refunding bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance, estate and transfer taxes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-4-25 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-25
SECTION 6-4-25. Advisory Committee; guidelines for expenditures; annual reports; reports to Accommodations Tax Oversight Committee.
Status: in_force

(A) A municipality or county receiving more than fifty thousand dollars in revenue from the accommodations tax in county areas collecting more than fifty thousand dollars shall appoint an advisory committee to make recommendations on the expenditure of revenue generated from the accommodations tax. The advisory committee consists of seven members with a majority being selected from the hospitality industry of the municipality or county receiving the revenue. At least two of the hospitality industry members must be from the lodging industry where applicable. One member shall represent the cultural organizations of the municipality or county receiving the revenue. For county advisory committees, members shall represent the geographic area where the majority of the revenue is derived. However, if a county which receives more in distributions of accommodations taxes than it collects in accommodations taxes, the membership of its advisory committee must be representative of all areas of the county with a majority of the membership coming from no one area. (B) A municipality or county and its advisory committee shall adopt guidelines to fit the needs and time schedules of the area. The guidelines must include the requirements for applications for funds from the special fund used for tourism-related expenditures. A recipient's application must be reviewed by an advisory committee before it receives funds from a county or municipality. (C) Advisory committees shall submit written recommendations to a municipality or county at least once annually. The recommendations must be considered by the municipality or county in conjunction with the requirements of this chapter. (D) Municipalities and counties annually shall submit to the South Carolina Accommodations Tax Oversight Committee: (1) end-of-the-year report detailing advisory committee accommodations tax recommendations; (2) municipality's or county's action following the recommendations; (3) list of how funds from the accommodations tax are spent, except for the first twenty-five thousand dollars and five percent of the balance in Section 6-4-10(2) allocated to the general fund. The list is due before October first and must include funds received and dispersed during the previous fiscal year; (4) list of advisory committee members noting the chairman, business address if applicable, and representation of the hospitality industry including the lodging industry and cultural interests. (E) The regional tourism agencies in Section 6-4-20 annually shall submit reports on their budgets and annual expenditure of accommodations tax funds pursuant to this chapter to the Accommodations Tax Oversight Committee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-910 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 6-13-910
SECTION 6-13-910. Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority; service area.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Authority." Its service area shall include all of Edgefield County, and the small area of Aiken County described in 6-13-960, excluding any area within an incorporated municipality which owns and operates a municipal waterworks system. It shall be the principal function of the Authority to acquire supplies of fresh water, capable of being used for industrial and domestic purposes, and to distribute such water, in the manner herein provided, for industrial and domestic use within its service area. To that end, it shall be empowered to construct such reservoirs, diversion dams, impounding dams or dikes, canals, conduits, aqueducts, tunnels, water distribution facilities, water mains and water lines, as in the opinion of the Authority may be deemed necessary, and to acquire such land, rights of way, easements, machinery, apparatus and equipment as shall be deemed useful therefor. Code Commissioner's Note This section was codified at the direction of the Code Commissioner in 2012. Effect of Amendment The 1970 amendment inserted after "County," "and the small area of Aiken County described in Section 6-13-960,"; inserted "which owns and operates a municipal waterworks system" after "municipality"; and inserted between the words "the" and "function" the word "principal".
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-1-2010 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 6-1-2010
SECTION 6-1-2010. Compliance with public notice or public hearing requirements.
Status: in_force

Compliance with any requirement for public notice or public hearing in this article is considered to be in compliance with any other public notice or public hearing requirement otherwise applicable including, but not limited to, the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 30, and Article 3 of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-23-140 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 23 / Section 6-23-140
SECTION 6-23-140. Approval of projects financed by bonds; terms of bonds; proceeds; replacement of lost or destroyed bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) A joint agency is hereby authorized to issue at one time or from time to time its bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any of the purposes herein authorized. The principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on such bonds shall be payable solely from the respective funds herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue may be sold at public or private sale. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds may be sold at such price, and shall bear interest at such rate or rates, as may be determined by the board of directors of the joint agency. The bonds of each issue shall be dated and shall mature in such amounts and at such time or times, not exceeding fifty years from their respective date or dates, as may be determined by the board of directors of the joint agency, and may be made redeemable before maturity at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the board of directors of the joint agency prior to the issuance of the bonds. The board of directors of the joint agency shall determine the form and the manner of execution of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the State. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature of such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The board of directors of the joint agency may also provide for the authentication of the bonds by a trustee or fiscal agent. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in fully registered form, or both, as the governing body of the issuer may determine, and provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to the principal alone and also as to both principal and interest; and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and for the interchange of registered and coupon bonds. (b) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the purposes for which such bonds have been issued, and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the board of directors of the joint agency may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same. The joint agency may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The joint agency may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall have become mutilated or shall have been destroyed or lost. (c) Bonds may be issued under provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent or approval of the State or any political subdivision or any agency, commission or instrumentality thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-19-10 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 19 / Section 6-19-10
SECTION 6-19-10. State authorized to make grants.
Status: in_force

The State may make grants in aid in the financing of any public water supply authorities or districts, any sewer authorities or districts, any water and sewer authority, any rural community water or sewer system legally organized in the State, any nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 36 of Title 33, any general purpose local government, water or sewer system; or any municipal water or sewer system in any city, town, or village of less than one thousand five hundred population in accordance with the most recent studies conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-13-220 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 6-13-220
SECTION 6-13-220. Service area.
Status: in_force

The district shall include and be comprised of the following territory which shall be known as the service area: COMMENCING at the southern limits of the Town of Westminster along Highway 123, thence to the Dunlop Plant, thence down Coneross Creek to the Hartwell Lake, thence around the shoreline of Hartwell Lake in a southerly and westerly direction to Choestoe Creek, thence to South Carolina State Highway No. 20, thence northward to the Corporate Limits of the Town of Westminster, thence along the southern limits of Westminster to point of beginning.
S.C. Code Ann. § 6-15-80 — SC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Section 6-15-80
SECTION 6-15-80. Contracts with other agencies for joint collection of charges for sewer and water service.
Status: in_force

In instances where the governing body does not furnish water service, but some other private or public agency furnishes water service to some or to all of the persons to whom such governing body furnishes sewer collection service, then in such event the governing body shall be fully empowered to contract with such private or public agency for the collection of its sewer service charge as a part of a single joint bill for water and sewer service. Such contract shall be upon terms and conditions mutually agreeable and shall constitute the collecting agency, the agent of the particular governing body for the purpose of collecting sewer service charges as the governing body shall from time to time impose, and shall empower the collecting agency, as agent of the governing body to disconnect water service upon nonpayment of such sewer service charge.