S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-420 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 51-13-420
SECTION 51-13-420. Appointment, terms, and compensation of Authority members; vacancies; officers; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The Authority shall be composed of four resident electors of Darlington County to be appointed by the governing body thereof and four resident electors of Chesterfield County to be appointed by the governing body of that county. The terms of the members of the Authority shall be four years and until their successors have been appointed and qualify, except of those first appointed two members from Darlington County and two members from Chesterfield County shall serve terms of two years. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term only. All members shall hold office for their respective terms and until their successors have been appointed and qualify. Immediately upon the appointment of the Authority it shall organize by electing one of its number as chairman, a second as vice-chairman and a third as secretary. The officers of the Authority shall hold office for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualify. It shall be the duty of the Authority to see that a record of the appointees shall be filed in the clerk of court's office in Darlington and Chesterfield Counties so as to indicate the persons holding office as members of the Authority and the duration of their respective terms. No member of the Authority shall receive any compensation for his services as a member of the Authority. Subject to a contract to be mutually agreed upon between the Carolina Power and Light Company and the Authority, the Authority shall exercise the following powers and duties: (1) Establish, maintain and operate on the recreational tract suitable facilities for public recreation including but not limited to roads, parking areas, picnic tables, sanitary facilities, camping sites and concession stands; (2) Supervise and control the use by the public and the conduct on the recreational tract, the waters of the lake and the perimeter strip; (3) Lease concession privileges and charge a reasonable fee for the use of the recreational tract and its facilities; (4) Sublease portions of the perimeter strip with the form of the lease subject to the approval of the Company; (5) Permit subleased portions of the perimeter strip to be used for piers, launching ramps and boathouses approved by it; and (6) Accept and expend funds coming into its possession for the purposes enumerated herein. Darlington and Chesterfield Counties, and the municipalities located therein, are authorized to make from available funds annual contributions to the Authority for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of its operation. (7) To enter into agreements to provide for policing of the waters and lands under the supervision or control of the Authority by deputy sheriffs or other law-enforcement officers, and to employ for such purposes special deputies or constables. (8) To prepare recommendations for zoning laws and plans for the area in the vicinity of Lake Robinson under the jurisdiction of Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-120
SECTION 51-15-120. Application of article.
Status: in_force

This article shall apply to all cities of this State with a population between thirty-six thousand and fifty-five thousand, according to the last United States Government census.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1740 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1740
SECTION 51-13-1740. Powers to make studies, surveys, and maps.
Status: in_force

The Authority is authorized to: (a) Make studies, surveys, maps and do such other functions as may be necessary to determine the exact site and location of the Village of Old Jacksonborough at the time it served as the state's provisional capital, determine the exact site and location, and obtain information about the buildings used for sessions of the General Assembly during its 1782 session; (b) Make studies, surveys and maps about other structures, dwellings, buildings, roads, streets, bridges and highways, in or near the Village of Old Jacksonborough; (c) Make studies, surveys and maps to determine, identify, locate, and designate the historic and cultural sites in the surrounding area, including the dwelling in which Governor John Matthews visited, the headquarters of General Nathanael Greene, the tomb of Colonel Isaac Hayne, Pon Pon Chapel, the grave of Congressman O'Brien Smith, Duharra Plantation House where President Washington spent the night, the grave of Judge Aedanus Burke, the graves of Commander John Herbert Dent, Senator Simon Verdier, Lieutenant Governor William Cotesworth Pinckney, and Lieutenant Governor Merrick E. Carn, the site of Bethel "Pon Pon" Presbyterian Church, Edmundsbury Episcopal Chapel, and the Battle of Parker's Ferry, and such other historic and cultural sites as may be located and identified.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-70
SECTION 51-17-70. Department of Natural Resources, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall act as the basic staff for the board of the department and the advisory board and shall have the following powers and duties: 1. The director shall select a member of his staff who shall be primarily responsible for the administration of the Heritage Trust Program. 2. The department shall supply such other staff and support services as the board of the department and the advisory board require to fulfill their duties and responsibilities under this chapter. 3. The department shall maintain a public record of any inventories or lists established under this chapter. 4. The department shall work with owners, both public and private, in the development of proposals for the dedication and recognition of natural and cultural areas and features as Heritage Preserves and Sites, and it shall keep the advisory board informed of the same in order that therefrom the advisory board may make recommendations to the board of the department as provided under this chapter. 5. The department shall consult with and work in cooperation with the Department of Archives and History, the State Archeologist, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and any other state, county, or local unit of government, or any private entity, or group which is or should be directly involved in the Heritage Trust Program as well as in any particular efforts to preserve or protect any specific area or feature under the provisions of this chapter. In all cases, the department shall attempt to avoid duplication of effort with other agencies and groups and shall have no mandatory authority hereunder to require action by any such body. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission" and, in paragraph 1, "director" for "Executive Director".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-920 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-920
SECTION 51-13-920. Commission to be corporate body.
Status: in_force

The commission is hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-950 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-950
SECTION 51-13-950. Deeds of conveyance to contain restrictive covenants to preserve historical value.
Status: in_force

Every deed to a historical building conveyed by the commission shall contain a restrictive covenant to protect the building's facade so as to preserve its historical value.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-40
SECTION 51-18-40. Commission created.
Status: in_force

There is created a War Between the States Heritage Trust Commission which must consist of nine members. Three members must be appointed from the Senate by the President of the Senate; three members must be appointed from the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House; and three members must be appointed by the Governor, one at the recommendation of War Between the States historical groups such as Sons of Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy, one at the recommendation of African-American historical groups such as Avery Institute, and one from historical, preservation, and archeological groups such as the South Carolina Historical Society and Daughters of the American Revolution. The terms of the members shall be coterminous with the term of their appointing authority. The commission shall elect a chairman from among its membership and such other officers as it shall deem necessary. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment in the second sentence deleted "with the advice and consent of the Senate" following 'Governor". 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 62, in the second sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-23-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 23 / Section 51-23-40
SECTION 51-23-40. Use of funds for administrative expenses.
Status: in_force

Funds allocated to the account of the department pursuant to this chapter must be used by it for planning, development, and renovation of new state parks and recreation facilities located therein except that the department may expend an amount not to exceed five percent of its annual allotment for the expenses of administering this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-50
SECTION 51-1-50. Information centers; personnel.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, information centers shall be staffed by persons hired and paid by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-800 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-800
SECTION 51-13-800. Transfer of property to United States Government.
Status: in_force

The Board of the Authority may assign, transfer, lease, convey, grant or donate to the United States of America, or to the appropriate agency or department hereof, any or all of the property of the Authority for any use by such grantee for any purpose included within the general purposes of this article, such assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, grant or donation to be upon such terms as the Board of the Authority may deem advisable. In the event the United States of America should decide to undertake the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance or operation of the piers, ships, docks, Naval Museum or any other facilities before referred to, including roads, highways, causeways or bridges, and should itself decide to acquire the lands and properties necessarily needed in connection therewith by condemnation or otherwise, the Board of the Authority may transfer and pay over to the United States of America, or to the appropriate agency or department thereof, such of the moneys belonging to the Authority as may be found needed or reasonably required by the United States of America to meet and pay the amount of judgments or condemnation, including costs, if any be taxed thereon, as may from time to time be rendered against the United States of America, or its appropriate agency, or as may be reasonably necessary to permit and allow the United States of America, or its appropriate agency, to acquire and become possessed of such lands and properties as are reasonably required for the construction and use of the facilities before referred to.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-2120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 25 / Section 51-13-2120
SECTION 51-13-2120. Commission membership.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of the following seven members: (1) the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism or his designee, ex officio; (2) the President of Francis Marion University or his designee, ex officio; (3) one member appointed by the President of the Senate; (4) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (5) one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; (6) one member appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; and (7) one member appointed by the Governor. The members of the commission shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are appointed. Vacancies must be filled in the same manner as original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairman for a term of two years. Commission members are not entitled to receive the subsistence, mileage, and per diem otherwise provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 61, in (3), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-10
SECTION 51-7-10. Development and regulation of Hunting Island.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may develop Hunting Island, in Beaufort County, as a pleasure and health resort primarily for the benefit of the citizens of this State. It may divide said island into areas and zones and may establish public camping sites, playgrounds and recreation centers. It shall have complete authority to regulate and prescribe the uses to which the island and its respective zones and areas may be put.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-80
SECTION 51-13-80. Prohibition of certain activities while on park property; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who enters Riverbanks Park property may not, without express permission of the executive director: (1) frighten, annoy, kill, injure, feed or attempt to frighten, annoy, kill, injure, or feed a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or other animal in the zoo or gardens; (2) display advertising matter by signs or distribute advertising matter within the park area; (3) sell or offer for sale goods, wares, services, or merchandise within the park area; (4) use boisterous, insulting, or profane language or conduct himself in a disorderly, lewd, obscene, or lascivious manner in the park area; (5) enter a portion of the park which is designated as restricted, enter an area during the hours of the day when the area is not open to the public, or enter the park or recreation area which is closed. The executive director shall post the hours during which the area is open to the public; (6) keep, permit, or bring a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or other animal, domestic or wild, in a zoo or garden area unless permitted by the Parks Service Animal Guidelines and approved by the executive director; (7) carry on or about his person or discharge a gun, pistol, or firearm of any kind, including an air gun, bow and arrow, or dangerous weapon within or across the park, which does not apply to a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon; (8) wade, swim, fish, or boat within an area of the zoo or garden not so designated; (9) drive or propel a vehicle in, over, or through the park area except in areas designated for driving or park purposes; (10) operate a motor vehicle in the park area at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit; (11) use the park or its recreation areas, grounds, or facilities to either perform or allow the performance of the following acts, unless the activity is authorized, permitted, or supervised by the executive director or his designees: (a) wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines, or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal; (b) throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of a fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay, or other body of water in or adjacent to the park or a tributary, stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into these waters any substance, matter, or things, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of these waters; (c) dig or remove soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs, or plants, down-timber or other wood or materials, or make an excavation by tool, equipment, blasting, or other means, except that digging must be permitted in areas designated for this purpose; (d) damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove a tree or plant, injure the bark or pick the flowers or seeds of a tree or plant, or attach a rope, wire, or other contrivance to a tree or plant. A person may not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of an area; (e) bring in or dump, deposit, or leave bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse, or other litter, or place refuse or litter in waters in or contiguous to the park, or anywhere on the grounds, other than in the proper receptacles, where provided; (f) endanger the safety of a person by conduct or act, prevent a person from using the park or its facilities, or interfere with use in compliance with this section; (g) build or attempt to build a fire, except at places specifically designated for this purpose or as permitted by the park. A person may not drop, throw, or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper, or other inflammable material within the park; (h) possess or consume alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine; provided, however, alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine, must be allowed: (i) when possession and consumption is specifically authorized by the executive director and the event organizer obtains a permit or license if required by the South Carolina Department of Revenue for the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine at the event; or (ii) at private functions, authorized by the executive director, for which the South Carolina Department of Revenue does not require a permit or license for the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine; (i) possess, explode, discharge, or ignite fireworks unless specifically permitted by the park; (j) park or leave automobiles, trucks, bicycles, unicycles, tricycles, scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, motorbikes, motorized carts, or other motorized vehicles in areas not specifically designated for that purpose or other than at unauthorized times; and (k) vend, sell, peddle, or offer for sale a commodity or article, except sales conducted by or specifically permitted by the executive director. (B)(1) A person who violates the provisions of this section must be tried by the magistrate of Richland or Lexington County who has jurisdiction of the area in which the violation occurred. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-20
SECTION 51-13-20. Appointment and terms of Commission members.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall consist of seven members. Two members shall be appointed by the County Council of Richland County for terms of three and four years; two members shall be appointed by the Lexington County Council for terms of two and five years; two members shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Council of Columbia for terms of one and six years; one member shall be appointed for an initial term of one year by the Lexington County Council, the Richland County Council and the Mayor and City Council of Columbia. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-22-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 22 / Section 51-22-10
SECTION 51-22-10. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that: (1) there is a critical need to preserve and acquire the state's sensitive and pristine ecological and recreational resources and sites, as well as the state's natural and historical resources and sites, and there is a need to continue to develop and fund state parks and other outdoor recreational facilities for the state's citizens and out-of-state visitors; (2) a planning, acquisition, and funding mechanism must be established to meet future preservation, acquisition, and development of natural resource needs in South Carolina; (3) innovation and cooperation among parties and agencies interested in conservation, preservation, and recreation must be promoted to continue the high quality of life of this State; and (4) funding must be available on a yearly basis to implement these objectives and to match funds for private, nonpublic sources.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-118 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-118
SECTION 51-18-118. Donations.
Status: in_force

The trust is authorized to receive and dispose of donations of real and personal property. In furtherance of this section the commission may: (1) receive donations of real and personal property including, but not limited to, land, houses, stocks, and bonds; (2) on its own or by its agent, sell donated property and deposit any proceeds to the Heritage Land Trust Fund for use in accordance with the purposes established in this chapter; (3) establish minimum acceptable prices for disposition of donated property; (4) trade donated property for property of equal value; (5) promote donations to the program through advertising; or (6) decline donations for any reason.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-145 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-145
SECTION 51-3-145. Unlawful acts at State parks.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts at any park or facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism: (A) Destroying, defacing, disturbing, disfiguring, or removing any part of any building, sign, structure, or equipment. (B) Killing, harming, or harassing any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, except by permit issued by the department or by permit issued by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for designated Game Management Areas. (C) Hunting in any area, with the exception of those that may be designated as Game Management Areas. (D) Destroying, cutting, breaking, removing, defacing, mutilating, injuring, taking or gathering any tree, shrub, other plant or plant part, rock, mineral, or geological feature except by permit issued by the department. (E) Building any fire in any place other than those specifically designated for such a purpose. (F) Disposing of litter, garbage, or other refuse in places or receptacles other than those specifically provided for such purpose. Such unlawful disposing of litter, garbage, or refuse shall include: (1) Dumping any refuse or waste from any trailer or other vehicle except in places or receptacles provided for such use. (2) Cleaning fish, or food, or washing clothing, or articles for household use in any sink, or at any faucet located in restrooms. (3) Polluting or contaminating any water used for human consumption. (4) Using park refuse containers or facilities for dumping household or commercial garbage or trash brought as such from private property. (5) Depositing, except into receptacles provided for that purpose, any body waste, or depositing any bottles, cans, clothes, rags, metal, wood, stone, or other damaging substance in any fixture in any restroom, or other structure. (G) Possessing any firearm, airgun, explosive, or firework except by duly authorized park personnel, law enforcement officers, or persons using areas specifically designated by the department for use of firearms, airguns, fireworks, or explosives. Licensed hunters may have firearms in their possession during hunting seasons provided that such firearms are unloaded and carried in a case or the trunk of a vehicle except that in designated game management areas where hunting is permitted, licensed hunters may use firearms for hunting in the manner authorized by law. This subsection shall not apply to a person in possession or carrying a concealable weapon, as defined in Section 23-31-210(5). (H) Operating vehicles in a reckless manner, or in excess of posted speed limits, or in areas other than those specifically intended for vehicular traffic. A violation of the following provisions shall constitute the unlawful operating of vehicles: (1) Motorbikes, minibikes, mopeds, motorcycles, motor scooters, go-carts and any other type motorized vehicle shall not be driven in any area or on any trail not intended for their use. Only licensed motorized vehicles shall be allowed on park roads. (2) No motorized vehicle of any kind shall be allowed on horse trails, hiking trails or beach areas. (3) Motor vehicles shall not be driven on roads in developed recreation sites for any purpose other than access into or egress out of the site. (4) No motorized vehicle of any kind shall be operated at any time without a muffler in good working order, or in such a manner as to create excessive or unusual noise, or annoying smoke, or using a muffler cut-off, by-pass, or similar device. (5) No person shall excessively accelerate the engine of a motor vehicle or motorcycle when such vehicle is not moving or is approaching or leaving a stopping place. (6) Vehicles shall not be permitted in a cabin or camping area unless the operator thereof is a registered guest within the area, except for the expressed intent of renting such area or with prior permission of authorized park officials. (I) Using privately owned boats or gasoline motors on any waters lying wholly within the boundaries of the park or facility, except in water where specifically authorized, and in such case boat users shall obey all posted rules and regulations. (J) Consuming or displaying in public any beverage of alcoholic content, including beer and wine, except where specifically authorized by the department. (K) Acting in a disorderly manner or creating any noise which would result in annoyance to others. Acting in a disorderly manner shall include inciting or participating in riots, or indulging in boisterous, abusive, threatening, indecent, or disorderly conduct. In addition to other authorized penalty provisions anyone in violation of this subsection may be ejected from the park and shall not be entitled to a refund of any fee or rental. (L) Entering or remaining within the limits of the park or facility while in an intoxicated or drugged condition. (M) Operating or using audio device, including radio, television, musical instruments, or any other noise producing devices, such as electrical generators, and equipment driven by motor engines, in such a manner and at such times as to disturb other persons and no person shall operate or use any public address system, whether fixed, portable, or vehicle mounted, except when such use or operation has been approved by the department. (N) Engaging in or soliciting business within a park or facility except where authorized by the department and no person shall distribute, post, place, or erect any bills, notices, paper, or advertising device, or matter of any kind without consent of the department. (O) Swimming in areas not designated for the purpose and failing to obey all posted rules while swimming. (P) Bringing a dog or any other animal into the park or facility unless it is crated, caged, or upon a leash not longer than six feet or otherwise under physically restrictive control at all times. For this purpose: (1) No person shall keep in the park or retain in the park a noisy, vicious, or dangerous dog or animal, or one which is disturbing to other persons after he has been asked by a park official to remove such animal. (2) No person shall bring saddle, pack, or draft animals into a site which has not been developed to accommodate them. (Q) Entering a facility or area without regard to restrictions on public use. These restrictions on public use shall include the following provisions and a violation of such provisions shall be considered to be a violation of this subsection: (1) Parks shall be open during daylight hours except where otherwise specifically authorized and no person shall be admitted to or allowed to remain in the park after the designated closing hour except for the purpose of cabin rentals or camping unless such person has permission of the department. (2) No person shall make, use, or gain admittance to, or attempt to use, or gain admittance to facilities within any park, for which a charge is made, without paying the fee. (3) No person shall remain within any facility if he refuses to pay the required fee to enter and use the facility or service in a posted, designated fee area. (4) No person shall enter any park, or any park area, or facility when it is closed to the public. (5) No person shall willfully provide erroneous information for any campsite or cabin registration. (6) Minors under eighteen years of age shall register for a cabin or campsite only as agents acting for their parent or guardian. (7) No person or persons shall occupy a campsite for a consecutive period longer than fourteen days without permission from the department. (8) No person or persons shall occupy a cabin or lodge room for a consecutive period longer than seven days without permission from the department. (R) No person shall take fish from a lake, pond, or other waters wholly located within the boundary of a state park except in accordance with methods, limits, and times permitted by the department. The methods, limits, and times must be published and displayed in a conspicuous manner to provide notice to the visiting public. The articles and acts prohibited by this section shall be published and displayed in conspicuous places so as to be available for visitors and employees. Editor's Note 2024 Act No. 111, SECTIONS 1 and 24, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2024'." "SECTION 24. No provision in this act should be construed as the General Assembly discouraging responsible gun ownership; and the General Assembly, in fact, encourages all gun owners to pursue and receive appropriate gun safety training before carrying a firearm or weapon." Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "South Carolina Department of Natural Resources" for "South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources". The 2002 amendment, in subsection (G), added the last sentence. 2024 Act No. 111, SECTION 14, in (G), in the third sentence, substituted "in possession or carrying a concealable weapon, as defined in Section 23-31-210(5)" for "carrying a concealable weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, and the concealable weapon and its ammunition".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1610 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 19 / Section 51-13-1610
SECTION 51-13-1610. Creation of commission; membership; vacancies.
Status: in_force

There is created the Olde English District Commission (Commission) for the purpose of instituting and operating programs to improve, enlarge, increase and otherwise enhance tourism, recreation and, development in the counties of Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, Union and York (District). The Commission shall be composed of three members from each county, one to be appointed by the governing body of the county, one by the legislative delegation of the county and one by the county planning and development board or its equivalent for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-200 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-200
SECTION 51-15-200. Removal from office.
Status: in_force

The members of the park and recreation board of any such municipality may be impeached and removed from office upon the same grounds and in the same manner as is or may be provided by law for the impeachment or removal from office of the members of the governing body of the municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-220 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-220
SECTION 51-13-220. Appointment and terms of Commission members; organization.
Status: in_force

The commission shall be composed of four members from Berkeley County, two members from Orangeburg County, two members from Clarendon County, one member from Sumter County, and one member from Calhoun County, who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the legislative delegations from the respective counties. The president and chief executive officer of the South Carolina Public Service Authority shall be an ex officio member of the commission and may be represented by his nominee at any meetings which the president and chief executive officer is unable to attend in person. The terms of office shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Effect of Amendment The 2002 amendment, in the first undesignated paragraph, deleted "initially" following "composed", in the second undesignated paragraph, substituted "The president and chief executive officer" for "The general manager", and deleted the fourth undesignated paragraph relating to the organizational meeting.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 51-15-20
SECTION 51-15-20. Municipal regulations for public parks inside or outside corporate limits.
Status: in_force

Municipalities may make, ordain and establish all necessary and proper rules and police regulations for the protection of property and the preservation of peace, order and propriety of conduct in all public parks owned and maintained by any such municipality, whether situated wholly within or wholly without, or partly within and partly without, the corporate limits of such municipality. Such rules and regulations shall have, within the limits of any such parks, like force and effect as though such parks were situated wholly within the corporate limits of such municipality. Such municipalities may prescribe punishment by imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days or a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for violation of any such rules and regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 51-13-1130
SECTION 51-13-1130. Commission meetings; officers.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet as soon after the appointment of its members as may be practicable and shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman and one as secretary and such other officers as it may deem desirable. The commission shall meet thereafter upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-100 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-100
SECTION 51-7-100. Revenue obligations are not debts of State.
Status: in_force

No bond, note, coupon or other obligation issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall ever constitute a debt of the State within the meaning of any State constitutional or statutory provision and each bond shall recite on its face that it is payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof and that it does not constitute a debt of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-870 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-870
SECTION 51-13-870. Report and recommendations of authority.
Status: in_force

On or before January 1, 1994, the authority shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly which provides a detailed status of the development activities, financial condition of the authority, and recommendations for legislation to assure the permanent status of the Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Editor's Note 1990 Act No. 349, SECTION 7, approved March 19, 1990, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6 of this act do not take effect until the date that all claims and litigation, brought against the Patriot's Point Development Authority, its officers, employees, or agents and arising from, related to, or connected with the development of a hotel and marina complex upon the lands of the authority, have been settled or otherwise disposed of to the satisfaction of the Governor and the State Budget and Control Board as evidenced by written resolution of the board. On the date of this written resolution, the terms of the present members of the authority expire and their successors appointed in the manner provided by this act shall take office." The Budget and Control Board adopted the resolution required by the Act on December 7, 1992.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-150 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-150
SECTION 51-3-150. Trespass on State park property.
Status: in_force

Any person who attempts to use or who uses the facilities of the State parks without the express permission of the State shall be guilty of trespass upon State park property and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or to be imprisoned for not more than two years or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-120
SECTION 51-17-120. Effect on certain other lands.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as interfering with the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to any state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, forest or other area or the proper management and development thereof, except that any agency managing an area or feature acquired as a Heritage Preserve or a Heritage Site under the provisions of this chapter shall preserve it in accordance with the applicable conveyance, registration agreement and the rules and regulations of the board of the department applicable thereto. Neither the acquisition of any Heritage Preserve nor the registration of any Heritage Site nor any action taken by the board of the department under any of the provisions of this chapter shall void or replace any protective status under law which an area would have were it not a Heritage Preserve or Heritage Site, the protective provisions of this chapter being supplemental thereto. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-117 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-117
SECTION 51-17-117. Heritage Trust Program; donations of real and personal property.
Status: in_force

(A) Donations of real and personal property including, but not limited to, land, houses, stocks, and bonds may be made to the Heritage Trust Program. (B) The board of the department, on its own or by its agent, may: (1) sell donated property. Proceeds from the sales must be deposited in the Heritage Land Trust Fund and used for the purposes established in this chapter; (2) establish minimum acceptable prices for disposition of donated property; (3) trade donated property for property of equal value; (4) promote donations to the program through advertising; (5) decline donations for any reason.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1630 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 19 / Section 51-13-1630
SECTION 51-13-1630. Powers and duties; bylaws.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall: (1) Take such action as necessary to establish the District as a major center of tourism and recreation. (2) Bring together the abilities and interests of private industry, chambers of commerce and historical and cultural interests for the purpose of developing a formal program of tourism promotion, recreation, and development. (3) Encourage the promotion of the District through travel agencies such as (a) the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department; (b) visit U. S. A. Program; (c) Discover America Program; (d) any other similar agency or program. (4) Inventory and identify potential attractions of tourist and recreation interest in the District. (5) Establish guidelines to insure the protection of the interests of the individual citizens and environmental and cultural interests and to assure an ethical, truly representative image of the District to the tourist. (6) Seek out, apply for, receive, process and distribute available funds and grants through agencies such as the Regional Planning and Development Councils, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Heritage, Conservation, and Recreation Service, and the Federal Departments of Commerce or Interior or any other similar agency or department. (7) Adopt bylaws to carry out the purposes for which it is created.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-150 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-150
SECTION 51-15-150. Authority to acquire real property.
Status: in_force

For any or all of the purposes mentioned in this article, any such municipality, upon the recommendation of its park and recreation board, may purchase on time or partly for cash with balance on time or deferred payments, or otherwise acquire any real property or interest in real property within or without the limits of such municipality, securing the notes, claims for deferred payments and interest thereon, with mortgages or deed of trust on the land purchased, or with or by means of an instrument in writing retaining title thereto in the vendor, or enter into any other contractual arrangement whereby provision is made that such notes, claims, or other instruments for deferred payments and interest thereon, and all lawful charges, shall not be a charge against the general credit of such municipality or be a general liability thereof, but that the liability shall only extend to and be a charge against the land so purchased or acquired. Such method of acquisition provided for in this section shall not be considered or deemed exclusive but cumulative and in addition to all other methods of acquisition of lands or interest therein for public purposes heretofore, hereafter, or by other provisions in this article provided.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-720 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-720
SECTION 51-13-720. Board members, appointment and terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

(A) Members of the authority must be appointed by the Governor as follows: one upon the joint recommendation of the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Speaker of the House, one upon the joint recommendation of the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the President of the Senate, and three to be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint the chairman. The terms of the members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members may succeed themselves. Vacancies must be filled in the same manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. (B) In addition to the members of the board provided in subsection (A), there shall be three additional members of the board appointed by the Governor, one appointed upon recommendation of the President of the Senate, one appointed upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one appointed upon recommendation of the State Adjutant General. These three members shall serve for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, and vacancies must be filled in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Editor's Note 1990 Act No. 349, SECTION 7, approved March 19, 1990, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6 of this act do not take effect until the date that all claims and litigation, brought against the Patriot's Point Development Authority, its officers, employees, or agents and arising from, related to, or connected with the development of a hotel and marina complex upon the lands of the authority, have been settled or otherwise disposed of to the satisfaction of the Governor and the State Budget and Control Board as evidenced by written resolution of the board. On the date of this written resolution, the terms of the present members of the authority expire and their successors appointed in the manner provided by this act shall take office." The Budget and Control Board adopted the resolution required by the Act on December 7, 1992. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment changed the method for appointing Board members and deleted a provision pertaining to the election of officers other than chairman. The 2010 amendment made subsection (A) designation and added subsection (B) relating to additional members of the board. 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 60, in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate"; and in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-300 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-300
SECTION 51-15-300. Park and recreation fund.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each such municipality shall cause to be set aside and kept maintained a park and recreation fund and cause to be kept an account of all receipts for and disbursements of such fund. The fund shall be kept with the funds of such municipality in such depository to the credit of the municipality as the governing body may direct. All payments and disbursements from this fund as and when made shall be validated by the countersignature of the officer or person designated by the governing body of such municipality to countersign or validate checks drawn for other municipal purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-65 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-65
SECTION 51-3-65. Fee structure adjustments to maintain fiscal soundness and continued maintenance of system.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 51-3-60, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism must maintain adjustments in the fee structure directed by the 2002 study committee and implemented in September 2003 in order to maintain fiscal soundness and continued maintenance and operations of the State Park System. South Carolina residents who receive discounts pursuant to Section 51-3-60 must not be given discounts of less than thirty-five percent. Members of the South Carolina National Guard must be given the same discounts as residents receiving discounts pursuant to Section 51-3-60.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-60
SECTION 51-7-60. Terms of revenue obligations.
Status: in_force

Any such obligations may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, not to exceed six per cent per annum, payable semiannually, be in such denominations and in such form, be executed in such manner and be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places as such resolution may provide.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-270 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-270
SECTION 51-15-270. Tax levies; election.
Status: in_force

Upon petition signed by at least five per cent of those voting at the last election of such municipality requesting the governing body of such municipality to levy annually a special tax, as specified in the petition, for the operation, maintenance, development, equipment of park and recreation systems, parks, street and highway planting, playgrounds, recreation centers and other recreation facilities and activities, of not to exceed six mills upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of all properties subject to taxation within such municipality, the question of the levying of such tax shall be submitted to the electors by the governing body of such municipality at the next general election of any sort held. And if a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition shall be in favor thereof, then the governing body of such municipality shall annually levy such specified mills upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of all properties subject to taxation within such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-110
SECTION 51-3-110. Use of unobligated funds to develop lands; sale of products.
Status: in_force

When lands are acquired or leased under Section 51-3-80 the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may make expenditures from any funds not otherwise obligated for the management, development and utilization of such areas and may sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-725 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-725
SECTION 51-13-725. Mt. Pleasant mayor to serve as ex officio member of authority.
Status: in_force

In addition to the members of the Patriot's Point Development Authority provided for in Section 51-13-720, the mayor of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, shall serve as an ex officio member of the authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-940 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-940
SECTION 51-13-940. Commission property exempt from taxation.
Status: in_force

All property of the commission shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-30
SECTION 51-1-30. Divisions of Department; administrators.
Status: in_force

The department shall be composed of the Division of Travel and Tourism which shall advertise, promote and encourage travel and tourist industry for the State; a Division of Parks and Recreation which shall develop and promote state parks and provide recreational programs in such areas; and other divisions which may be provided for by the General Assembly. Each division may be headed by a deputy director who shall be knowledgeable, either by training or experience, in the requirements of the division he is to direct. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment added "; and other divisions which may be provided for by the General Assembly"; and substituted "deputy director" for "administrator".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-146 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-146
SECTION 51-3-146. Penalties for unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of Section 51-3-145 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-360 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-360
SECTION 51-15-360. Agencies exempt from article.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article may not apply to recreation or playground commissions, boards or systems which were created by special acts of the legislature on or prior to March 31, 1954.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-330 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-330
SECTION 51-15-330. Bonds to acquire property and facilities; elections.
Status: in_force

If, in the opinion of the park and recreation board of any municipality, the funds available for such purposes be inadequate to provide ample, appropriate and suitable land, buildings and equipment of a permanent nature for all the needed parks, park areas, playgrounds, park and playground systems, recreation centers and other recreational facilities and activities of such municipality, the board may petition the governing body of such municipality to call an election for the issuance of bonds on the credit of the municipality in an amount sufficient to provide the necessities of such municipality in these respects, subject to the limitations set out in the Constitution and the laws of this State, and the governing body of any such municipality shall call or cause to be called the election at the time requested in such petition.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-180 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-180
SECTION 51-15-180. Officers of board; meetings; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The members of the park and recreation board, when such board is constituted in accordance with Section 51-15-170, shall immediately meet and organize by selecting one of the members thereof as president and such other officers as may be necessary, who shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Such board shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and shall establish rules and regulations for its government and for the performance of its duties and for the use, operation and conduct of all facilities and activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-70
SECTION 51-1-70. Transfer of funds to department.
Status: in_force

All funds allocated to the various state departments for parks, tourism or recreation shall be transferred by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Editor's Note 2002 Act No. 200, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism as an eligible trust fund recipient is authorized but not required to use monies it receives from the Conservation Bank Trust Fund to provide as a priority for the acquisition of lands adjoining the State Parks System to be used as part of the State Parks System." Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism" for "State Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-765 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-765
SECTION 51-13-765. Maintenance of special accounts; fiscal reports; retention and use of earnings and interest.
Status: in_force

(A) The Patriot's Point Development Authority may maintain special accounts controlled by the authority and made up of funds received by the authority. The authority may retain and carry over these funds it has on account from fiscal year to fiscal year. The receipt and expenditure of funds in these accounts must be reported in an annual fiscal audit of the authority. (B) All earnings and interest accrued on accounts held by the authority must be retained and expended by the authority to carry out its purpose and mission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-70
SECTION 51-18-70. Advisory board, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The War Between the States Heritage Trust Advisory Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to review the inventories prepared and submitted by the commission and other state agencies, as well as other appropriate sources of information, and to recommend therefrom to the commission the selection of those areas and features as priority areas and features that it deems to be of primary importance to the goals and purposes of this chapter; (2) to evaluate, review, and examine proposals of the commission and other state agencies, as well as citizen recommendations, for the dedication or recognition of specific areas and features as War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites, and from its expertise to recommend to the commission the dedication or recognition of such areas and features which it feels proper; (3) to recommend to the commission any rules, regulations, management criteria, allowable uses, and such which the advisory board feels would be beneficial to carrying out the goals and purposes of this chapter; (4) to assist in maintaining a list of areas and sites which through dedication become War Between the States Heritage Preserves or Sites and to make public information regarding their location, management, regulation, and permissible public uses and the like; and (5) to utilize the resources of the agencies represented on the board to do research and investigation for inventory and assessment purposes, including the reasonable right of entry and inspection, and to disseminate information and recommendations pertaining to natural and related cultural areas and features.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1750 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1750
SECTION 51-13-1750. Power to make contracts and procure historic materials.
Status: in_force

The Authority may, without regard to the laws and procedures applicable to state agencies, procure supplies, services and property and make contracts and expend in furtherance of this act funds donated or funds received and may, within the limits of statutory authority, exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this act. The Authority shall have the power to procure and purchase books, documents, transcripts of documents, or other historic or cultural materials, paintings, works of art or any artistic objects of historic or cultural interest; to collect and preserve objects of interest pertaining to natural or cultural history of the Village of Old Jacksonborough, Colleton County, or the State of South Carolina and other like property; to arrange and catalogue them; to provide for their restoration when necessary; to provide for public display, examination and use in the furtherance of the cultural life of the Village of Old Jacksonborough, Colleton County, and the State; to purchase or lease property or buildings necessary to establish and conduct a museum of cultural history and natural science, an historic restoration of the Village of Old Jacksonborough, or an historic site or restoration at any other of the sites set forth herein; to mortgage or pledge its real or personal property, and to receive funds, grants, donations and appropriations for the purpose of establishing and operating historic restorations, historic sites, or a museum of history and natural science. The Authority shall have full power to operate, maintain and expand any restoration or museum so far as its funds allow. The Authority may enter into agreements, leases, working arrangements with other museums, art centers or eleemosynary corporations or with state or federal departments or agencies in the acquisition of historic sites or historic objects or in the purchase, development and operation of historic or cultural properties, pageants or dramas for the historical, cultural, or economic development of the Village of Old Jacksonborough, Colleton County, and the State of South Carolina.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-80
SECTION 51-18-80. Dedication process.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon recommendation of the advisory board and approval by the commission, any area or feature on the Priority Areas and Features List may be established as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve through the process of dedication. In addition to the transfer of either the fee simple interest or a lesser interest therein such as an open space easement, the owner of any such area or feature must enter into a written Dedication Agreement with the commission whereby any restrictions, conditions, permitted and non-permitted uses of the area or feature involved are clearly stated. Once the necessary deed, easement, or the like has been filed along with the Dedication Agreement in the real estate records for the county in which the area or feature is located, the process of dedication shall be complete and a War Between the States Heritage Preserve shall have formally been established. (B) No area or feature of primarily cultural significance or character shall be dedicated without the approval of the commission. The following restrictions shall apply to all War Between the States Heritage Preserves: (1) The primary dedication as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve shall be to preserve and protect the natural or cultural character of any area or feature so established. The commission and its agents shall in all cases maintain the essential character of any area or feature dedicated, and as such they are hereby declared to be at their highest, best, and most important use for the public benefit. No War Between the States Heritage Preserve shall be taken for any other public purpose unless the approval of both the commission and the Governor has been obtained. In no case shall any War Between the States Heritage Preserve be taken for any private use. (2) An acquisition by dedication shall be in perpetuity. (3) In any case where an area or feature is dedicated as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve through acceptance of less than the fee simple interest therein, no management of such property shall be performed by state agencies or their employees and no public funds shall be utilized in the upkeep or general maintenance of such property; provided, in the case where public usage of such area or feature is compatible and consistent with the natural character of the property and the owner is agreeable to allow such, as defined under this chapter, reasonable costs of maintenance and management may be borne by the State. (4) No acquisition of any area or feature as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve shall be allowed whereby the commission receives the fee simple interest in the property while the grantor or transferor retains the beneficial use or interests in the land, except where total and complete public usage of the area or feature, as allowed under this chapter, is agreed to in the Dedication Agreement. (5) Within ninety days from the date of the completion of the dedication process by which an area or feature is established as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve, or as soon thereafter as possible, the commission shall recommend a management plan for the area or feature concerned. Such proposed plan shall include recommendations as to the uses and prohibited uses to which the property should be put, recommendations as to whether all or a part of the area or feature is deserving of increased protection through inclusion in the War Between the States Heritage Trust, the projected cost of the management of the property, and recommendations as to whether or not a user fee would be appropriate. All state, federal, county, local, and private groups interested in the area or feature involved shall be allowed to have input into the proposed management plan. The plan shall be considered by the advisory board, and therefrom the advisory board shall propose to the commission an overall management plan for the area or feature concerned. Upon approval by the commission of a plan, the commission or that agency or group authorized by the commission shall manage the War Between the States Heritage Preserve in accordance therewith.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-120
SECTION 51-18-120. State or local parks, preserves, wildlife refuges, forests, or other areas.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as interfering with the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to any state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, forest, or other area or the proper management and development thereof, except that any agency managing an area or feature acquired as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve or a Heritage Site under the provisions of this chapter shall preserve it in accordance with the applicable conveyance, registration agreement, and the regulations of the commission applicable thereto. Neither the acquisition of any War Between the States Heritage Preserve nor the registration of any Heritage Site nor any action taken by the commission under any of the provisions of this chapter shall void or replace any protective status under law which an area would have were it not a War Between the States Heritage Preserve or Heritage Site, the protective provisions of this chapter being supplemental thereto.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-260 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-260
SECTION 51-13-260. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall make an annual report to the several legislative delegations from the counties entitled to representation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-620 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 51-13-620
SECTION 51-13-620. Officers of Commission; meetings.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall meet as soon after the appointment of its members as may be practicable and shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman and one as secretary and such other officers as it may deem desirable. The Commission shall meet thereafter upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-130
SECTION 51-18-130. Enforcement; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) Enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources, park rangers, and forestry rangers, as well as all other state and local law enforcement officials, shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Attorney General shall enforce the regulations of the commission both as they apply to those areas dedicated, as well as those that are subsequently made a part of the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust. In exercise of this authority, the Attorney General, among other things, and at the request of the commission, may bring an action for injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. (B)(1) A person violating the provisions of this chapter where the damage to the property does not exceed five hundred dollars is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense. (2) A person violating the provisions of this chapter where the damage to the property exceeds five hundred dollars is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-740 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-740
SECTION 51-13-740. Executive director and other employees.
Status: in_force

The Authority may employ an executive director, a secretary, attorney and such other employees or consultants as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties and shall fix their compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-19-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 19 / Section 51-19-10
SECTION 51-19-10. Old Exchange Building Commission created.
Status: in_force

The Old Exchange Building Commission is created. It consists of nine members. Three members must be elected by the House of Representatives and Senate in joint assembly; two members must be elected by the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; two members, who must not be residents of Charleston County, must be elected by the South Carolina Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; and the director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and the chairman of the Department of Archives and History or their respective designees serve ex officio with voting privileges. All elected members shall serve for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The Attorney General shall give his aid, advice, and opinion upon questions of law submitted to him by the commission. If one of the seats of the commission becomes vacant, a successor must be elected or appointed in the same manner used to fill the seat. This successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. If one of the three seats on the commission elected by the House of Representatives and Senate becomes vacant during the recess of the General Assembly, the Governor may fill the vacancy by appointment until an election by the House of Representatives and Senate in joint assembly at the next session. Editor's Note 1976 Act No. 678, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "The General Assembly recognizes the great historic and architectural significance of the Old Exchange Building in the City of Charleston in the following particulars: "(a) The Exchange was built in 1768-71 and remains as one of the finest examples of colonial architecture in America; many authorities have cited it as one of the three great public buildings of the colonial period, the other two being Independence Hall in Philadelphia and Faneuil Hall in Boston. "(b) In the hallowed Great Hall of the Exchange Building which is in need of restoration was held the First Provincial Congress of South Carolina in January, 1775, with delegates from across the State which included such famous leaders as Henry Laurens, William Moultrie, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Francis Marion, John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Patrick Calhoun, Thomas Sumter, Richard Richardson, Joseph Kershaw, William Tennent, Edward Rutledge, William Henry Drayton, and Francis Salvador, the first Jew elected to a parliamentary body in the western world and the first to give his life in the Revolution. "(c) John Rutledge, the famous patriot, one of the great leaders in the founding of the nation, accepted his oath of office as President of South Carolina on the front steps of the Exchange Building in March, 1776. "(d) During the period of British occupation in 1780-81, a number of famous American patriots were imprisoned in the Prevost Dungeon in the basement of the Exchange Building. "(e) From the Prevost Dungeon in the Exchange in August, 1781, Colonel Issac Hayne, the gallant American martyr was carried to his execution by the British, which inspired the patriots to greater effort. "(f) President George Washington was entertained in the Great Hall of the Exchange Building in 1791 at the time of his national tour and the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained in the Great Hall in 1825 at the time of his triumphant return to America. "(g) Because of the historic and architectural significance of the Exchange Building which has been called "South Carolina's Independence Hall" and because the General Assembly believes that it is in the interest of South Carolina and the nation that this great building be preserved and restored as much as possible to the period of its greatest glory, the period of 1776, and because it believes the Great Hall when restored should be open to the general public as a patriotic shrine and the Prevost Dungeon should be open as it serves as a reminder of the sacrifice of those who helped build the nation, and certain other portions of the building should be open at appropriate times to serve as a display area for our historic heritage." Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted the director for the chairman of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-140 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-140
SECTION 51-17-140. Heritage Trust properties; approval by county delegation.
Status: in_force

No acquisition may be made under this chapter in any county without written approval of a majority of the county delegation in the county where Heritage Trust properties are to be acquired. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment changed "such property" to "the property". The 2000 amendment increased the maximum acreage to be acquired from one hundred thousand acres to one hundred fifty thousand acres and made other nonsubstantive changes. 2019 Act No. 72, SECTION 1, deleted the first sentence, which had provided that not more than one hundred fifty thousand acres total of real property shall be acquired under the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-150 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-150
SECTION 51-17-150. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, as trustee for the Heritage Land Trust Fund, shall report annually to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Senate Finance Committee detailing acquisitions in the previous year by the Heritage Land Trust Fund and planned acquisitions for the next five years. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Natural Resources" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-320 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-320
SECTION 51-15-320. Limitations on obligations, pledge of general credit; applicable to all board powers.
Status: in_force

The park and recreation board of any such municipality shall have no power or authority in behalf of or in the name of such municipality to contract any debts or obligations, except for items in the budget approved by the governing body, and no debts or obligations contracted by such board in violation of this provision shall be or shall be held to be a personal or general obligation of such municipality, nor shall the general credit of the city be pledged for the purchase or acquisition of lands or buildings, or both, unless the pledging of the city's credit is authorized by a resolution of the governing body of such municipality. The limitations contained in this section shall be applicable to each and every power conferred by any provision of this article upon the park and recreation board of any such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-70
SECTION 51-7-70. Payment of revenue obligations.
Status: in_force

In order to secure the payment of any obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and such interest as may accrue thereon, the department may: (1) Pledge all or any part of its revenues derived from the operation of said island or any facility or service furnished by it on said island; and (2) Enter into any covenant and do any and all acts and things necessary or desirable to secure its obligations or which, in the discretion of the department, tend to make the obligations more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenant may restrict or interfere with the exercise of the powers herein granted, it being the intention hereof to give to the department power to do all things in the issuance of bonds for their security that a private business corporation could do under the general laws of this State. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 73, SECTION 2, deleted (2) to (4), which related to certain actions the department might have undertaken to secure payment of obligations, redesignated (5) as (2), and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-9-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 9 / Section 51-9-30
SECTION 51-9-30. Improvement, protection, and maintenance.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall improve, protect, and maintain the area as a memorial to the heroic men of General Francis Marion whose successful efforts in the battle of Fort Watson on April 23, 1781 aided so much in the final independence of the United States of America.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-30
SECTION 51-13-30. Powers of Commission.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall have the authority to plan, establish, equip, staff, operate, regulate and protect public recreation and zoo facilities within the territory in the counties of Richland and Lexington contiguous to the Saluda River and the Congaree River from Highway I-26 on the north to the Granby Locks on the south; to contract, sue and be sued in its own name; to make bylaws for the management and regulations of its affairs; to acquire real and personal property by gift, deed, easement, lease or otherwise; to mortgage, pledge, license or lease its real and personal property; to receive funds by loan, grant, donation and appropriations and to make application therefor; to establish and collect reasonable charges for the use, lease or license of its facilities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-280 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-280
SECTION 51-15-280. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

Each year during which there is not levied and collected for such municipality a special tax to be devoted to park and recreation purposes sufficient for such purposes the governing body of each municipality may make an adequate appropriation for such purposes and cause such appropriation to be paid into and credited to the park and recreation fund, which appropriation shall be made at such time as appropriations are made for other departments of each such municipality. The governing body of such municipality may from time to time make additional appropriations to the park and recreation fund and cause them to be paid into and credited to such fund.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-20
SECTION 51-18-20. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that as a part of the continuing growth of the population and the development of the economy of the State it is necessary and desirable that portions of the State rich in history be set aside as War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites and protected for the benefit of present and future generations, for once disturbed they cannot be wholly restored. Such areas and features are irreplaceable as laboratories for historic and cultural research and as living museums where people may observe and enjoy examples of the lands, structures, and related artifacts that represent significant parts of our historical and cultural heritage. A coordinated and concerted program is needed to insure the maximum conservation of these resources through the establishment of a more effective and adequate official legal mechanism for identifying, recognizing, and protecting such areas for their outstanding characteristics. While the preservation of all of these assets in their natural state is both impractical and often not necessarily in the total best interest of the State and the public, they exist in limited and decreasing quantities. The time is now for a decision to be made as to which of these areas and sites deserve increased protection and for selecting the most appropriate means for doing so. It is, therefore, the public policy of this State to secure for the people, both present and future generations, the benefits of an enduring resource of historically significant cultural areas and features by establishing a system of War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites; protecting this system; gathering and disseminating information regarding it; establishing and maintaining a listing of War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites; and otherwise encouraging and assisting in the preservation of natural and cultural areas and features of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-60
SECTION 51-11-60. General Assembly shall receive reports of expenditures.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall report by letter to the General Assembly not later than January fifteenth of each year all funds expended pursuant to this chapter for the previous year, including the amount of such funds expended and the uses to which such expenditures were applied. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism" for "State Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-160 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-160
SECTION 51-15-160. Park and recreation board.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any such municipality may of its own initiative, by resolution or ordinance, establish and constitute in accordance with Section 51-15-170 a park and recreation board for the municipality. If the governing body shall neglect or refuse to proceed to establish and constitute a permanent park and recreation board as authorized in this article, the question of its action as authorized by this article shall, upon petition to that effect signed by not less than five per cent of the number of voters voting at the last election in such municipality, be submitted to the electors at the next election of any sort held, and if a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition shall be in favor thereof, then the governing body shall within thirty days establish a permanent park and recreation board for such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-210 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-210
SECTION 51-13-210. Santee-Cooper Counties Promotion Commission created; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Santee-Cooper Counties Promotion Commission which shall be a body corporate and politic, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission." The purpose of the Commission shall be to institute and operate programs to improve, enlarge, increase and otherwise enhance recreation and development in the area around the Santee-Cooper Lakes in the counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-810 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-810
SECTION 51-13-810. Authorization to borrow money.
Status: in_force

As a means of raising the funds needed in the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any facility, building, structure, or other matter or thing which the authority is authorized to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, or operate, all or any of them, the authority, subject to the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable, may borrow money and make and issue negotiable notes, or other evidences of indebtedness and provide for their payment under terms and conditions the authority determines.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-750 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-750
SECTION 51-13-750. Jurisdiction of Authority; taking, use, and occupancy of lands owned by State.
Status: reserved

The Authority shall have jurisdiction over the lands, waters, shores, spoil areas and marshes of that area in Charleston harbor in Charleston County consisting of lands, shores and marshes known as Hog Island and lands, shores, marshes and spoil areas immediately adjacent to said Island; being bounded on the north by the rights-of-way of U.S. Highway 17 and of the Cooper River bridges, on the northeast by a creek running from said right-of-way to Shem Creek, on the east by Shem Creek, on the south by Hog Island channel, and on the west by the Cooper River, all of which area is hereby designated as Patriot's Point and shall be known and described as such; and the Authority may take, exclusively occupy, use and possess, to the extent necessary for carrying out the provisions of this article, any lands owned by the State within the area hereinabove described, including shores, waters, marshes, swamps and overflowed lands, bottoms of streams, and bays within the area, and the riparian rights pertaining thereto; excluding the adjacent navigation channels of Charleston harbor; provided such use may be limited by navigation rights or other easements reserved by the State or the United States and by operation and maintenance of the harbor, channels and port of Charleston by the State Ports Authority. When so taken and occupied, due notice of such taking and occupancy having been filed with the Secretary of State, such areas are hereby granted to and shall be the property of the Authority, subject to the limitations for navigation and harbor and port uses above provided, and the laws of the United States with respect to navigable waters. For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the term "use" shall include the removal of material, including spoil or fill material, from and the placing of such material on any part of the lands, shores, marshes and areas hereinabove described. In the event it shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction that there is any property in the above described areas which may not be so granted by the State, the provisions of this section shall continue of full force and effect as to all other areas so granted to the Authority, and the remainder may be purchased or condemned by the Authority in the manner hereinafter provided.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-60
SECTION 51-17-60. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The Heritage Trust Advisory Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To review the inventories prepared and submitted by the department and other state agencies as well as other appropriate sources of information and to recommend therefrom to the board of the department the selection of those areas and features as priority areas and features that it deems to be of primary importance to the goals and purposes of this chapter. 2. To evaluate, review and examine proposals of the department and other state agencies as well as citizen recommendations for the dedication or recognition of specific areas and features as Heritage Trust Preserves and Sites, and from its expertise to recommend to the board of the department the dedication or recognition of such areas and features which it feels proper. 3. To recommend to the board of the department any rules, regulations, management criteria, allowable uses and such which the advisory board feels would be beneficial to carrying out the goals and purposes of this chapter. 4. To appoint technical committees consisting of experts in specialty areas dealing with the ecology, history, and archeology of our State and any other type committees that the advisory board feels can be of assistance in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. 5. To assist in maintaining a list of areas and sites which through dedication become Heritage Trust Preserves or Sites and to make public information regarding their location, management, regulation, and permissible public uses and the like. 6. To authorize research and investigation for inventory and assessment purposes, including the reasonable right of entry and inspection, and to disseminate information and recommendations pertaining to natural and related cultural areas and features. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-110
SECTION 51-7-110. Rates, charges, and rentals; use of surplus.
Status: in_force

In establishing and maintaining the rates, charges, and rentals authorized by the provisions of this chapter, the Department shall give due consideration to the debt service requirements of the bonds or obligations of the Department for the payment of which such rates, charges, and rentals are pledged and, in addition, it shall give due heed to the cost of operating and developing said island and the various facilities and services maintained thereon. It shall likewise give due consideration to depreciation and the cost of replacements and the cost of additional improvements and facilities. Any surplus in revenues that may be derived after deducting debt service charges, cost of operation and maintenance and cost of additional improvements and facilities and such further sums as prudent management requires to be set aside for depreciation and replacements shall be paid one half to the county of Beaufort in accordance with existing statutes and one half to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit such moneys received by him to the park fund already provided for the use of the Department in the furtherance of the State park program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-90 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-90
SECTION 51-18-90. War Between the States Heritage Trust.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the War Between the States Heritage Trust, the trustee of which shall be the War Between the States Heritage Trust Commission. The corpus of the trust shall be made up of those War Between the States Heritage Preserves which the commission considers to be of such outstanding and unique natural or cultural character so as to be significant and essential to the carrying out of the goals and purposes of this chapter and as such, to merit a greater degree of preservation than that provided by dedication. The commission shall have authority to place into the corpus of the trust any War Between the States Heritage Preserve that it feels meets this criteria and which has been recommended for inclusion therein by the advisory board. The beneficiaries of this trust are and shall be the present and future generations of citizens of the State, more particularly those present and future citizens residing within a close proximity to any area or feature which itself, or an interest therein, becomes, constitutes, or comprises a part of the corpus of such trust and who actually enjoy use of such area or feature; and further and more particularly, those present and future students, teachers, and persons residing in the State who are concerned with conservation or with research in any facet of ecology, history, or archeology and who actually utilize any such area or feature for the promotion of such interest. Wherever the term "area or feature" is used in this section, it shall include "or interests therein". The following, except as otherwise expressly provided, shall constitute substantive terms of the trust and apply to any area or feature, which becomes a part of the corpus thereof: (1) Upon approval by the commission of the inclusion of a War Between the States Heritage Preserve in the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust, such transfer shall be recorded in the county in which the property is located and shall establish conclusive proof that such area or feature is suitable for preservation and protection under this chapter and constitutes a part of the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust. (2) In any case wherein the previous owner of a War Between the States Heritage Preserve has restricted such area or feature from inclusion in the War Between the States Heritage Trust, or where the previous owner has withheld an interest therein such as a life estate or reverter, the War Between the States Heritage Preserve involved shall not be allowed to become a part of the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust unless, at a subsequent time, such approval is obtained from such person or his successor in interest. (3) Upon the approval by the commission of the inclusion of any War Between the States Heritage Preserve in the War Between the States Heritage Trust and the transfer of the title or interest held by the commission therein to the trust, subject to the provisions of item (2) of this section, legal title to such area or feature shall be conveyed to the trustee of the War Between the States Heritage Trust and the equitable, or beneficial ownership, shall rest in those beneficiaries previously stated and described, whether such property was owned by a private or public source prior to dedication. (4) Upon approval by the advisory board, the commission and any agency of the State are hereby authorized to enter into agreement in advance with any person, firm, corporation, legal entity of government, or any private group that any particular area or feature shall be conveyed to the trustee in trust under the provisions of this chapter. (5) Upon approval by the commission of inclusion of any War Between the States Heritage Preserve into the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust, the advisory board shall review the management plan therefore, as well as the Dedication Agreement, and any other sources of information which it may consider appropriate. Upon approval thereof by the commission, the commission or that agency or group assigned management responsibilities therefore shall manage the property in accordance therewith. Except to the extent expressly otherwise provided in the Dedication Agreement, the following substantive terms shall be deemed to be set forth in the conveyance to the War Between the States Heritage Trust and the trustee shall hold such property in trust subject to such terms: (a) The essential natural character of the property shall be maintained. (b) There shall be no erection or any improvements thereon except those improvements necessary for the security, safety, or convenience of the public and those required for maintenance, historical interpretation, and management or to restore it to its War Between the States state. (c) Cutting or burning of timber, wood, or other destruction of flora or fauna shall be permitted only for conservation or regeneration of flora or fauna; for the control of plant succession by deliberate manipulation for restoration of preservation of a particular vegetation type or of an endangered species of flora, fauna, or wildlife; or for the establishment and maintenance of nature and hiking trails, picnic areas, camping areas, and the like where compatible and consistent with the character of the area or feature concerned and not seriously damaging or detrimental to the natural quality of the property. (d) No stream shall be dammed or have its course altered except to return it to its natural flow. (e) No motorized vehicles shall be permitted on the property other than those utilized by the trustee or its agents in management and protection of the property or used by the general public for ingress and egress to the property in compliance with the management plan for the area or feature concerned. (f) No change shall be made in the general topography of the area or feature, except for those minimal alterations which may be necessary to provide on-foot access to the public for visitation or observation or to return worn or altered topographical features to their original historical features, and this shall be done only where wholly compatible and consistent with the character of the property and where no detrimental effect shall result. (g) No activity shall be allowed or permitted which might pollute any stream, body of water, or the atmosphere. (h) No signs, billboards, or other advertising of any kind shall be erected; however, informational and directional signs related to the designation of the area, historical interpretation, or feature as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve and related to the public's enjoyment thereof shall be allowed when approved by the trustee. (i) No other acts or uses which are detrimental to the retention of the property in its natural or historical state shall be allowed, including those detrimental to flood control, drainage, water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or fish or wildlife habitat preservation. (j) Where cultural areas or features are involved, reasonable excavation, improvement, and the like shall be allowed for research purposes, as well as to restore such areas or features, and for historical interpretation. (k) The trust shall continue in perpetuity. (l) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as restricting the use of an existing or any future easement, express or implied, in favor of any utility or other holder of an easement for public purposes. (6) Those natural and related cultural areas and features that are acquired as War Between the States Heritage Preserves in accordance with the trust provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be as such at their highest, best, and most important use for the public benefit. The State, any agencies thereof, local or county entities of government, or public utility which has the power of condemnation by law may acquire by purchase, gift, or eminent domain an easement or other interest in any property comprising a part of the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust; provided, however, that before any such condemnation shall occur a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the following: (a) there is an unavoidable and imperative public necessity that the property or interest therein be taken for another public use; (b) that there is no feasible and prudent alternative for the proposed use for which the property or interest therein is to be taken; and (c) that the proposal for taking includes all possible planning to minimize the harm done to such property resulting from such proposed use. Where the court deems appropriate, a public hearing shall be conducted prior to the court's decision to allow comment and input thereto. No city, county, public district, agency of the State, or public utility of the State shall acquire any real property which is a part of the corpus of the War Between the States Heritage Trust through condemnation for the purpose of utilizing such property for another public use unless the acquiring entity pays or transfers to the War Between the States Heritage Trust sufficient compensation to enable the operating entity to replace the real property and facilities thereon. The trustee of the trust shall have authority to utilize such proceeds to acquire additional property for the trust and to maintain those properties that form the corpus of the trust. (7) The common law of South Carolina pertaining to trusts shall be applicable to the War Between the States Heritage Trust and to all areas or features, or interests therein, which become parts of this corpus. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, such trusts shall not fail for want of a trustee, and the trust shall be terminated as to any particular area or feature, or interest therein, only upon total failure of the intended purpose. Any substitution of the trustee or termination of the trust as to any particular area or feature, or interests therein, shall occur only after appropriate judicial action wherein the beneficiaries are adequately represented, and such total failure shall not in any way affect the remainder of the property within the corpus of the trust. (8) The trustee shall hold, manage, preserve, and enforce the various areas and features, or interests therein, which become a part of the corpus of the trust in accordance with the terms of this chapter and in any respective conveyances and transfers thereto. To that end the trustees may adopt and modify rules and regulations for the use and enjoyment of such trust properties by the public and may employ or appoint agents to act on their behalf in the management of such properties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-10
SECTION 51-3-10. Control and maintenance of State parks.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may control, supervise, maintain and, wherever practicable, improve all parks belonging to the State, for general recreational, educational, and forestry purposes. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 156, SECTION 1, deleted ", provided, however, that swimming and rental or use of park cabins shall not be allowed" following "forestry purposes" and made a nonsubstantive change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-40
SECTION 51-13-40. Property exempt from taxation.
Status: in_force

All property owned by the Riverbanks Parks Commission shall be exempt from all county and municipal taxes so long as it is used by the Commission for public purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-310 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-310
SECTION 51-15-310. Moneys going into fund.
Status: in_force

All funds received from fees and charges authorized by Section 51-15-290 shall be paid into and become a part of the park and recreation fund of such municipality. The proceeds from the sale of all bonds issued by any such municipality for park and recreation purposes shall be paid into and credited to such fund. All sums accruing from the special tax authorized by Section 51-15-270 shall be credited to the fund. In addition thereto, the fund shall be allowed all receipts and revenues arising from the operation of the various recreation activities under the administration of the board and whatever further amount, if any, the governing body of such municipality may set apart in its annual budget for the use and benefit of the board and any other funds arising from donations, legacies, bequests, devises or from any other sources.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-30
SECTION 51-17-30. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The Heritage Trust Program is created to achieve the following goals by protecting lands and making them available to state agencies, educational institutions, and public and private groups for the following purposes: 1. For research in such fields as archeology, agriculture, conservation, ecology, forestry, genetics, geology, history, paleontology, pharmacology, soil science, taxonomy, and similar fields by governmental employees, educational and scientific groups as well as by private individuals. 2. For the teaching of archeology, biology, conservation, ecology, geology, history, natural history, and other subjects. 3. As habitats and places for maintaining plant and animal species in communities. 4. As reservoirs of natural and cultural materials. 5. As places of natural and cultural interests and beauty whereby through visitation the public may observe, value, and enjoy natural and cultural processes and events. Unique recreational opportunities of a type not generally available through the existing State Park System may be provided, including outdoor sporting usage such as hunting and fishing as well as aesthetics, where wholly compatible and consistent with the character of the area or feature. 6. As benchmarks against which to measure such processes or events as well as the environmental degradation from natural and unnatural influences. 7. To promote the understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic, cultural, and scientific values of such areas and features by the people of the State. 8. For the preservation and protection of Heritage Preserves and Sites against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development, or other uses which would destroy their natural and cultural character. 9. As places for maintaining representative lands and related structures which illustrate periods, events, styles, and uses of the land in our state's historic and cultural heritage. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment made grammatical changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-100 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-100
SECTION 51-17-100. Heritage Sites, registration.
Status: in_force

In any case wherein a priority feature is either unsuited or unavailable for acquisition as a Heritage Preserve, the board of the department in agreement with the owner thereof may recognize such for its importance by registering it as a Heritage Site through the following registration procedures: 1. The department through its research and consultation with the owners of properties selected as priority features shall notify the advisory board of those which are unsuited or unavailable for dedication but for which the owners have made application for recognition as Heritage Sites through registration. 2. The advisory board shall review such applications and shall recommend to the board of the department the approval of those which it deems worthy of preservation through registration as Heritage Sites. 3. From the advisory board's recommendations, the board of the department shall approve those applications for recognition as Heritage Sites which it deems deserving and appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 4. Upon approval of an application by the board of the department, the department may enter into a written agreement of registration with the owner of the feature concerned whereby the State shall give public recognition of the importance of the area or feature as a Heritage Site and the owner shall express his intent to preserve it. 5. The department shall erect and maintain an appropriate sign on the Heritage Site indicating its recognition and the owner thereof shall be given a certificate acknowledging its registration. 6. The registration agreement may be terminated by the owner or the board of the department at any time upon thirty days' notification to the other party. Such termination shall remove the feature from the Heritage Site Program, and any certificate previously issued therefor or sign erected shall be returned to the department by the property owner. 7. Unless the registration agreement is terminated, the owner of a Heritage Site shall maintain its essential natural character. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission" and "advisory board" for "board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-60
SECTION 51-1-60. Powers and duties of department.
Status: in_force

The department may contract, be contracted with, use a common seal, and make and adopt regulations. No regulation may be promulgated affecting hunting and fishing except as provided in Section 51-3-145. The department may accept gifts and acquire by gift, purchase, or otherwise real estate and other property, but no real estate may be purchased or disposed of by the department except on approval of the State Budget and Control Board. The department shall keep accurate records showing in full the receipts and disbursements and the records must be open at any reasonable time to inspection by the public. The department shall submit annually to the General Assembly and the Budget and Control Board reports the board requires. The department shall have the following duties and responsibilities in addition to such other functions as may, from time to time, be assigned by legislative action or by the State Budget and Control Board: (a) to promote, publicize, and advertise the state's tourist attractions; (b) to promote the general health and welfare of the people of the State by developing and expanding new and existing recreational areas, including the existing State Park System; (c) to develop a coordinated plan utilizing to best advantage the natural facilities and resources of the State as a tourist attraction, recognizing that the State has within its boundaries mountainous areas and coastal plains, each of unsurpassed beauty, which with the easy accessibility now existing and being provided, has the potential of attracting many visitors in all seasons to take advantage of the natural scenery, the outdoor sports, including hunting, fishing, and swimming, together with other recreational activities such as golfing, boating, and sightseeing; (d) to include in its plan the preservation and perpetuation of our state's rich historical heritage by acquiring and owning, recognizing, marking, and publicizing areas, sites, buildings, and other landmarks and items of national and statewide historical interest and significance to the history of our State. No area, site, building, or other landmark shall be acquired for its historical significance without the approval of the Commission of Archives and History; (e) to use all available services of the several agencies in the management of timber and game and such agencies when requested by the director shall render such cooperation and assistance as may be necessary; provided, that the State Forestry Commission shall continue the forestry program authorized under the provisions of Section 48-23-270; (f) to lease or convey portions of lands under its jurisdiction to municipalities and other political subdivisions charged with the responsibility of providing parks and recreation facilities; provided, that all such leases shall contain a clause to the effect that if such property ceases to be used as a recreation or park facility, the lease shall be void and in the event of a conveyance, the deed shall contain a clause providing that if such property ceases to be used as a recreation or park facility, the title to such property shall revert to the department. All plans for the development of such lands shall be subject to the approval of the department and it shall retain the right to inspect such lands at such times as it considers necessary to determine if such lands are being used for parks and recreation; (g) to borrow from time to time from any source available such sums of money as the department at its discretion deems advisable at interest rates approved by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority for the purposes of acquisition, construction, development, and maintenance of such lands and facilities as the director is empowered to operate and issue evidences of such indebtedness thereof in the form of notes or bonds as may be determined by the director. The department may secure any sums borrowed under the terms hereof by mortgage of any property or facilities owned by it and it may pledge any and all income from any of its properties or facilities. The State is in no manner liable for any debt incurred under the terms hereof but all such obligations shall be met by the department out of monies coming into its hands from the property and facilities so pledged; (h) to enter into contracts with the United States Government, its various departments, and agencies for the purpose of obtaining funds, property, or any other purpose which will assist the department in carrying out the provisions for which it has been created; (i) to allocate funds made available to the department, other than funds specifically allocated to it by legislative appropriation or bond authorization, for development and improvement of park properties in the state system and historic sites approved by the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and the South Carolina Archives and History Commission; (j) to promote economic diversity in all areas of the State by extending to them the full benefits of tourism and recreational development; and (k) to coordinate and act as a liaison with regional tourism organizations, local chambers of commerce, and development agencies. The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall study and ascertain the state's present park, parkway, and outdoor recreational resources and facilities, the need for such resources and facilities, and the extent to which these needs are now being met. A survey shall be included to determine the land suitable and desirable to be acquired as a part of the state park and outdoor recreational system, due consideration being given to the scenic, recreational, archaeological, and other special features attractive to out-of-state visitors and to the people of the State. The results of this survey and study should be reported to the Governor and the General Assembly at the earliest practicable time. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "department" and "director" for "Commission"; deleted a former last paragraph transferring powers and duties theretofore exercised by other agencies to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; and made grammatical changes. 2019 Act No. 76, SECTION 1, in (g), in the third sentence, substituted "monies" for "moneys"; inserted (j), relating to promoting economic diversity; inserted (k), relating to coordinating and acting as a liaison with regional tourism organizations, local chambers of commerce, and development agencies; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 51-15-30
SECTION 51-15-30. Violators subject to arrest.
Status: in_force

The municipal courts of such municipalities shall have jurisdiction of all offenses against such rules and regulations and all offenders against them shall be subject to arrest and detention by the police officers of such municipalities in the same manner and to the same extent as in cases of violation of municipal ordinances within the corporate limits of such municipalities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-930 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-930
SECTION 51-13-930. Powers of Commission.
Status: in_force

The commission is empowered to: (a) sue and be sued; (b) adopt, use and alter a corporate seal; (c) enter into contracts in furtherance of its purposes; (d) charge admission fees to its facilities; (e) make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs; (f) acquire, own, hold in trust, preserve, restore, maintain, suitably mark, develop, advertise, manage and operate or sell property of historical or architectural value in Abbeville, Greenwood and McCormick counties, and to receive funds, grants, donations and appropriations for the accomplishment of these purposes; (g) acquire or purchase books, documents or other historical materials of interest; (h) prescribe rules and regulations governing the use of its facilities; (i) develop plans and orders of priority for the restoration of historical places in the three counties; (j) appoint agents, employees and servants, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties; (k) apply for funds from State or federal agencies; (l) property, provided it shall not have the power to assume any obligation or incur any indebtedness binding upon the State or the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood and McCormick.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-530 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 51-13-530
SECTION 51-13-530. Acceptance of donations; cooperation with and assistance from other agencies.
Status: in_force

The Commission is authorized to accept donations of money, property or personal services; to cooperate with national, State, civil, patriotic, hereditary and historical groups and institutions of learning; and to call upon State and Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-80
SECTION 51-3-80. Acquisitions of land.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may accept gifts, donations and contributions of land suitable for park purposes and enter into agreements with the Federal Government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase or otherwise such lands as in the judgment of the Department are desirable for State parks.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-510 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 51-15-510
SECTION 51-15-510. Acquisition of property for parks, playgrounds, and athletic facilities.
Status: in_force

All cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants, as determined by the most recent United States census, may own, buy or receive donations of lands and properties within the city limits, or within twenty miles of the corporate limits of any such city, to be used by the city for the purpose of creating and maintaining parks, playgrounds, athletic grounds or stadiums.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-760 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-760
SECTION 51-13-760. Purposes of Authority.
Status: in_force

The Authority is created as an instrumentality of the State for the accomplishment of the following general purposes, all or any of them, which are intended to broaden and not to restrict any other powers given to it in this article, namely: (1) To develop and improve the Patriot's Point area to provide a place of education and recreation to foster among the people pride and patriotism in our nation and its heritage; (2) To establish and develop a National Naval Museum of ships, naval and maritime equipment, artifacts, books, manuscripts, art and historical materials for the education and enjoyment of the people of our nation and to instill in them a knowledge of our naval and maritime history; and of the importance of sea power to our economy and defense; (3) To foster and stimulate national and international travel to and participation in the development of Patriot's Point, by acquiring, constructing, equipping and maintaining museum buildings, seaquariums and laboratories, public exhibits and entertainment facilities, historical monuments and sites; and providing lodging and accommodations for travelers by land or water to Patriot's Point; (4) To cooperate with the State of South Carolina and the United States of America, and any agency or any department, corporation or instrumentality thereof, in the maintenance, development, improvement and use of Patriot's Point and all its functions; (5) To accept funds, other assets and services from Charleston County and municipalities located therein and the State of South Carolina, and to use them in such manner, within the purposes of the Authority, as shall be stipulated by the county or the State in any matter coming within the general purposes of the Authority; (6) To act as agent for the United States of America, or any agency, department, corporation or instrumentality thereof, in any matter coming within the purposes of the Authority; (7) In general to do and perform any act or function which may tend to or be useful toward the development and improvement of Patriot's Point.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-90 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-90
SECTION 51-17-90. Heritage Trust created.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the South Carolina Heritage Trust, the trustee of which shall be the Board of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The corpus of the trust shall be made up of those Heritage Preserves which the board of the department considers to be of such outstanding and unique natural or cultural character so as to be significant and essential to the carrying out of the goals and purposes of this chapter and as such, to merit a greater degree of preservation than that provided by dedication. The board of the department shall have authority to place into the corpus of the trust any Heritage Preserve that it feels meets this criteria and which has been recommended for inclusion therein by the advisory board. The beneficiaries of this trust are and shall be the present and future generations of citizens of the State, more particularly those present and future citizens residing within a close proximity to any area or feature which itself, or an interest therein, becomes, constitutes, or comprises a part of the corpus of such trust and who actually enjoy use of such area or feature; and further and more particularly, those present and future students, teachers, and persons residing in the State who are concerned with conservation or with research in any facet of ecology, history, or archeology and who actually utilize any such area or feature for the promotion of such interest. Wherever the term "area or feature" is used in this section, it shall include "or interests therein". The following, except as otherwise expressly provided, shall constitute substantive terms of the trust and apply to any area or feature which becomes a part of the corpus thereof: 1. Upon approval by the board of the department of the inclusion of a Heritage Preserve in the corpus of the South Carolina Heritage Trust, such transfer shall be recorded in the county in which the property is located and shall establish conclusive proof that such area or feature is suitable for preservation and protection under this chapter and constitutes a part of the corpus of the South Carolina Heritage Trust. 2. In any case wherein the previous owner of a Heritage Preserve has restricted such area or feature from inclusion in the South Carolina Heritage Trust, or where the previous owner has withheld an interest therein such as a life estate or reverter, the Heritage Preserve involved shall not be allowed to become a part of the corpus of the South Carolina Heritage Trust unless at a subsequent time such approval is obtained from such person or his successor in interest. 3. Upon the approval by the board of the department of the inclusion of any Heritage Preserve in the South Carolina Heritage Trust and the transfer of the title or interest held by the board of the department therein to the trust, subject to the provisions of Item 2 of this section, legal title to such area or feature shall be conveyed to the trustee of the South Carolina Heritage Trust and the equitable, or beneficial ownership, shall rest in those beneficiaries previously stated and described, whether such property was owned by a private or public source prior to dedication. 4. Upon approval by the advisory board, the department, the board of the department, and any agency of the State is hereby authorized to enter into agreement in advance with any person, firm, corporation, legal entity of government, or any private group that any particular area or feature shall be conveyed to the trustee in trust under the provisions of this chapter. 5. Upon approval by the board of the department of inclusion of any Heritage Preserve into the corpus of the South Carolina Heritage Trust, the advisory board shall review the management plan therefor as well as the "Dedication Agreement" and any other sources of information which it may consider appropriate. Upon approval thereof by the board of the department, the department, or that agency or group assigned management responsibilities therefor, shall manage the property in accordance therewith. Except to the extent expressly otherwise provided in the "Dedication Agreement", the following substantive terms shall be deemed to be set forth in the conveyance to the Heritage Trust and the trustee shall hold such property in trust subject to such terms: (a) The essential natural character of the property shall be maintained. (b) There shall be no erection of any improvements thereon except those minimal improvements necessary for the security, safety, or convenience of the public and those required for maintenance and management. (c) Cutting or burning of timber, wood or other destruction of flora or fauna shall be permitted only for conservation or regeneration of flora or fauna; or for the control of plant succession by deliberate manipulation for restoration of preservation of a particular vegetation type or of an endangered species of flora, fauna or wildlife; or for the establishment and maintenance of nature and hiking trails, camping areas and the like where compatible and consistent with the character of the area or feature concerned and not seriously damaging or detrimental to the natural quality of the property. (d) No stream shall be dammed or have its course altered. (e) No motorized vehicles shall be permitted on the property other than those utilized by the trustee or its agents in management and protection of the property or used by the general public for ingress and egress to the property in compliance with the management plan for the area or feature concerned. (f) No change shall be made in the general topography of the area or feature except for those minimal alterations which may be necessary to provide on-foot access to the public for visitation, or observation; and this shall be done only where wholly compatible and consistent with the character of the property and where no detrimental effect shall result. (g) No activity shall be allowed or permitted which might pollute any stream, body of water, or the atmosphere. (h) No signs, billboards or other advertising of any kind shall be erected; however, informational and directional signs related to the designation of the area or feature as a Heritage Preserve and related to the public's enjoyment thereof shall be allowed when approved by the trustee. (i) No other acts or uses which are detrimental to the retention of the property in its natural state shall be allowed, including those detrimental to flood control, drainage, water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or fish or wildlife habitat preservation. (j) Where cultural areas or features are involved, reasonable excavation, improvement and the like shall be allowed for research purposes as well as to restore such area or feature. (k) The trust shall continue in perpetuity. (l) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as restricting the use of an existing or any future easement, express or implied, in favor of any utility or other holder of an easement for public purposes. 6. Those natural and related cultural areas and features which are acquired as Heritage Preserves in accordance with the trust provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be as such at their highest, best and most important use for the public benefit. The State, any agencies thereof, local or county entities of government, or public utility which has the power of condemnation by law may acquire by purchase, gift, or eminent domain an easement or other interest in any property comprising a part of the corpus of the Heritage Trust; provided, however, that before any such condemnation shall occur a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the following: (1) there is an unavoidable and imperative public necessity that the property or interest therein be taken for another public use; (2) that there is no feasible and prudent alternative for the proposed use for which the property or interest therein is to be taken; and (3) that the proposal for taking includes all possible planning to minimize the harm done to such property resulting from such proposed use. Where the court deems appropriate, a public hearing shall be conducted prior to the court's decision to allow comment and input thereto. No city, county, public district, agency of the State, or public utility of the State shall acquire any real property which is a part of the corpus of the Heritage Trust through condemnation for the purpose of utilizing such property for another public use unless the acquiring entity pays or transfers to the Heritage Trust sufficient compensation to enable the operating entity to replace the real property and facilities thereon. The trustee of the trust shall have authority to utilize such proceeds to acquire additional property for the trust and to maintain those properties which form the corpus of the trust. 7. The common law of South Carolina pertaining to trusts shall be applicable to the Heritage Trust and to all areas or features, or interests therein, which become a part of this corpus. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, such trusts shall not fail for want of a trustee, and the trust shall be terminated as to any particular area or feature, or interest therein, only upon total failure of the intended purpose. Any substitution of the trustee or termination of the trust as to any particular area or feature, or interests therein, shall occur only after appropriate judicial action wherein the beneficiaries are adequately represented, and such total failure shall not in any way affect the remainder of the property within the corpus of the trust. 8. The trustee shall hold, manage, preserve and enforce the various areas and features, or interests therein, which become a part of the corpus of the trust in accordance with the terms of this chapter and in any respective conveyances and transfers thereto. To that end the trustees may adopt and modify rules and regulations for the use and enjoyment of such trust properties by the public, and may employ or appoint agents to act on their behalf in the management of such properties. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission" and "Board of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources" for "South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-30
SECTION 51-18-30. Program goals.
Status: in_force

The War Between the States Heritage Trust Program is created to achieve the following goals by protecting lands and making them available to state agencies, educational institutions, and public and private groups for the following purposes: (1) for research in such fields as history, archeology, agriculture, forestry, paleontology, and similar fields by governmental employees, educational and scientific groups, as well as by private individuals; (2) for the teaching of history, archeology, agriculture, forestry, paleontology, and other subjects; (3) as cultural materials; (4) as places of natural and cultural interests and beauty whereby through visitation the public may observe, value, and enjoy unique recreational opportunities of a type not generally available through the existing State Park System; (5) to promote the understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic, historical, cultural, and scientific values of such areas and features by the people of the State; (6) for the preservation and protection of War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development, or other uses which would destroy their natural and cultural character; and (7) as places for maintaining representative lands and related structures which illustrate periods, events, styles, and uses of the land in our state's historic and cultural heritage.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-23-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 23 / Section 51-23-30
SECTION 51-23-30. Grant program for planning, developing, and renovating park and recreation facilities.
Status: in_force

The department shall devise and administer a noncompetitive program of grants to eligible entities within each county area for planning and development for new parks and recreation facilities or renovations of existing facilities. Grant funds may not be used to supplant existing funding for parks and recreation purposes nor may they be used to retire indebtedness incurred prior to July 1, 1988. Grant awards must be made by the department according to criteria and administrative guidelines it shall develop and furnish to potential grant applicants. All grants must be in the form of reimbursements and no grant may be awarded unless the grantee matches the grant in an amount equal to at least twenty percent of the grant. All grant applications must be submitted in writing and signed by a majority of the members of the legislative delegation representing the eligible entity applying for the grant. Unexpended grant funds in any account may be carried forward for not more than three succeeding fiscal years, after which any unexpended funds must be reallocated on a statewide basis in the next fiscal year as part of the distribution to the Fund for that year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1770 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1770
SECTION 51-13-1770. Designation of places of historical interest; operation and maintenance; historical pamphlets.
Status: in_force

The Authority shall select markers and appropriately mark and designate points and places of historical interest in the territory that may comprise the Old Jacksonborough Historic District. The Authority shall be responsible for the operation and upkeep of such historical sites. It shall receive and disburse funds, accept donations, and compile, print and sell historical pamphlets. In addition, the Authority shall advise the county legislative delegation on matters of historical interest in the Old Jacksonborough Historic District, Colleton County, and adjacent areas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-120
SECTION 51-3-120. Use of revenues from such lands.
Status: in_force

The revenues derived from such lands owned by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall be segregated by the State Treasurer for the use of the Department in the acquisition, management and development and use of such lands until all obligations incurred have been paid in full. Fifty per cent of all net profits accruing from the administration of such lands shall be applicable for such purposes as the General Assembly may prescribe and fifty per cent shall be paid into the school fund of the county in which such lands are located.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-2130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 25 / Section 51-13-2130
SECTION 51-13-2130. Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

The presidents of the historical societies located in each of the counties identified in Joint Resolution 159 of 2005, or their designees, shall serve on an advisory committee in a nonvoting capacity. Editor's Note The following counties are identified in Joint Resolution 159 of 2005: Marion, Florence, Williamsburg, Horry, Georgetown, Berkeley, Charleston, Sumter, Clarendon, and Colleton.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-780 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-780
SECTION 51-13-780. Power of Authority to acquire property by purchase or eminent domain.
Status: in_force

For the acquiring of rights-of-way and property necessary for the construction of structures, including piers, ships, docks, quays, and other riparian and littoral facilities and structures and approaches to them and transportation facilities needful for their convenient use and highways, causeways, and bridges and for the acquiring of property necessary for the Patriot's Point development project, the Authority may purchase them by negotiation or may condemn them. The power of eminent domain shall apply not only to all property of private persons or corporations but also to property already devoted to public use within the area of jurisdiction of the Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-20
SECTION 51-1-20. Director and other employees.
Status: in_force

The director shall employ such employees as may be necessary to operate the department commensurate with funds available. The employees, including the deputy directors, shall serve at the pleasure of the director. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted provisions for the director to employ employees to serve at his pleasure, for provisions specifying that the commissioners were to employ a director and other employees all of whom would serve at the pleasure of the commission and further specifying qualifications and duties of the director.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-80
SECTION 51-1-80. Contracts with political subdivisions of State.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism is authorized to cooperate and enter into certain contracts with political subdivisions of this State. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-22-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 22 / Section 51-22-30
SECTION 51-22-30. Board of directors, staff.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created a seventeen-member board of directors, fifteen of which must be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint two board members from each congressional district and one board member from the State at large, who shall serve as the chairman. All terms are for four years and members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualify. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-770, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, or their designees, shall serve as members of the board. The Governor must exercise due diligence in appointing a chairman and board members with backgrounds and experience in conservation, preservation, or recreation, or a combination of those backgrounds. (B) The board of directors shall: (1) establish criteria and requirements to determine funding guidelines and funding decisions including the requirement of a commitment to preservation, conservation, and recreation; (2) decide, based on those criteria and requirements, which entities may receive funding from the Legacy Trust Fund; (3) give primary consideration to projects, acquisitions, and restorations that demonstrate cooperative efforts among eligible agencies and organizations, including joint matching funding, joint administrative duties, and projects that serve several interests; (4) submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department of Administration which must include a list of the funding recipients, a description of the projects, and a description of the benefits brought about as a result of the funding. (C) The Legacy Trust Fund shall be a part of the Governor's Office. Staff shall be appointed by the board upon consent of the Governor to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The staff shall be paid with monies from the Legacy Trust Fund. The staff shall report to the board of directors and the Governor. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-60
SECTION 51-3-60. Use of facilities free of charge by aged, blind, or disabled; disabled veterans; reduced rates for campsites.
Status: in_force

Any South Carolina resident who is over sixty-five years of age or disabled or legally blind as defined in Section 43-25-20 of the 1976 Code may use any facility of a state park except campsites, overnight lodging and recreation buildings without charge. Such residents may also use campsite facilities at one-half of the prescribed fee. A person exercising this privilege on the basis of age shall present his medicare card or other card approved by the South Carolina Commission on Aging to the employee of the State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism who is in charge of the particular state park, and a person who is disabled or legally blind shall present to such person in charge of the park a certificate to that effect from a licensed doctor of medicine or an official of an agency authorized by law to make determinations of disability or blindness. The authorization for use of the facilities as provided by this section shall not be effective if it conflicts with any federal law, rule or regulation. The term "disabled" as used herein shall mean the inability to perform substantial gainful employment by reason of a medically-determinable impairment, either physical or mental, which has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of twelve months or more. Any South Carolina resident who is a veteran and who has been classified by the Veterans Administration as permanently and totally disabled may also enter any state park without charge upon presentation to the person in charge of the park of an identification card from the county veterans affairs officer stating the veteran's permanent and total disability. A statement of age or disability may not be made for any person whose age and disability records are not maintained in the veterans affairs office at which the request is made.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-130
SECTION 51-17-130. Enforcement; penalties.
Status: in_force

1. Enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources, park rangers, and forestry rangers, as well as all other state and local law enforcement officials, shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 2. The Attorney General shall enforce the rules and regulations of the board of the department both as they apply to those areas dedicated as well as those that are subsequently made a part of the corpus of the South Carolina Heritage Trust. In exercise of this authority, the Attorney General may, among other things and at the request of the board of the department, bring an action for injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. 3.(a) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter where the damage to the property does not exceed five hundred dollars is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense. (b) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter where the damage to the property exceeds five hundred dollars is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each offense. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Enforcement officer of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources" for "Conservation officers".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-100 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-100
SECTION 51-3-100. Necessary and incidental powers of Department.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may in general do any and all things necessary and incident to the furtherance of the use to which such parks are dedicated.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-860 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-860
SECTION 51-13-860. State Fiscal Accountability Authority authorized to make loan to authority for purpose of settling certain claims and litigation.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may transfer to the authority an amount not to exceed six million dollars from the funds made available to the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development pursuant to Section 12-27-1270, for the purpose of the authority participating in any court approved settlement of the claims and litigation brought against the authority, its officers, employees or agents and arising from, related to, or connected with the development of a hotel and marina complex upon the lands of the authority, and for those other operating expenses necessary for the further development of the authority. This transfer is considered a loan to the authority, and it must be for a period not to exceed three years as determined by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and must be free of interest for that period. Editor's Note 1990 Act No. 349, SECTION 7, approved March 19, 1990, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6 of this act do not take effect until the date that all claims and litigation, brought against the Patriot's Point Development Authority, its officers, employees, or agents and arising from, related to, or connected with the development of a hotel and marina complex upon the lands of the authority, have been settled or otherwise disposed of to the satisfaction of the Governor and the State Budget and Control Board as evidenced by written resolution of the board. On the date of this written resolution, the terms of the present members of the authority expire and their successors appointed in the manner provided by this act shall take office." The Budget and Control Board adopted the resolution required by the Act on December 7, 1992.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-115 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-115
SECTION 51-17-115. Heritage Land Trust Fund created.
Status: in_force

There is created the Heritage Land Trust Fund, which must be kept separate from other funds of the State. The fund must be administered by the board of the department for the purpose of acquiring fee simple or lesser interest in priority areas, legal fees, appraisals, surveys, or other costs involved in the acquisition of interest in priority areas, and for the development of minimal facilities and management necessary for the protection of the essential character of priority areas. Unexpended balances, including interest derived from the fund, must be carried forward each year and used only for the purposes provided in this chapter. No fund money may be expended to acquire interest in property by eminent domain nor may the funds be expended to acquire interest in property without a recommendation of the Heritage Trust Advisory Board and the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable. The board of the department shall report by letter to the presiding officers of the General Assembly not later than January fifteenth each year all funds expended pursuant to this chapter for the previous year, including the amount of funds expended and the uses to which the expenditures were applied. The fund is eligible to receive appropriations of state general funds, federal funds, donations, gifts, bond issue receipts, securities, and other monetary instruments of value. Reimbursement for monies expended from this fund must be deposited in this fund. Funds received through sale, exchange, or otherwise of any Heritage Preserve acquired under this section, or products of the Preserve such as timber, utility easement rights, and the like, accrue to the fund. Effect of Amendment The first 1993 amendment, in the first paragraph, added "and management" following "minimal facilities" and added the last sentence providing that expenditures for management may not exceed ten percent of revenues for any year; and made grammatical changes throughout. The second 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission". The 1999 amendment deleted the last sentence of the first undesignated paragraph relating to limitations on the amount of management expenditures from the fund in any fiscal year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-23-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 23 / Section 51-23-10
SECTION 51-23-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter: (1) "County area" means the area included within the geographical boundaries of a county. (2) "Eligible entity" means any local governmental entity, including a special purpose district, within a county area applying for a grant under this chapter which has provided parks or recreation services for at least twelve months prior to the date of the application. The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall annually determine those local units which qualify as "eligible entities".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-10
SECTION 51-17-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words or phrases have the definition given unless clearly specified otherwise: 1. "Board of the department" means the governing board of the Department of Natural Resources. 2. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. 3. "Advisory board" means the Heritage Trust Advisory Board. 4. "Natural area" means an area of land or water, or a combination thereof, generally, but not necessarily, large in size. Such an area may be in public or private ownership and shall contain relatively undisturbed ecosystems, landforms, threatened, endangered, or unique plant life or animal habitats, or other unusual or outstanding scientific, educational, aesthetic, or recreational characteristics. 5. "Natural feature" means an area of land or water, or a combination thereof, which is generally, but not necessarily, small in size. Such area may be in public or private ownership and shall contain or consist of outstanding remnants or natural elements of surviving undisturbed natural ecosystems such as record size individual species of plant life, nests or rookeries, geological formations, or objects of special scientific, educational, aesthetic, or recreational character. 6. "Cultural area or feature" means an area or feature which provides an outstanding example of our historical or archeological heritage. Such an area or feature shall be a site of special historic interest or contain outstanding remnants or elements of the way of life and significant events of our past so that through their preservation and the restoration of related existing structures, or the development of a historic area, as well as through study, investigation and examination of the material remains in that life, a record may be preserved of the interrelationship and effect between man's activities and his surrounding environment. A cultural area or feature may be one that is either publicly or privately owned. 7. "Heritage Preserve" means a natural or cultural area or feature which is "dedicated" under this chapter. 8. "Heritage Site" means a natural or cultural feature which has been recognized as such through "registration" under this chapter. 9. "Dedicate or dedication" means the process by which any natural or cultural area or feature shall be established as a Heritage Preserve in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 51-17-80. Dedication may result from either of the following methods, but no power of eminent domain is hereby conferred or granted to the board of the department, the advisory board, or the department under this chapter: (a) "Acquisition" means the establishment of a Heritage Preserve whereby the owner of a natural or cultural area or feature transfers the fee simple interest therein to the board of the department for such purpose; or (b) "Acceptance" means the establishment of a Heritage Preserve whereby the owner of a natural or cultural area or feature transfers less than the fee simple interest therein to the board of the department for such purpose. Examples are granting of a "conservation or open space easement" or the transfer of title subject to a life estate or reverter. Interests in real estate of a term of years shall not qualify for dedication under this chapter. 10. "Register" or "registration" means the process by which the owner of a natural or cultural feature shall enter into a written agreement with the board of the department recognizing the unique and outstanding characteristics thereof in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 51-17-100. 11. "Priority areas and features list" means the list made up of those areas and features recommended by the advisory board, and approved by the board of the department, under this chapter whose preservation is of primary importance to the goals and purposes of this chapter and which are, therefore, eligible to be included as Heritage Preserves and Sites. 12. "The Heritage Trust Program" means the entire system established under this chapter to provide for the inventorying, preservation, use and management of unique and outstanding natural or cultural areas and features in this State. The term 'Heritage Trust' means the legal trust which is created under Section 51-17-90. Effect of Amendment The first 1993 amendment deleted former paragraph 1 reading "Commission" means the "Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission" and renumbered the remaining paragraphs accordingly; and in paragraph 1 (formerly 2) substituted "Department of Natural Resources" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources Department". The second 1993 amendment in paragraph 1 substituted "Board of the department" means the governing board of the Department of Natural Resources" for "Commission" means the Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission"; in paragraph 2 substituted "Department of Natural Resources" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources Department"; and in paragraph 3 substituted "Advisory Board" for "Board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-10
SECTION 51-18-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words or phrases have the definition given unless clearly specified otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the governing board of the War Between the States Heritage Trust Program. (2) "Advisory board" means the War Between the States Heritage Trust Advisory Board. (3) "Natural area" means an area of land or water, or a combination thereof, generally, but not necessarily, large in size. Such an area may be in public or private ownership and shall contain landforms, or other unusual or outstanding scientific, educational, aesthetic, or recreational characteristics that are unique to and relatively undisturbed since the time period of the War Between the States. (4) "Natural feature" means an area of land or water or a combination thereof, which is generally, but not necessarily, small in size. Such area may be in public or private ownership and shall contain or consist of outstanding remnants or natural elements of geological formations, or objects of special scientific, educational, aesthetic, or recreational character, which are unique to and relatively undisturbed since the time period of the War Between the States. (5) "Cultural area or feature" means an area or feature that provides an outstanding example of our historical or archeological heritage. Such an area or feature shall be a site of special historic interest or contain outstanding remnants or elements of the way of life and significant events of our past so that through their preservation and the restoration of related existing structures, or the development of an historic area, as well as through study, investigation, and examination of the material remains in that life, a record may be preserved of the interrelationship and effect between man's activities and his surrounding environment. A cultural area or feature may be one that is either publicly or privately owned. (6) "War Between the States Heritage Preserve" means a natural or cultural area or feature which is "dedicated" under this chapter. (7) "War Between the States Heritage Site" means a natural or cultural feature that has been recognized as such through "registration" under this chapter. (8) "Dedicate or dedication" means the process by which any natural or cultural area or feature shall be established as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 51-18-80. Dedication may result from either of the following methods, but no power of eminent domain is hereby conferred or granted to the commission or the advisory board under this chapter: (a) "Acquisition" means the establishment of a War Between the States Heritage Preserve whereby the owner of a natural or cultural area or feature transfers the fee simple interest therein to the commission for such purpose; or (b) "Acceptance" means the establishment of a War Between the States Heritage Preserve whereby the owner of a natural or cultural area or feature transfers less than the fee simple interest therein to the commission for such purpose. Examples are granting of a "conservation or open space easement" or the transfer of title subject to a life estate or reverter. Interests in real estate of a term of years shall not qualify for dedication under this chapter. (9) "Register or registration" means the process by which the owner of a natural or cultural feature shall enter into a written agreement with the commission recognizing the unique and outstanding characteristics thereof in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 51-18-100. (10) "Priority areas and features list" means the list made up of those areas and features recommended by the advisory board, and approved by the commission, under this chapter whose preservation is of primary importance to the goals and purposes of this chapter and which are, therefore, eligible to be included as War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites. (11) "The War Between the States Heritage Trust Program" means the entire system established under this chapter to provide for the inventorying, preservation, use, and management of unique and outstanding natural or cultural areas and features in this State. (12) "War Between the States Heritage Trust" means the legal trust that is created under Section 51-18-90.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-540 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 51-15-540
SECTION 51-15-540. Properties exempt from taxation.
Status: in_force

For tax purposes these properties, whether owned by the municipality or by a corporation created by the municipality, shall be considered just as other municipal property. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-147 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-147
SECTION 51-3-147. Authority of park rangers, superintendents, and other officials as state constables; procedure upon apprehension of violators.
Status: in_force

Park rangers, superintendents and other officials, who shall be designated by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and who have been appointed by the Governor as state constables, shall in the exercise of their duties have the following authority: (A) Each designated park ranger, superintendent or other official shall have the authority to issue an official summons to any person apprehended for violating any law, the enforcement of which by a state constable is authorized by law, and such summons duly served shall give the proper judicial official jurisdiction to dispose of the matter after trial upon the date set in the summons. (B) When any person is apprehended by a designated park ranger, superintendent or other official upon a charge of violating any law, the enforcement of which by a state constable is authorized by law, the persons so being charged, upon being served with the official summons issued by such arresting officer and in lieu of being immediately brought before the proper judicial official to enter into a formal recognizance or make direct the deposit of a proper sum of money in lieu of a recognizance or incarceration, may deposit with the apprehending officer a sum of money as bail, not less than the minimum nor more than the maximum fine but in no case to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars. Such sum shall be turned over to the judicial official as money for bail, in lieu of entering into a recognizance for his appearance for trial as set in the aforesaid summons or being incarcerated by the arresting officer and held for further action by the appropriate judicial official. A receipt for such sum so deposited shall be given to such person by the arresting officer. The summons duly served as herein provided shall give the judicial official jurisdiction to dispose of the matter. Upon receipt of the fixed sum of money, the arresting officer may release the person so charged for his further appearance before the proper judicial official as provided for and required by the summons.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-9-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 9 / Section 51-9-20
SECTION 51-9-20. Designation of property and area.
Status: in_force

The property and area when acquired and improved shall be known as the "Fort Watson Memorial."
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1620 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 19 / Section 51-13-1620
SECTION 51-13-1620. Meetings; officers.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall meet as soon after the appointment of its members as may be practicable and shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as vice chairman, and one as secretary-treasurer and such other officers as it may deem desirable. The Commission shall meet thereafter at times established in its bylaws or upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-110
SECTION 51-18-110. Funding; user fees.
Status: in_force

The commission shall annually request such appropriations as it deems necessary to carry out the activities of the commission and the advisory board. Funding for management of areas and features that become War Between the States Heritage Preserves must be specifically requested by the commission or that entity of government responsible for management thereof. The commission shall select those War Between the States Heritage Preserves for which it is appropriate to charge an individual user fee. The commission may sell such user permits for a cost not to exceed five dollars and to be valid for the fiscal year in which issued at all War Between the States Heritage Preserves where a permit is required. At the end of the fiscal year, the commission shall distribute the funds collected among the entities of government assigned responsibility for management in direct proportion to the acreage which they manage. The proceeds of the sale of the user permits must be used to defray the management expenses.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-190 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-190
SECTION 51-15-190. Vacancies.
Status: in_force

As vacancies occur in the membership of the park and recreation board by reason of the expiration of the terms of any of the members, or for any other reason, such vacancies shall be filled by nomination upon a majority vote of the remaining members of the board, which nomination shall be certified to the governing body of the municipality, and such governing body shall, by majority vote, within ten days of the receipt of such certification or nomination, appoint or decline to appoint the nominee of the board to fill the vacancy, and such action shall be certified to the board. In like manner, the board shall continue to make and certify a nomination to the governing body of such municipality, until the governing body appoints a nominee of the board to fill the vacancy.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-290 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-290
SECTION 51-15-290. Fees.
Status: in_force

Reasonable fees or charges for access to or use or enjoyment of any playgrounds, recreation centers, recreational activities, or other places of recreation so established, maintained, or conducted by any such municipality may be charged and collected.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-2110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 25 / Section 51-13-2110
SECTION 51-13-2110. Francis Marion Trail Commission created; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

There is created the Francis Marion Trail Commission for the purpose of establishing a heritage and tourism trail to be designated as the Francis Marion Trail. The commission is authorized to solicit and raise funds for the trail from public or private sources, and, in coordination with the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, to designate the location and route of the trail to be included in the department's State Trail System. The commission is empowered and directed to raise private funds, to solicit and receive private and public grants, and to receive gifts to carry out the purpose for which the commission is created. If necessary for proper funding to establish the trail, the commission may recommend an appropriation for the trail. The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall provide the necessary staff and assistance to the commission. After the trail is established, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism must maintain the trail as part of the State Trail System; however, the commission shall continue to raise public and private funds to assist in maintaining the trail.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-80
SECTION 51-17-80. Heritage Preserves established.
Status: in_force

Upon recommendation of the advisory board and approval by the board of the department, any area or feature on the "Priority Areas and Features List" may be established as a Heritage Preserve through the process of dedication. In addition to the transfer of either the fee simple interest or a lesser interest therein such as an open space easement, the owner of any such area or feature must enter into a written "Dedication Agreement" with the department whereby any restrictions, conditions, permissive and nonpermissive uses of the area or feature involved are clearly stated. Once the necessary deed, easement or the like has been filed along with the "Dedication Agreement" in the real estate records for the county in which the area or feature is located, the process of dedication shall be complete and a Heritage Preserve shall have formally been established. No area or feature of primarily cultural significance or character shall be dedicated unless the Archives and History Commission approves thereof. The following restrictions shall apply to all Heritage Preserves: 1. The primary dedication as a Heritage Preserve shall be to preserve and protect the natural or cultural character of any area or feature so established. The board of the department and its agents shall in all cases maintain the essential character of any area or feature dedicated, and as such they are hereby declared to be at their highest, best and most important use for the public benefit. No Heritage Preserve shall be taken for any other public purpose unless the approval of both the board of the department and the Governor has been obtained. In no case shall any Heritage Preserve be taken for any private use. 2. An acquisition by dedication shall be in perpetuity. 3. In any case where an area or feature is dedicated as a Heritage Preserve through acceptance of less than the fee simple interest therein, no management of such property shall be performed by state agencies or their employees and no public funds shall be utilized in the upkeep or general maintenance of such property; provided, in the case where public usage of such area or feature is compatible and consistent with the natural character of the property and the owner is agreeable to allow such as defined under this chapter, reasonable costs of maintenance and management may be borne by the State. 4. No acquisition of any area or feature as a Heritage Preserve shall be allowed whereby the department receives the fee simple interest in the property while the grantor or transferor retains the beneficial use or interests in the land except where total and complete public usage of the area or feature as allowed under this chapter is agreed to in the "Dedication Agreement". 5. Within ninety days from the date of the completion of the dedication process by which an area or feature is established as a Heritage Preserve, or as soon thereafter as possible, the department shall recommend a management plan for the area or feature concerned. Such proposed plan shall include recommendations as to the uses and nonuses to which the property should be put, recommendations as to whether all or a part of the area or feature is deserving of increased protection through inclusion in the Heritage Trust, the projected cost of the management of the property, and recommendations as to whether or not a user fee would be appropriate. All state, federal, county, local, and private groups interested in the area or feature involved shall be allowed to have input into the proposed management plan. The plan shall be considered by the advisory board, and therefrom the advisory board shall propose to the board of the department an overall management plan for the area or feature concerned. Upon approval by the board of the department of a plan, the department or that agency or group authorized by the board of the department shall manage the Heritage Preserve in accordance therewith. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "advisory board" for "board" and "board of the department" for "commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-20
SECTION 51-17-20. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that as a part of the continuing growth of the population and the development of the economy of the State it is necessary and desirable that portions of the State's rich natural and cultural diversity be set aside as Heritage Preserves and Sites and protected for the benefit of present and future generations, for once disturbed they cannot be wholly restored. Such areas and features are irreplaceable as laboratories for scientific research; as reservoirs of natural materials for which the value and usefulness thereof is not yet fully known; as habitats for rare and vanishing species; and as living museums where people may observe natural biotic and environmental systems and as areas for study and enjoyment as examples of the lands, structures and related artifacts which represent significant parts of our historical and cultural heritage. While a number of independent and differing efforts, both private as well as governmental, have been initiated to protect some of these assets, a coordinated and concerted program is needed in order to avoid duplication among these and other valuable activities and to insure the maximum conservation of these resources through the establishment of a more effective and adequate official legal mechanism for identifying, recognizing and protecting such areas for their outstanding characteristics. While the preservation of all of these assets in their natural state is both impractical and often not necessarily in the total best interest of the State and the public, they exist in limited and decreasing quantities. The time is now for a decision to be made as to which of these areas and sites deserve increased protection and for selecting the most appropriate means for doing so. It is therefore the public policy of this State to secure for the people, both present and future generations, the benefits of an enduring resource of natural and cultural areas and features by establishing a system of Heritage Preserves and Sites; protecting this system; gathering and disseminating information regarding it; establishing and maintaining a listing of Heritage Preserves and Sites; and otherwise encouraging and assisting in the preservation of natural and cultural areas and features of this State. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-350 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-350
SECTION 51-15-350. Annual report of board; recommendations; budget.
Status: in_force

The park and recreation board, at the end of each fiscal year, shall file with the governing body of such municipality, a full and detailed report of the business and operations of the board for the year thus ending, and make such recommendations to the governing body of the municipality as they may deem advisable and shall submit a detailed budget to the governing body at least sixty days before the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year, looking to the improvement and betterment of the service of the park and recreation board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1830 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 21 / Section 51-13-1830
SECTION 51-13-1830. Officers; meetings.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet as soon after the appointment of its members as practicable and shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as secretary, and other officers as it considers necessary. This commission shall meet thereafter on call of the chairman or a majority of its members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-90 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-90
SECTION 51-7-90. Revenue obligations exempt from taxes.
Status: in_force

The bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from all taxes levied by the State or any municipal corporation therein.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-50
SECTION 51-3-50. Public use of parks.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall open any state park to public use for such normal recreational, educational, and forestry purposes and uses, and for such hours of operation as it shall deem advisable. Effect of Amendment 2020 Act No. 156, SECTION 2, substituted "The Department" for "Notwithstanding the provisions of SECTIONS 51-3-10 through 51-3-40, the Department", substituted "state park" for "State park", and made a nonsubstantive change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-50
SECTION 51-17-50. Heritage Trust Advisory Board created; composition.
Status: in_force

The Heritage Trust Advisory Board is hereby created to assist the board of the department in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall consist of sixteen members who must be chosen as follows and shall elect from its membership a chairman: (1) From the general public, seven persons, one from each congressional district within the State, who must be appointed by the Governor and serve for a term of six years. Of these seven, four persons must be from the scientific community who are recognized and qualified experts in the ecology of natural areas, and three persons must be from the cultural community who are recognized and qualified experts in the history and archeology of the State. The term "expert" does not of necessity denote a professional but one learned and interested in the field. (2) From state government, the following persons or their designees: (a) the Chairman of the Board of the Department of Natural Resources; (b) the Director of the Department of Natural Resources; (c) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; (d) the Director of the Land Resources Conservation Districts Division of the Department of Natural Resources; (e) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History; (f) the State Forester; (g) the State Archeologist; (h) the Director of the State Museum; and (i) the Secretary of Commerce. Effect of Amendment The first 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "Commission", "advisory board" for "Board", "Director" for "Executive Director" of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Land Resources Conservation Commission; and "Director of the Department of Commerce" for "Director of the South Carolina State Development Board". The second 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "Commission", "advisory board" for "Board", "Department of Natural Resources" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission", and "Director" for "Executive Director" in subparagraphs B, C and D. The 1994 amendment in subparagraph I of paragraph 2, substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for "Director of the Department of Commerce". The 2012 amendment changed the paragraph identifiers, changed the number of board members from seventeen to eighteen, changed the number of members from the general public from six to seven, deleted the former provisions relating to initial appointees, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-50
SECTION 51-13-50. Territory constituted special-purpose district and political subdivision of State; corporate name.
Status: in_force

The territory embraced by the counties of Richland and Lexington is hereby constituted a special-purpose district and a political subdivision of this State, the functions of which shall be public and governmental, and the inhabitants of the territory are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate. The corporate name of the special-purpose district shall be Richland-Lexington Riverbanks Parks District (the district), and the special-purpose district may sue and be sued in that name.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-15 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-15
SECTION 51-11-15. Grants to local governments for acquiring recreational land.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may make grants to local governments from the Recreation Land Trust Fund for the acquisition of recreational lands in accordance with guidelines to be promulgated by the department. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism" for "South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission" and "department" for "Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-430 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 51-13-430
SECTION 51-13-430. Quorum; voting by chairman.
Status: in_force

A majority of the said Authority shall constitute a quorum to do business. The chairman of the Authority shall not vote on any question or issue considered and voted on by the said Authority except in cases where there is a tie vote on any pending question or issue before the Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-170 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-170
SECTION 51-15-170. Members of board; qualifications; compensation; terms.
Status: in_force

The park and recreation board shall be composed of five members, who shall be residents of such municipality. The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall be chosen solely because of their character and fitness. Each of the members first selected shall be chosen by the governing body of such municipality. The term of office of each member shall be five years, except that the members first chosen by the governing body of such municipality shall be appointed for such terms that the term of one member shall expire annually after the date of appointment, and the governing body shall, in making such appointment, designate the term for which each such member is appointed, which shall be shown in the minutes of the meeting at which the appointments are made.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-610 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 51-13-610
SECTION 51-13-610. Pee Dee Tourism Commission created; purpose; appointment and terms of members.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Pee Dee Tourism Commission (Commission) for the purpose of promoting the economic development through a formal program of tourism promotion in the following counties: Florence, Lee, Williamsburg, Marion, Dillon, Marlboro, and Darlington. The Commission shall be composed of four members from each county, to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation of each county, to serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. One member from each county shall be a representative of the tourism business community to provide input to the Commission from those persons directly involved in the leisure industry; one member from each county shall be a representative of a chamber of commerce to provide input from the general business community; one member from each county shall be a representative from the county historical society or historical commission or of a related commission to provide input from historical, cultural, environmental, and recreational interests; and one member shall be a member of the public at large. Of those first appointed from each county, the member representing the tourism business shall serve for a term of four years, the member representing the chamber of commerce shall serve for a term of three years, the member representing the historical society, commission, or related commission shall serve for a term of two years and the member representing the public at large shall serve for a term of one year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-115 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-115
SECTION 51-18-115. Preserve Trust Fund created.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created the War Between the States Heritage Preserve Trust Fund, which must be kept separate from other funds of the State. The fund must be administered by the commission for the purpose of acquiring fee simple or lesser interest in priority areas, legal fees, appraisals, surveys, or other costs involved in the acquisition of interest in priority areas and for the development of minimal facilities and management necessary for the protection of the essential character of priority areas. (B) Unexpended balances, including interest derived from the fund, must be carried forward each year and used only for the purposes provided in this chapter. (C) No fund money may be expended to acquire interest in property by eminent domain and no funds may be expended to acquire interest in property without the approval of a majority of the War Between the States Heritage Trust Commission. The commission shall report by letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate not later than January fifteenth each year all funds expended pursuant to this chapter for the previous year, including the amount of funds expended and the uses to which the expenditures were applied. The trust fund is eligible to receive appropriations of state general funds, federal funds, donations, gifts, bond issue receipts, securities, and other monetary instruments of value. Reimbursement for monies expended from this fund must be deposited in this fund. Funds received through sale, exchange, or otherwise of any War Between the States Heritage Preserve acquired under this section, or products of the preserve such as timber, utility easement rights, and the like, accrue to the fund. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 63, inserted the paragraph designators; and in (C), in the second sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-70
SECTION 51-3-70. Rules and regulations for State parks.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism may make such rules and regulations as it deems advisable for the protection, preservation, operation, use and maintenance and for the most beneficial service to the general public of the State parks in this State and as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-90 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-90
SECTION 51-3-90. Sales, exchanges, or leases of lands; use of funds.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may sell, exchange, or lease lands under its jurisdiction when in its judgment it is advantageous to the State to do so in the highest orderly development and management of state parks but such a sale, lease, or exchange must not be contrary to the terms of any contract which the department has entered into. (B) The department may retain funds derived from sales authorized in subsection (A) of this section and credit these funds to the Recreation Land Trust Fund established pursuant to Chapter 11 of this title. Effect of Amendment The 2002 amendment designated subsection (A) and made nonsubstantive changes and added subsection (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-510 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 51-13-510
SECTION 51-13-510. Pendleton District Historical, Recreational, and Tourism Commission created; appointment and terms; employment and compensation of director and secretary.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created an historical, recreational, and tourism commission for Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties to be known as the Pendleton District Historical, Recreational, and Tourism Commission. The commission shall be composed of nine members, three each from Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties, who shall be appointed by the Governor on recommendation by a majority of the county legislative delegation of the respective counties. The members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those first appointed, one member from each county shall serve for two years, one member from each county shall serve four years, and one member from each county shall serve for six years. In case of any vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made in the same manner as provided for the original appointment. The commissioners, upon being appointed, shall meet and elect a chairman and secretary-treasurer. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation. They may employ a director and a secretary who shall perform such duties as the commission may direct. Compensation paid the director and secretary shall be fixed by the commission. Effect of Amendment The 1992 amendment renamed the "Pendleton District Historical and Recreational Commission" to "Pendleton District Historical, Recreational, and Tourism Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-70 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-70
SECTION 51-13-70. Officers of Commission.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall appoint one of its members as chairman, one as vice-chairman, and one of its members, or any other competent person, as secretary of the Commission. The chairman of the Commission shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The vice-chairman shall also serve for a term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1730 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1730
SECTION 51-13-1730. Meetings; quorum; compensation; director and employees.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members, and a majority of its members, excluding the ex officio members, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board of regents shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for mileage at the existing state rate. It may employ a director and other employees who shall perform such duties as the board may direct. Compensation paid the director and other employees shall be fixed by the board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-840 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-840
SECTION 51-13-840. Property exempt from taxation.
Status: in_force

The property of the authority is not subject to any taxes, or sums in lieu of taxes, or assessments on the property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-830 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-830
SECTION 51-13-830. Financial report.
Status: in_force

At least once in each year the Authority shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly a complete detailed statement of all moneys received and disbursed by the Authority during the preceding year. Such statement shall also show the several sources from which such funds were received and the balance on hand at the time of publishing the statement and shall show the complete financial condition of the Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-730 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-730
SECTION 51-13-730. Meetings of Board; quorum; compensation.
Status: in_force

The Board shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members, and a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the Board shall receive per diem for each day of performance of official duties and actual expense, including travel expense, shall be allowed for attendance thereon.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-40
SECTION 51-17-40. Department of Natural Resources Board, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The board of the department shall have the following duties, responsibilities, and powers under this chapter: 1. To serve as trustee of the trust created under this chapter and to carry out the powers, duties, and responsibilities thereunder. 2. To supervise the establishment, updating and maintenance of a statewide inventory of the natural and cultural resources and the maintenance of a list of those areas and features selected or established under this chapter as priority areas and features or as Heritage Preserves and Sites. 3. To select from the recommendations of the advisory board those natural and cultural features, the preservation of which is of primary importance to the goals and purposes of this chapter, and to classify such as priority areas and features. 4. To select from the recommendations of the advisory board those priority areas and features which should be dedicated or recognized as Heritage Preserves or Sites, and thereafter to establish as such through dedication or recognition. 5. To select from the recommendations of the advisory board those Heritage Preserves, interests therein or portions thereof, deserving of protection under the Heritage Trust and thereafter to transfer same into the corpus of the trust. 6. To conduct public hearings on the question of whether any particular natural or cultural area or feature should be established as a Heritage Preserve or Site, or on the uses or nonuses which shall apply to any area dedicated under the Heritage Trust Program. 7. To manage or provide for the management of Heritage Preserves through the promulgation of rules and regulations designed to preserve the primary natural character of such areas or features and to provide the maximum public usage thereof which is compatible and consistent with the character of the area. Management duties and responsibilities may be assigned to any governmental or private group, with its consent, with respect to any particular Heritage Preserve. 8. To cooperate with and to enter into agreement with other state, federal, county, and local units of government as well as private groups for the promotion of the purposes of this chapter including the carrying out of other requirements under federal and state law. 9. To report annually to the Governor and to the General Assembly as to the activities of the Heritage Trust Program and its future plans, and to make any specific recommendations which it feels, if implemented, would assist in achieving the goals and purposes of this chapter. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-230 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-230
SECTION 51-15-230. Gifts and loans.
Status: in_force

Any such municipality, by and through its park and recreation board, may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other property, or loan of personal property, or any donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, for either temporary or permanent use for parks, playgrounds or other recreational purposes, and if any such gift, bequest, devise or donation or loan be conditional, the proper authorities of such municipality may accept it upon the conditions attached, and comply with such conditions, if in the judgment of such authorities such conditions be reasonable, and to the best interests of such municipality. Money received in any such manner, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the gift or bequest, shall accrue to and become a part of the park and recreation fund of such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-340 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-340
SECTION 51-15-340. Intergovernmental cooperation.
Status: in_force

Any such municipality may, by and through its park and recreation board, join or cooperate with one or more other municipalities or with boards of education in providing, establishing and conducting parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreation facilities and activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-80 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-80
SECTION 51-7-80. Holders of revenue obligations; additional rights.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other rights and remedies, any holders of the revenue bonds of the Department, including their trustee or trustees, may by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding require the Department to fix and collect such rates, charges and rentals as will be sufficient to carry out any agreement concerning, or pledge of, the revenues produced by any service or facility furnished by the Department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-250 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-250
SECTION 51-15-250. Sales that board members have pecuniary interest.
Status: in_force

No member of the park and recreation board of any municipality, and no person who has been a member of such board within six months from the time of making of the sale, shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the sale of any material or supplies of any kind or character for construction, betterment, or improvement in developing, beautifying or otherwise improving any park or other property by and through the agency of such board, or in the sale of any material or supplies to any contractor or subcontractor to be used on or in furtherance of work let by or through the agency of the park and recreation board, and no suit can or shall be maintained in any court by the seller or person claiming under or through the seller for the purchase price or value of material or supplies sold in violation of the provisions of this section. Such municipality may sue for and recover from the seller the amount of all money paid to the seller for material and supplies sold in violation of the provisions of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-240 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-240
SECTION 51-15-240. Contracts that board members have pecuniary interest.
Status: in_force

No member of the park and recreation board of any such municipality, and no person who has been a member of such board within six months from the time of making of any contract in behalf of the municipality by or through the agency of such board, shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in any contract or in the profits of any contract made through the agency of such board. Any and all contracts made in violation of this provision are and shall be held to be against public policy and void, except that such contract may be enforced by such municipality, and no such contract at the instance of the contractor or any person claiming under or through the contractor shall be enforced by any court, nor shall any contractor or person claiming under or through such contractor recover on a quantum meruit for any work or labor done, or material or supplies furnished when the work or labor done or material furnished was done or furnished under a contract which is void under the provisions of this section. Any such municipality may sue for and recover all money paid under any contract which is void under the provisions of this section without statement on account of any work or labor done or material furnished under the contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-910 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-910
SECTION 51-13-910. Old Abbeville District Historical Commission created; appointment and terms of members; vacancies.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Old Abbeville District Historical Commission for Abbeville, Greenwood and McCormick counties. The commission shall be composed of nine members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor on recommendation of the resident members of the Abbeville, Greenwood and McCormick counties legislative delegations. The appointed members of the commission shall serve four year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualify. In case of any vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made in the same manner as provided for the original appointment. The remaining three members shall be the chairman of the three county historical societies, respectively. They shall serve ex officio.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-17-110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-110
SECTION 51-17-110. Funding; appropriations; user fees; income.
Status: in_force

The department shall include those costs and operating expenses necessary for the activities of the board of the department and the advisory board as well as staff support to carry out the provisions of this act in the annual State Appropriation Act. Funding for management of areas and features which become Heritage Preserves must be specifically requested by the department or that entity of government responsible for management thereof. The board of the department shall select those Heritage Preserves for which it is appropriate to charge an individual user fee. The department may sell such user permits for a cost not to exceed five dollars and to be valid for the fiscal year in which issued at all Heritage Preserves where a permit is required. At the end of the fiscal year, the department shall distribute the funds collected among the entities of government assigned responsibility for management in direct proportion to the acreage which they manage. The proceeds of the sale of the user permits must be used to defray the management expenses. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "board of the department" for "commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-540 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 51-13-540
SECTION 51-13-540. Duties of Commission.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall select markers and appropriately mark and designate points and places of historical interest in the three counties. The Commission shall be responsible for the operation and upkeep of such historical sites. It shall receive and disburse funds, accept donations, and compile, print and sell historical pamphlets. In addition, the Commission shall advise the county legislative delegations on matters of historical interest in the three counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-410 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 51-13-410
SECTION 51-13-410. Lake Robinson Recreation Authority created; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Lake Robinson Recreation Authority in Darlington and Chesterfield Counties for the purpose of developing and supervising Lake Robinson and lands adjacent thereto as may be made available to the Authority by the Carolina Power and Light Company as a recreational area under such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon between the company and the Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-110
SECTION 51-15-110. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) The term "such municipality" refers to and means any city of this State with a population of between thirty-six thousand and fifty-five thousand, according to the last United States Government census. (2) The term "governing body" means the mayor and city council, the commissioner and commissioners, or either or both as the case may be, or the governing body by whatever name called, of any such city.