S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-50
SECTION 51-18-50. Commission, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The War Between the States Heritage Trust Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to select and employ a staff which shall be primarily responsible for the administration of the War Between the States Heritage Trust Program; (2) to accept and utilize such other staff and support services as the House, Senate, or Governor's Office may from time to time make available to the commission to assist in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under this chapter; (3) to maintain a public record of any inventories or lists established under this chapter; (4) to work with owners, both public and private, in the development of proposals for the dedication and recognition of natural and/or cultural areas and features as War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites and keep the advisory board informed of the same in order that the advisory board may make recommendations to the commission, as provided under this chapter; (5) to 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 War Between the States 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 commission 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; (6) to serve as trustee of the trust created under this chapter and to carry out the powers, duties, and responsibilities thereunder; (7) 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 War Between the States Heritage Preserves and Sites; (8) to select from the recommendations of the advisory board those natural, manmade, 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; (9) to select from the recommendations of the advisory board those priority areas and features which should be dedicated or recognized as War Between the States Heritage Preserves or Sites, and thereafter to establish as such through dedication or recognition; (10) to select from the recommendations of the advisory board those War Between the States Heritage Preserves, interests therein, or portions thereof, deserving of protection under the War Between the States Heritage Trust and thereafter to transfer same into the corpus of the trust; (11) to conduct public hearings on the question of whether any particular natural or cultural area or feature should be established as a War Between the States Heritage Preserve or Site, or on the uses or prohibited uses which shall apply to any area dedicated under the War Between the States Heritage Trust Program; (12) to manage or provide for the management of War Between the States 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 War Between the States Heritage Preserve; (13) 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; and (14) to report annually to the Governor and to the General Assembly as to the activities of the War Between the States 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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-50
SECTION 51-7-50. Issuance of revenue obligations.
Status: in_force

In order to obtain funds to construct streets and roads on said island, to construct a water supply system, to lay out and subdivide the island, to develop it for the purposes herein set forth and to provide any service or facilities herein authorized, the Department may from time to time issue and sell bonds or notes, payable from the revenues to be derived from the operation of the projects which it is authorized to undertake or operate, secured in the manner herein provided for. Such bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the Department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-140 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-140
SECTION 51-15-140. Establishment and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities; acquisition of property; police jurisdiction; personnel.
Status: in_force

Any such municipality may use for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers and other recreational purposes and activities, any public parks or park areas of such municipality, or any lands or buildings, or both, owned or leased by such municipality; and such municipality may, by and through its park and recreation board, in such manner as may now or hereafter be authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of lands or buildings for public purposes by such municipality, acquire or lease lands or buildings, or both, within or beyond the corporate limits of such municipality for parks, park areas, playgrounds, recreational centers, and other recreational purposes and activities, and when acquired for any such purposes such municipality shall have full police jurisdiction thereover whether within or beyond its corporate limits. Any such municipality may, by and through its park and recreation board, establish, provide, conduct, develop, equip, improve and maintain parks, park areas, street and highway planting, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational activities and facilities, and for any or all such purposes or in connection therewith by and through such board, may employ engineers, architects, landscape artists, playground directors, play leaders, supervisors, recreation superintendents, or such other officers or employees as may be deemed necessary, and their compensation shall be fixed by the governing body.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1760 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1760
SECTION 51-13-1760. Power to accept donations; coordination with other agencies.
Status: in_force

The Authority is authorized to accept donations of money, property or personal services; to cooperate with national, state, civic, 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 act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-960 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 51-13-960
SECTION 51-13-960. Meetings of Commission; quorum.
Status: in_force

Any action required of the commission may be taken at any meeting of the commission, regular or special, and at any such meeting a majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-130
SECTION 51-3-130. Obligations of Department payable only from revenues.
Status: in_force

Obligations for the acquisition of land incurred by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism under the authority of this chapter shall be paid solely and exclusively from revenues derived from such lands and shall not impose any liability upon the general credit and taxing power of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-22-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 22 / Section 51-22-20
SECTION 51-22-20. Legacy Trust Fund created.
Status: in_force

There is created the Legacy Trust Fund which shall consist of all monies appropriated or transferred to it, all donations, matching funds, and all interest earned on such monies which shall be retained in the fund and used for its stated purposes. The revenues from the Legacy Trust Fund may be matched by public funds, private funds, in-kind contributions, and other funding sources. The title to land as an in-kind contribution must be in fee or as an easement to a governmental or nonprofit entity. The Legacy Trust Fund shall make available funds to acquire sensitive ecological resources and to preserve and renovate or restore historic sites. The funds shall further be used for the development of existing and future state parks and Heritage Preserves and to protect habitat for plant and animal species considered endangered by the Department of Natural Resources and to acquire or develop, or both, resource-based recreational projects and facilities within the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-630 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 51-13-630
SECTION 51-13-630. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall: (1) Take such action as necessary to establish the Pee Dee Region as a major center of tourism similar to but separate and apart from the Grand Strand, Santee Cooper County, and historic Charleston regions. (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. (3) Encourage the promotion of the Pee Dee area through travel agencies such as (a) the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department; (b) visit U. S. A. Program; (c) discover America Program; and (d) any other similar agency or program. (4) Inventory and identify potential attractions of tourist interest in the Pee Dee area. (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 Pee Dee area to the tourist. (6) Seek out apply for, receive, process, and distribute available funds through agencies such as the Regional Planning and Development Councils, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, BOR, and the Federal Departments of Commerce or Interior, or any other similar agency or department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-50
SECTION 51-11-50. Approval of expenditures.
Status: in_force

No funds provided for in this chapter shall be expended without prior approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-9-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 9 / Section 51-9-10
SECTION 51-9-10. Acquisition of lands in area of Fort Watson.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism shall acquire by purchase, lease or gift approximately two acres of land, more or less, in the area of Fort Watson on the banks of Lake Francis Marion, four miles north of the intersection of U. S. Highway No. 15 and South Carolina Highway No. 6 at Santee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-22-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 22 / Section 51-22-60
SECTION 51-22-60. Title or interest in land or properties; requirements for receipt of funds.
Status: in_force

(A) Eligible organizations shall acquire properties or projects and maintain title and other interest in acquired properties. The Legacy Trust Fund may not hold any interest or title in any parcel of land. (B) To be eligible to be considered for funds from the Legacy Trust Fund, the recipient entity must: (1) demonstrate the ability to complete the project and the ability to acquire and maintain the property after the project has been completed; (2) acquire a full fee title in acquisition of land and property projects unless: (a) the project results in an easement for a valid conservation and preservation or recreation purpose, in which case the partial title or easement shall be transferred to the recipient entity; or (b) the project is part of a landowner incentive program for endangered species habitat conservation administered by the Department of Natural Resources; (3) demonstrate the ability to pay costs associated with developing recreational and public use lands associated with funded projects; (4) pay costs, if applicable, of renovation or restoration, or both or pay remaining costs of renovation or restoration through public and private funds or both, if funds are provided for renovations or restorations or both, of publicly or privately owned properties considered historic by the Department of Archives and History; (5) maintain all records on funded projects including, but not limited to, inventory, surveys, costs, contracts, and other natural resources programs which may be eligible for grants from the Legacy Trust Fund; and (6) maintain all funded properties and projects in good order.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1810 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 21 / Section 51-13-1810
SECTION 51-13-1810. Lowcountry and Resort Islands Tourism Commission created; membership; terms of office.
Status: in_force

There is created the Lowcountry and Resort Islands Tourism Commission for the purpose of promoting the economic development of the region through a formal program of tourism promotion in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties. The commission is composed of three members from each county, to be appointed by the Governor upon 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 must be a representative of the hospitality business industry to provide input to the commission from those persons directly involved in the travel and leisure industry. Two members from each county must be representatives of the chamber of commerce in the county to provide input from the historical, cultural, environmental, and recreational interests, and general business community. Of those first appointed, the members representing the hospitality industry shall serve three years and the members representing chambers of commerce shall serve four years. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1120 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 51-13-1120
SECTION 51-13-1120. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall: (1) Take such action as necessary to establish the Old Ninety Six Tourism Region as a major center of tourism. (2) Bring together the abilities and interests of private industry, chambers of commerce, development organizations and historical and cultural interests for the purpose of developing a formal program of tourism promotion. (3) Encourage the promotion of Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission through such organizations as (a) the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department including other similar state agencies; (b) U. S. Travel Service; (c) Congressional Tourism caucus; (d) U. S. Travel Association; and (e) any other similar agency or program. (4) Inventory and identify potential attractions of tourist interest in Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission. (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 Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission. (6) Seek out, apply for, receive, process and distribute available funds through agencies such as the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Regional Councils of Government, and the Federal Departments of Commerce or Interior or any other similar agency or department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-520 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 51-15-520
SECTION 51-15-520. Creation of corporations to acquire property for parks, playgrounds, and athletic facilities.
Status: in_force

Any such city or municipality may create corporations, own stock therein and name directors and officers for the management thereof, for the purpose of having the corporations acquire properties in like manner as provided in Section 51-15-510 for the uses set out therein. The Secretary of State may issue charters for such corporations just as charters are now issued for business corporations and such corporations when formed shall have the powers of usual business corporations, with special authority to buy, sell, own, lease or mortgage the real and personal property so acquired.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-250 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-250
SECTION 51-13-250. Powers of Public Service Authority unaffected.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall in anywise affect the operation of the Santee-Cooper project by the South Carolina Public Service Authority or the powers vested in the South Carolina Public Service Authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-30
SECTION 51-11-30. Transfer of Tricentennial Fund.
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall transfer to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism that portion of the former Tricentennial Fund consisting of nine hundred eighty-two thousand, seven dollars and fifty cents recovered in litigation as a result of defects in certain buildings owned by the former Tricentennial Commission. Five hundred thousand dollars of such moneys shall be deposited in the trust fund and the balance shall be used by the department for capital improvements as it sees fit. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism" for "State Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission" and "department" for "Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-60
SECTION 51-13-60. Corporate powers and duties must be exercised by Commission.
Status: in_force

The corporate powers and duties of the Richland-Lexington Riverbanks Parks District shall be exercised and performed by the Commission known as Riverbanks Parks Commission, previously created by Sections 51-13-10 to 51-13-40, and the Commission as thereby created and now existing is hereby ratified and confirmed and the members thereof shall continue to be appointed in the manner provided by Sections 51-13-10 to 51-13-40.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-30 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-30
SECTION 51-7-30. Streets and roads; water supply system.
Status: in_force

The department may construct and maintain streets and roads throughout the island. It also may construct and operate a water supply system within the island. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 73, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1710 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1710
SECTION 51-13-1710. Historic district created; composition.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Old Jacksonborough Historic District (District) in Colleton County, which shall be under the jurisdiction of the Old Jacksonborough Historic District Authority (Authority), a body politic and corporate under the laws of this State. The District shall be composed of the Village of Old Jacksonborough, as well as any other historic sites that may have historical or cultural connection or relevance to Old Jacksonborough.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1720 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 20 / Section 51-13-1720
SECTION 51-13-1720. Board of regents; composition; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

The authority must be governed by a board of regents consisting of seven members, as follows: (a) one member appointed by the Senator in whose district the present Village of Jacksonborough is located. The member must be a resident of this State; (b) one member appointed by the Representative in whose district the present Village of Jacksonborough is located. The member must be a resident of this State; (c) four members resident in Colleton County appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Colleton County Legislative Delegation; (d) one member appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate who resides in the congressional district in which the present Village of Jacksonborough is located. The terms of the members must be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify except that those originally appointed to the board of regents, four shall serve two years and three shall serve for four years. The length of such terms must be determined by lot. In the case of a vacancy, the vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. The board of regents, upon being appointed, shall meet and elect a chairman and other officers it considers necessary from its membership. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment changed the number of board members from nine to ten, added item (g) relating to the seventh Congressional District, and made other nonsubstantive changes. 2014 Act No. 278, SECTION 1, rewrote the section, reducing the board to seven members and to change the manner of appointments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 51-13-10
SECTION 51-13-10. Riverbanks Parks Commission established; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established the Riverbanks Parks Commission for the purpose of providing an agency through which recreational facilities may be provided for the citizens of the State through the joint participation of any other commissions, counties, municipalities, public or private agencies of the State or of the United States, with such duties, functions, powers and authority as herein provided.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-20
SECTION 51-11-20. Restricted use of trust fund.
Status: in_force

No funds provided for in this chapter shall be expended to acquire property by eminent domain nor shall such funds be expended for any property without the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable. The moneys in the trust fund shall be carried forward each year and used only for the purposes provided for in this chapter. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-160 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-160
SECTION 51-3-160. Department of Corrections and Department of Natural Resources may cooperate in development of public recreation facilities.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections and the Department of Natural Resources are hereby authorized to cooperate in the development of public recreation facilities and to exchange funds where mutually beneficial to both departments and accept matching federal funds. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Natural Resources" for "Wildlife and Marine Resources Department".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-710 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-710
SECTION 51-13-710. Patriot's Point Development Authority created.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Patriot's Point Development Authority, a body politic and corporate under the laws of this State, consisting of and governed by a board of five members hereinafter referred to as the authority. 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. § 51-17-85 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 51-17-85
SECTION 51-17-85. Heritage Trust property; disposition, exception.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding another provision of law or subsection (B) of this section, the board may not dispose of any Heritage Trust property if otherwise permitted to do so unless there are restrictions sufficient to protect all of the natural and cultural characteristics of the property. (B) For the purposes of county, state, or federal infrastructure projects, subsection (A) does not apply. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "another" for "any other" and added "or subsection (B) of this section"; and added subsection (B) relating to county, state, or federal infrastructure projects.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-150 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-150
SECTION 51-18-150. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The War Between the States Heritage Trust Commission, as trustee for the War Between the States Heritage Preserve 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 War Between the States Heritage Preserve Trust Fund and planned acquisitions for the next five years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-880 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-880
SECTION 51-13-880. USS Laffey.
Status: in_force

Members of the USS Laffey Association who are temporarily present at Patriot's Point to perform voluntary maintenance on the USS Laffey may remain onboard the vessel overnight if the executive director approves and has deemed it safe to do so.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-40
SECTION 51-1-40. Admission and other fees; gift and souvenir shop revenues.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may impose a reasonable fee for admission to park and recreational facilities and these fee revenues must be used for park and recreational operations. (B) The department may impose a fee for the cost of vacation guides, research reports, educational conferences, technical planning assistance, technical drawings, and mailing lists. The fee must offset the actual cost of producing or providing these items or services and these offsetting revenues must be retained by the department in a restricted account. The revenues under this subsection in excess of actual cost must be remitted to the general fund of the State. (C) The department shall retain the revenues of the gift and souvenir shop it operates at the Boyleston House and these revenues must be used for departmental operation. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "department" for "Commission". The 2002 amendment designated subsection (A), substituting "impose" for "make", "fee" for "charge" and "and these fee revenues must" for ", which funds will" and added subsections (B) and (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-19-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 19 / Section 51-19-20
SECTION 51-19-20. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The Old Exchange Building Commission shall have the responsibility of reviewing the problems and opportunities presented in the preservation and restoration of the Exchange Building and review and adopt if deemed appropriate the agreement between the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the South Carolina American Revolution Bicentennial Commission dated October 25, 1975, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Attorney General. In addition the Commission shall have the following powers: (a) To negotiate and contract not only with present occupants and title holders of the property but with other parties, if necessary, for the restoration and development of the old Exchange Building. (b) To accept grants, gifts and bequests for the purpose of restoring, developing and administering the old Exchange Building. (c) To accept and expend funds of the State, Federal Government and other such public funds as may be given or appropriated for the purpose of restoring, developing and administering the old Exchange Building. (d) To set and determine policies for the administration and control of the Old Exchange Building Commission pursuant to agreements and contracts that shall be entered into to achieve the development, restoration and administration of the old Exchange Building. (e) To enter into leases for appropriate periods of time in the event title is not available. (f) To receive and expend revenue generated by its own activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-770 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-770
SECTION 51-13-770. Powers of Authority.
Status: in_force

In order to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, the Authority: (1) Shall have the powers of a body corporate, including the power to sue and be sued, to make contracts and to adopt and use a common seal and alter it as may be deemed expedient; (2) May rent, lease, buy, own, acquire, mortgage and dispose of such property, real or personal, as the Authority may deem proper to carry out the purposes and provisions of this article, all or any of them; (3) May acquire, construct, maintain, equip and operate docks, ships, piers, quays and other structures and any and all facilities needful for the convenient use of them in the aid of Patriot's Point development, including the dredging of approaches thereto and the construction of roads and highways thereon and bridges and causeways necessary or useful in connection therewith and transportation facilities incident thereto and useful or convenient for the use thereof, including a marina, except that these piers, ships, docks, quays or similar structures shall be used exclusively for fulfilling the educational, recreational and tourist missions of Patriot's Point and shall not be used for any active ocean-going cargo or passenger vessels; (4) Shall establish an office for the transaction of its business in the County of Charleston and such other offices within and without the State as may be deemed by the Board to be necessary or useful in carrying out the purposes of this article; (5) May create and operate such agencies and departments as the Board may deem necessary or useful for the furtherance of any of the purposes of this article; (6) May pay all necessary costs and expenses involved in and incident to the formation and organization of the Authority and incident to the administration and operation thereof and all other costs and expenses reasonably necessary or expedient in carrying out and accomplishing the purposes of this article; (7) May apply for and accept loans and grants of money from any Federal agency, private sources or any other source for any and all of the purposes authorized in this article and expend such moneys in accordance with the directions and requirements attached thereto or imposed thereon by any such Federal agency and give such evidences of indebtedness as shall be required by any such Federal agency, except that no indebtedness of any kind incurred or created by the Authority shall constitute an indebtedness of the State, or any political subdivision thereof, and no such indebtedness shall involve or be secured by the faith, credit or taxing power of the State, or any political subdivision thereof; (8) May adopt, alter or repeal its own bylaws, rules and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the powers granted to it may be enjoyed; may provide rules and regulations for the use of its facilities by the public, and may provide for the appointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business; (9) May do any and all other acts and things authorized or required to be done by this article, whether or not included in the general powers mentioned in this section; (10) May do any and all things necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article; and (11) May promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of or doing business on the Authority's property or facilities, including the adoption of safety standards and insurance coverage or proof of financial responsibility, and may provide for the licensing of or enter into concession and use contracts with persons, firms or corporations using or doing business on such property or facilities and require license or other fees therefor. Licenses or concession and use contracts may be revoked after notice and hearing by the Authority for willful breach of or failure to comply with such rules and regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-790 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-790
SECTION 51-13-790. Exchange or purchase of property; removal of structures.
Status: in_force

The Authority may exchange any property acquired under the provisions of this article for other property usable in carrying out the powers hereby conferred or may purchase property for purposes of the Authority and also may remove buildings or other structures from lands needed for its purposes for reconstruction on other locations upon the payment of just compensation if, in its judgment, it is necessary or expedient to do so in order to carry out any of its plans for development under the authorization of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-210 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-210
SECTION 51-15-210. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The planning of a park and recreation system, administration, improvement, development, conduct and supervision of the parks, park areas, street and highway planting, playgrounds, recreational centers and other recreational facilities and activities of each such municipality shall be vested in the park and recreation board of the municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-22-50 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 22 / Section 51-22-50
SECTION 51-22-50. Entities eligible for project consideration and grants.
Status: in_force

The following entities are eligible for project consideration and grants from the Legacy Trust Fund: (1) Department of Natural Resources; (2) Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; (3) Department of Archives and History; (4) South Carolina Institute of Anthropology and Archaeology; (5) nonprofit eleemosynary organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3); and (6) local governments or political subdivisions including counties, municipalities, and special purpose districts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-545 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 51-13-545
SECTION 51-13-545. Century Farms Program.
Status: in_force

The Century Farms Program is established as a statewide project honoring farm families in South Carolina whose property has been in the same family for one hundred years or more with the presentation of plaques and certificates. Papers and other items relative to the program must be housed in the Pendleton Agricultural Museum, and Century Farms families who have donated items to the museum must be given special designation. Century Farms families throughout the State must be honored each year in a special program to be held at the Pendleton Agricultural Museum. The commission shall administer the program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-23-20 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 23 / Section 51-23-20
SECTION 51-23-20. Parks and Recreation Fund, allocation of proceeds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the Parks and Recreation Development Fund (Fund) established pursuant to Section 12-21-4200 must be allocated annually as follows: (1) Twenty thousand dollars must be credited to the account of each county area. (2) Seventy-five percent of the remainder of the Fund must be credited to the account of each county area on a per capita basis according to the population estimates for counties prepared annually by the Bureau of the Census and published in "Current Population Reports". (3) The remainder of the Fund must be allocated to the account of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Amounts allocated to individual accounts in the Fund must be distributed as provided in Sections 51-23-30 and 51-23-40.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-130 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-130
SECTION 51-15-130. Operation of recreational facilities must be public and governmental functions.
Status: in_force

The establishment, conduct, equipment and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreational centers and recreational activities, by any such municipality shall each and all be public and governmental functions of such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-850 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-850
SECTION 51-13-850. Penalties.
Status: in_force

If any person using or going upon the property or facilities of Patriot's Point shall be guilty of a violation of the rules and regulations provided and prescribed by the Authority, such person shall, upon conviction, incur a penalty for each offense of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-260 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-260
SECTION 51-15-260. Real estate transactions that certain board members have pecuniary interest.
Status: in_force

No person who has been a member of the park and recreation board within six months from the time of making of the sale or purchase shall be directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in the sale to or purchase from such municipality by or through the agency or instance of such board of any land or interest in land, and any sale to or by such municipality made in violation of this provision, shall, at the instance of such municipality, be held to be against public policy and void and may be rescinded by such municipality. If any member of the board is a stockholder in a corporation owning land or interest in land desired by such municipality for park and recreation purposes, or is the owner of an individual interest in the land desired for such purposes, or if any member of the board is a stockholder in a corporation desiring to purchase land proposed to be sold by such municipality at the instance of the board, such member may in open meeting of the board disclose his interest, which shall appear on the minutes of the meeting, and retire from the meeting of the board, and the other members of the board, if a quorum remains, may consider the matter and decide it as they deem best; and any such sale shall be legal and valid. If any member of the board is the owner of the land which it is desired to acquire for such municipality for any such purpose, the land, if acquired, shall be acquired by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, and the petition or proceeding for condemnation shall set forth the facts in regard to the ownership by a member of the board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-3-140 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 3 / Section 51-3-140
SECTION 51-3-140. Defacement of State park.
Status: in_force

Any person who (a) without permission of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, shall remove any shrub or tree or attempt so to do from any State park, (b) shall cut or mutilate any shrub or tree growing in any State park in this State without such permission, (c) shall mutilate or deface any property, real or personal, upon any State park or (d) shall destroy scenic values by dumping rubbish within the confines of any State park or in any other way whatsoever shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, within the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1820 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 21 / Section 51-13-1820
SECTION 51-13-1820. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall: (1) take necessary action to establish the lowcountry and resort islands region as a major center of tourism; (2) bring together the abilities and interests of private industry, chambers of commerce, development organizations, and historical and cultural interests for the purpose of developing a formal program of tourism promotion; (3) encourage the promotion of the region through organizations such as the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, the United States Travel Service, the Travel Industry of America, the Southeast Tourism Society, and similar agencies or programs; (4) inventory and identify potential attractions of tourist interest in the region; (5) establish guidelines to ensure the protection of the interests of the individual citizens and environmental and cultural interests and to assure an ethical, truly representative image of the region to the tourist; (6) seek out, apply for, receive, process, and distribute available funds through agencies such as the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Regional Councils of Government, and the United States Departments of Commerce and Interior, or any other similar agency or department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-230 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-230
SECTION 51-13-230. Powers of Commission.
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes for which it was created, the Commission shall have the following powers: (1) To have perpetual succession; (2) To sue and be sued; (3) To adopt, use and alter a corporate seal; (4) To define a quorum for its meetings; (5) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs; (6) To accept gifts or grants of services, properties or moneys from the United States Government or any of its agencies or from the State or any of its political subdivisions; and (7) To institute and operate programs to improve, enlarge, increase and otherwise enhance recreation and development in the area around and in the Santee-Cooper Lakes in the counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter. (8) To borrow money, provided it does not have the power to assume any obligation or incur any indebtedness binding upon the State or the counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter. Effect of Amendment The 1999 amendment added item (8).
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-530 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 51-15-530
SECTION 51-15-530. Municipal stockholder not liable for debts or acts of corporation.
Status: in_force

No city or municipality creating such a corporation or owning the stock therein shall be liable for any act of such corporation or for the debts or obligations thereof, nor shall such city or municipality be liable for any act of any officer or director of any such corporation or any of them or of any agent thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-240 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 51-13-240
SECTION 51-13-240. Funds.
Status: in_force

All funds used by the Commission to acquire lands and rights in land shall be provided by the county governments comprising the area represented by the Commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-40
SECTION 51-11-40. South Carolina Outdoor Recreation Plan of 1970.
Status: in_force

The department shall file a copy of its South Carolina Outdoor Recreation Plan of 1970 with the Secretary of State. The plan, and amendments thereto, and such formulas and priorities promulgated by the department for the purpose of administering it, shall serve as a guide for the expenditure of these funds. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "department" for "Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-7-40 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-7-40
SECTION 51-7-40. Recreation centers; camping areas.
Status: in_force

The Department may set aside such portion of the island as it deems proper for recreation centers, may establish camping areas and may provide suitable facilities for the proper development of those areas. Reasonable rates and charges may be made for the services and facilities afforded.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-220 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 51-15-220
SECTION 51-15-220. Additional powers.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any such municipality may, in addition to the powers directly vested in the park and recreation board by this article confer upon and delegate to the board, when established and constituted, any other power or authority conferred upon such municipality by the terms of this article, or conferred upon such municipality by any other provisions of law, with respect to or in accordance with the establishment, conduct, development, improvement, equipment and maintenance of park and recreation systems, street and highway planting, parks, playgrounds, recreational centers and other recreational facilities and activities, as fully and completely as any or all such powers may be constitutionally delegated to such board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-60 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-60
SECTION 51-18-60. Advisory Board created.
Status: in_force

The War Between the States Heritage Trust Advisory Board is created to assist the commission in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall consist of thirteen members who must be chosen as follows and shall elect from its membership a chairman: (1) From the general public, eight persons, one from each congressional district within the State and one at large, who must be appointed by the Governor and serve for a term of six years. These persons must be residents of the State who are recognized experts in the history and archeology of the State who have demonstrated an interest in historical, cultural, and natural preservation of historical sites and who have a background in South Carolina history and/or African-American history and/or Confederate history. 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 South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; (c) the Chairman of the Board of the Department of Archives and History; (d) the Chairman of the Board of the State Museum Commission; and (e) the Curator or Director of the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in item (1), in the first sentence deleted "with the advice and consent of the Senate" following "Governor". The 2012 amendment changed the board membership from eleven to thirteen; in item (1) substituted "eight persons" for "six persons", and added "and one at large,"; deleted the former provisions regarding initial appointees; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-1110 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 51-13-1110
SECTION 51-13-1110. Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission created; appointment of members.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission (commission) for the purpose of promoting the economic development through a formal program of tourism promotion in the following counties: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and Saluda. The commission shall be composed of two 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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-140 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-140
SECTION 51-18-140. Maximum acquisition; approval by county delegation.
Status: in_force

Not more than twenty thousand acres of real property shall be acquired in fee under the provisions of this chapter. Moreover, no acquisition shall be made under this chapter in any county without written approval of a majority of the county delegation in the county where the property is located.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-520 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 51-13-520
SECTION 51-13-520. Powers of Commission.
Status: in_force

The commission may, without regard to the laws and procedures applicable to state agencies, sue and be sued, adopt and use a corporate seal, charge admission fees, and prescribe rules and regulations with respect to its facilities, purposes, and affairs, and employ personnel, acquire property, receive grants, conduct activities to promote tourism, procure supplies, services, and property and make contracts and expend in furtherance of this article 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 article. The commission shall have the authority to procure and purchase books, documents, transcripts of documents, or other historical materials, paintings, works of art, or any artistic objects of historic interest; to collect and preserve objects of interest pertaining to natural history of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties 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 Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties and the State; to purchase or lease property or buildings necessary to establish and conduct a museum of history and natural science; to mortgage or pledge its real or personal property, and to receive funds, grants, donations, and appropriations for the purpose of establishing and operating a museum of history and natural science. The commission shall have full authority to operate, maintain, and expand the collection or museum so far as its funds allow. The commission 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 properties, pageants, or dramas for the cultural and economic development of the three-county area. Effect of Amendment The 1992 amendment provided for additional powers of the Commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-90 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-90
SECTION 51-1-90. Transfer of functions from South Carolina Recreation Commission to recreation division within Department.
Status: in_force

All powers, duties, assets, liabilities, and properties of the South Carolina Recreation Commission, as created by Act 1037 of 1966, are transferred to the State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism to be incorporated into the Department as a separate division thereof. The recreation division shall be assigned such functions and responsibilities as the Director of the Department may prescribe including, but not limited to, those formerly exercised by the South Carolina Recreation Commission. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment deleted "hereby" preceding "transferred".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-18-100 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 18 / Section 51-18-100
SECTION 51-18-100. Registration.
Status: in_force

In any case wherein a priority feature is either unsuited or unavailable for acquisition as War Between the States Heritage Preserve, the commission 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 commission 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 commission the approval of those which it deems worthy of preservation through registration as Heritage Sites. (3) From the advisory board's recommendations, the commission 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 commission, the commission 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 commission 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 commission 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 commission by the property owner. (7) Unless the registration agreement is terminated, the owner of a Heritage Site shall maintain its essential natural character.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-11-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 11 / Section 51-11-10
SECTION 51-11-10. Recreation Land Trust Fund created; purpose; administration.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Recreation Land Trust Fund, hereafter referred to as the trust fund, which shall be kept separate from any other funds of the State. The trust fund shall be under the control of and administered by the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism for the purposes of acquiring recreational lands, the development of utilities and roads on lands owned or controlled by the department, and for such related professional and technical services, legal fees, court costs or such other costs as may be involved in the acquisition and development of such lands. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund, and all moneys and securities in the fund shall be held in trust by the State Treasurer. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism" for "State Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission" and "department" for "Commission".
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-13-820 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 51-13-820
SECTION 51-13-820. Receipts and expenditures.
Status: in_force

All funds of the Authority shall be deposited in a bank or banks to be designated by the State Treasurer. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon warrants signed by the director of the Authority and countersigned by the chairman or the acting chairman. No warrants shall be drawn or issued disbursing any of the funds of the Authority except for a purpose authorized by this article and only when the account or expenditure for which they are to be given in payment has been audited and approved by the Authority. The Authority may accept contributions of money or property from all persons for the construction, equipping and operation of its facilities and improvements in the areas within its jurisdiction; and may receive such State, Federal or other grants or appropriations as may be made to it from time to time.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-1-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-10
SECTION 51-1-10. Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism created; governing commission; members; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism which shall be a body corporate. The department shall be headed by a Director to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall be selected with special reference to his executive ability and experience and shall be vested with the duty and authority to oversee, manage, and control the operation, administration, and organization of the department subject only to the laws of this State and the United States. The director is subject to removal by the Governor as provided in Section 1-3-240(B). Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment provided that the Department be headed by a Director, rather than governed by a commission, as formerly, and deleted four paragraphs pertaining to the composition, terms, etc. of the commission and its members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 51-15-10 — SC Code / Title 51 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 51-15-10
SECTION 51-15-10. Golf courses.
Status: in_force

Any city or town in this State may construct, maintain and operate a municipal golf course or courses and for that purpose may acquire by purchase or gift such lands as may be necessary therefor. Any such golf course shall be operated on such terms and conditions and in such manner and such charges may be made for the use thereof as the city or town council may provide.