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SC Code § 48-3-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 3 - Pollution Control Facilities|Section 48-3-130. Exemption from taxation of pollution control facilities.

 The issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter is not intended to provide the pollution control facilities financed thereby with any exemption from taxation and whether or not pollution control facilities financed pursuant to this chapter are exempt from taxation shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the applicable general laws providing for tax exemption and without regard to the fact that the pollution control facilities have been financed through the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 61.
SC Code § 48-3-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 3 - Pollution Control Facilities|Section 48-3-140. Approval required before issuance of bonds; application for and granting of approval.

 (A) No bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter until the proposal of the governing board to issue the bonds receives the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Whenever a governing board proposes to issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, it shall file its petition with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as applicable, setting forth:  (1) a brief description of the pollution control facilities proposed to be undertaken;  (2) a statement setting forth the action taken by the Department of Health and Environmental Control in connection with the pollution control facilities;  (3) a reasonable estimate of the cost of the pollution control facilities;  (4) a general summary of the terms and conditions of the loan agreement; and  (5) such other information as the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as applicable, requires.  (B) Upon the filing of the petition the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as applicable, as soon as practicable, shall conduct the review as it considers advisable, and if it finds that the proposal of the governing board is intended to promote the purposes of this chapter, it is authorized to approve the proposal. Any time following the approval, the governing board may proceed with the issuance of bonds for the pollution control facilities in accordance with the proposal approved by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as applicable. Notice of the approval of the proposal by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or the Department of Administration, as applicable, must be published at least once by the state board in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the pollution control facilities are to be located.  (C) Any interested party, within twenty days after the date of the publication of the notice, but not afterwards, may challenge the validity of the approval by action de novo in the court of common pleas in the county where the pollution control facilities are to be located.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.63; 1971 (57) 134; 1994 Act No. 426, Section 3.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 48-3-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 3 - Pollution Control Facilities|Section 48-3-150. Chapter to be construed as cumulative; execution of authorization.

 Neither this chapter nor anything contained shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a county or incorporated municipality might otherwise have under any laws of this State, but shall be construed as cumulative. The authorization herein granted may be carried out by any governing board acting at any regular or special meeting and without publication of the proceedings by a resolution to become effective upon its adoption at the meeting at which it is presented, notwithstanding any restriction, limitation, or other procedure, imposed upon the governing board by any other statute.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.64; 1971 (57) 134.
SC Code § 48-3-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 3 - Pollution Control Facilities|Section 48-3-160. Existing powers of incorporated municipalities not affected.

 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or limit the power of incorporated municipalities to construct and finance water pollution control facilities pursuant to the authorizations contained in the Revenue Bond Act for Utilities, Chapter 21, Title 6, as amended, and the Revenue Bond Refinancing Act, Chapter 17, Title 6, and the General Assembly hereby confirms that the public works and enterprises authorized by the Revenue Bond Act for Utilities and the Revenue Bond Refinancing Act include facilities designed for the elimination, mitigation or prevention of water pollution, including things which are required to collect, treat and thereafter dispose of all waste of any sort originating in or about any industrial enterprise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.65; 1971 (57) 134.
SC Code § 48-4-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-10. Department created; composition; transfer of powers, from predecessor agencies; certain commissions abolished.

 (A) The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is created to administer and enforce the laws of this State relating to wildlife, marine resources, and natural resources and other laws specifically assigned to it. The department must be comprised of a Natural Resources Enforcement Division, a Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, a Marine Resources Division, a Water Resources Division, and a Land Resources and Conservation Districts Division. Each division of the department must have the functions and powers provided by law.  (B) All functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, the Geological Survey Division of the Budget and Control Board, to include the State Geologist, and the South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl Committee are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. All nonregulatory functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the South Carolina Water Resources Commission and the State Land Resources Conservation Commission are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. All rules, regulations, standards, orders, or other actions of these entities remain in effect unless specifically changed or voided by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.  (C) All divisions are directly accountable to and subject to the Department of Natural Resources.  (D) The Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission, the Land Resources Conservation Commission, and the Water Resources Commission are abolished.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 59C.
SC Code § 48-4-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-20. Definitions.

 For the purposes of this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the governing body of the department.  (2) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.  (3) "Director" or "Executive Director" means the administrative head of the department, appointed by the board.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174.
SC Code § 48-4-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-40. Expenses of board members reimbursed.

 The board members shall receive reimbursement for their expenses incurred while engaged in the work of the board as provided by law for state boards and commissions.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174.
SC Code § 48-4-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-50. Board to set policies of department.

 The board must be vested with the duty and authority to set the policies for the department subject only to the laws of this State and the United States. The board has no duty or authority concerning the management of, control over, or administration of the day to day affairs of the department.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174; 2012 Act No. 215, Section 3, eff June 7, 2012.  Editor's Note  2012 Act No. 215, Section 4, provides as follows:  "Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a person appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of the Department of Natural Resources Board to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, as the representative of the district to which he was transferred for the term of office for which he was appointed; however, the appointing authority shall appoint an additional member to the board from the district which loses a resident member on it as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires."  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 48-4-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-60. Director.

 The board shall appoint a director upon the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the board and must be the administrative head of the department. The director must carry out the policies of the board and administer the affairs of the department. The director may exercise all powers belonging to the board within the guidelines and policies established by the board. The director shall manage the administration and organization of the department and may appoint such assistants or deputies the director considers necessary. The director may hire these employees as the director considers necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the department. The director must prescribe the duties, powers, and functions of all assistants, deputies, and employees of the department.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174; 2012 Act No. 215, Section 2, eff June 7, 2012.  Editor's Note  2012 Act No. 215, Section 4, provides as follows:  "Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a person appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of the Department of Natural Resources Board to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, as the representative of the district to which he was transferred for the term of office for which he was appointed; however, the appointing authority shall appoint an additional member to the board from the district which loses a resident member on it as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires."  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment inserted ", upon the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall" and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 48-4-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-70. General duties of board.

 The board shall:  (1) hold meetings, as considered necessary by the chairman, with a majority of the board members constituting a quorum. The board may hold meetings, transact business, or conduct investigations at any place necessary; however, its primary office is in Columbia;  (2) formulate and recommend legislation to enhance uniformity, enforcement, and administration of the wildlife, marine, and natural resource laws;  (3) make an annual report to the General Assembly on all matters relating to its action;  (4) require those of its officers, agents, and employees it designates to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in the sum and with the sureties it determines, and all premiums on the bonds must be paid by the board;  (5) pay travel expenses; and purchase or lease all necessary facilities, equipment, books, periodicals, and supplies for the performance of its duties; and  (6) exercise and perform other powers and duties as granted to it or imposed upon it by law.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174.
SC Code § 48-4-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 4 - Department Of Natural Resources|Section 48-4-80. Power of board to make rules, promulgate regulations, exercise authority under certain other rules and regulations, and conduct hearings.

 The board may:  (1) make rules and promulgate regulations, not inconsistent with law, to aid in the performance of its duties. The board may prescribe the extent, if any, to which these rules and regulations must be applied without retroactive effect.  (2) exercise all authority granted to it under the laws and regulations relating to wildlife, marine and natural resources.  (3) conduct such hearings as may be required by law.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1174.
SC Code § 48-5-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act".  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3.
SC Code § 48-5-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-30. South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority created; membership of authority.

 There is created the South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority. The authority is a public instrumentality of this State and the exercise by it of a power conferred in this chapter is the performance of an essential public function. The members of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority comprise the authority.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VII, Section 20.P, eff July 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 20.P, substituted "Fiscal Accountability Authority" for "Budget and Control Board".
SC Code § 48-5-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-60. Authority of Department of Health and Environmental Control.

 The department may:  (1) promulgate regulations with authority input to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act;  (2) develop priority systems with authority input which ensure consistency with the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act for the clean water fund and drinking water fund, respectively;  (3) prepare annual plans in accordance with the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act after providing for input from the authority and public comment and review;  (4) receive monies from the clean water fund for program and project management activities of the clean water fund;  (5) establish accounts and deposit portions of the federal capitalization grants, as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the purposes of administering the drinking water fund and other authorized activities; and  (6) enter into binding agreements with the agency as necessary to effect the implementation of this chapter.  HISTORY: Act No. 513, Section 3; 1997 Act No. 41, Section 7.
SC Code § 48-5-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-70. Project sponsors authorized to borrow money from authority through loan agreements and loan obligations; contracts need not be identical among projects; application of other statutes permitting project sponsors to borrow money and issue obligations.

 (A) All project sponsors may borrow money from the authority through loan agreements and the issuance of loan obligations in favor of the authority. Project sponsors may enter into and issue the agreements and evidences of indebtedness comprising the loan agreements and loan obligations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and no further statutory authorization is required for the issuance and delivery by project sponsors of their loan obligations. All project sponsors entering into loan agreements and issuing loan obligations to the authority may perform any acts, take any action, adopt any proceedings, and make and carry out any contracts with the authority which are contemplated by this chapter. The contracts need not be identical among all project sponsors but may be structured as determined by the authority according to the needs of the contracting project sponsors and the authority.  (B) In addition to the authorizations contained in this chapter, all other statutes permitting project sponsors to borrow money and issue obligations, including both general obligation and revenue bonds, may be utilized by project sponsors borrowing money from the authority to the extent considered necessary or useful by the project sponsor in connection with a loan agreement and the issuance, securing, or sale of its loan obligation to the authority.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3.
SC Code § 48-5-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-80. Authority authorized to borrow money and issue bonds; requirements for issuing bonds.

 (A) Subject to the requirements of subsections (B) and (C) of this section, the authority may borrow money and issue its bonds, including refunding bonds, in amounts it determines necessary or convenient to provide funds to carry out its purposes and powers and to pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of bonds.  (B) At or before the delivery of bonds by the authority, the authority shall, by resolution of the authority, certificate of an officer or employee of the authority or other manner as the authority determines, establish with respect to all bonds of the authority then outstanding and then proposed to be delivered that, following the period during which interest on bonds or loan obligations is capitalized, either:  (1) the ratio of all assets, including, without limitation, loan obligations, reserves, and any amounts to be received pursuant to an agreement with the agency held, or to be held, as security for all the bonds to the principal amount of all the bonds is not less than 1.10 to 1; or  (2) the ratio of anticipated annual receipts to be derived from assets described in (1), above, to debt service on all the bonds is estimated to be not less than 1.10 to 1.  (C) With respect to bonds, or that portion of an issue of bonds, issued to refund outstanding bonds of the authority, in lieu of the requirements of subsection (B) of this section, the bonds may be issued if the authority establishes with respect to the issuing of the bonds that debt service with respect to the refunding bonds is not expected to exceed debt service with respect to the refunded bonds in a year in which the refunded bonds were outstanding.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3.
SC Code § 48-5-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-90. Authority authorized to pledge its revenues or funds to payment of bonds; other security for payment of bonds.

 The authority may pledge its revenues or funds to the payment of its bonds, subject only to prior agreement with the holders of particular bonds which may have pledged specific money or revenue. Bonds may be secured by a pledge of a loan obligation owned by the authority, a grant, contribution, or guaranty from the United States, the State, or a corporation, association, institution or person, other property or assets of the authority, or a pledge of money, income, or revenue of the authority from any source.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3.
SC Code § 48-5-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 5 - South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority Act|Section 48-5-100. Bonds payable solely from revenue, money, or property of authority; liability on bonds; statements required on face of bonds.

 Bonds issued by the authority do not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of this State or its political subdivisions other than the authority, but are payable solely from the revenue, money, or property of the authority as provided for in this chapter. The bonds issued do not constitute an indebtedness of this State within the meaning of a constitutional or statutory limitation. No members of the authority or a person executing bonds of the authority is liable personally on the bonds by reason of their issuance or execution. Each bond issued under this chapter must contain on its face a statement to the effect that:  (1) neither this State, nor its political subdivisions, nor the authority is obligated to pay the principal of or interest on the bond or other costs incident to the bond except from the revenue, money, or property of the authority pledged;  (2) neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of this State, or its political subdivisions, is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds;  (3) the authority does not have taxing power.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, Section 3.