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SC Code § 13-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-20. Purposes of department.

 The Department of Commerce shall conduct an adequate statewide program for the stimulation of economic activity to develop the potentialities of the State; manage the business and affairs of the Savannah Valley Development; develop the state public railway system for the efficient and economical movement of freight, goods, and other merchandise; and enhance the economic growth and development of the State through strategic planning and coordinating activities.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 243, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 9, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 13-1-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-25. Public monies defined; accountability and disclosure requirements; reporting requirements.

 (A) The monies constituting a fund of any kind used by the department in carrying out a purpose described in Section 13-1-20 are public monies, notwithstanding their public or private source, and must be treated like public monies for all purposes. These monies are subject to all accountability requirements governing public monies, including compliance with the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, unless exempt by formal approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. These monies are also subject to all disclosure requirements governing public monies, unless exempt by Section 30-4-40.  (B) In addition to all other required audits, reviews, and reports, by January first of each year the director must submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the members of the Senate Finance Committee, and the members of the House Ways and Means Committee a detailed written report of all expenditures for each fund during the previous calendar year. This report must include an explanation of the specific purpose of each expenditure including recreational or entertainment purposes. Expenditures made pursuant to negotiations with an industry or business and which are ongoing as of December thirty-first of the previous year may be excluded from that calendar year's report and reported the following January or January of the year following public announcement by the company.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 86, Section 1, eff July 14, 2003; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 48, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 48, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "January first" for "January 1" and "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate", and in the third sentence, substituted "December thirty-first" for "December 31".
SC Code § 13-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-30. Secretary of Commerce; executive director; division directors; duties and responsibilities.

 (A) The Department of Commerce shall be headed by a secretary, to be known as the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate. The secretary 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. He shall receive such compensation as may be established under the provisions of Section 8-11-160 and for which funds have been authorized in the general appropriations act. He is subject to removal by the Governor as provided in Section 1-3-240.  (B) The Secretary of Commerce may appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and shall be responsible to the secretary for the operation of programs outlined by the secretary.  (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may appoint a director for each division of the department. Each director shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce and shall be responsible to the secretary for the operation of the programs outlined by the secretary.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 243, eff July 1, 1993; 1994 Act No. 361, Section 3, eff May 3, 1994; 2005 Act No. 11, Section 1.A, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on January 13, 2005); 2012 Act No. 270, Section 10, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 13-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-40. Advisory councils.

 At the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce an advisory council or councils may be appointed to advise with respect to each broad function which may be the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce. Each advisory council shall consist of a group of not more than nine members, consisting of state and local governmental officials and of private individuals of outstanding ability in fields of enterprise related to the particular function with respect to which its advice is desired. The members shall receive no salary or per diem but may be compensated for all actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The members shall serve for terms to be established by the Secretary of Commerce and may be removed at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. Governmental officials shall serve on such councils for a period of one year and may be reappointed for successive terms by the Secretary of Commerce; provided, that their terms shall end with the termination of their office as officials.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 243, eff July 1, 1993; 1994 Act No. 361, Sections 8, 9, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 13-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-50. Annual audit of department.

 The department shall be audited by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants once each year to be designated by the State Auditor. The department may undergo an Agreed Upon Procedures audit in lieu of having audited financial statements. The audit shall be in coordination with the State Auditor's Office and will be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and must comprise all financial records and controls. The audit must be completed by November first following the close of the fiscal year. The costs and expenses of the audit must be paid by the department out of its funds.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 243, eff July 1, 1993; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 31B.1, eff July 1, 2008.
SC Code § 13-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-60. Severability.

 If a term or provision of a section of this chapter is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this chapter nonetheless remains in full force and effect and the illegal or unenforceable term or provision is deleted and severed from this chapter.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 243, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-310. Definitions.

 The following terms, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  (1) "Agency" means any state officer, department, board, commission, committee, institution, bureau, division, or other person or functional group that is authorized to exercise or that does exercise any executive or administrative function of government in the State; when the term "local agency" is used, it shall be construed to mean local political subdivisions of the State; when the term "federal agency" is used, it shall be construed to mean any agency of the government of the United States of America;  (2) "Director" means the Director for the Division of State Development.  (3) "Division" means the Division of State Development.  (4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.  (5) "State" means the State of South Carolina.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244 eff July 1, 1993; 1994 Act No. 361, Section 4, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 13-1-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-320. Objectives of division.

 The objectives of the division are to:  (1) conserve, restore, and develop the natural and physical, the human and social, and the economic and productive resources of the State;  (2) promote coordination of the functions and activities of state agencies and act as the official state liaison office between the state, federal, and local planning, research, and development agencies;  (3) promote a system of transportation for the State through development and expansion of the highway, railroad, port, waterway, and airport systems;  (4) promote and correlate state and local activity in planning public works projects;  (5) promote public interest in the development of the State through cooperation with public agencies, private enterprises, and charitable and social institutions;  (6) promote and encourage industrial development, private business and commercial enterprise, agricultural production, transportation, and the utilization and investment of capital within the State;  (7) assist the development of existing state and interstate trade, commerce, and markets for South Carolina goods and in the removal of barriers to the industrial, commercial, and agricultural development of the State;  (8) assist in ensuring stability in employment, increase the opportunities for employment of the citizens of the State, and devise ways and means to raise the living standards of the people of the State;  (9) advance the general welfare of the people.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-330. Division made up of bureaus.

 The division shall consist of a bureau of research, a bureau of planning, a bureau of development, and such other bureaus as the director may establish. Each bureau may be headed by a bureau chief selected on the basis of his technical and administrative qualifications and experience to perform the duties required by his position. The chief for the bureau of research shall be a person thoroughly familiar with the principles of, and experienced in, the methods and techniques of research and economics. The chief for the bureau of planning shall be an industrial engineer experienced in that type of work. The chief for the bureau of development shall be a person thoroughly familiar with the principles of, and experienced in, the methods and techniques of developing a program of advertising and salesmanship.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-340. Director of division; duties, powers and responsibilities.

 The director is vested with duties, powers, and responsibilities involved in accomplishing the division's objectives outlined in this article within the appropriations provided by the General Assembly. The director may:  (1) advise and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on matters concerning the division's objectives;  (2) cooperate with the operating agencies of the State in the development of plans;  (3) have access to the records and studies of each state agency pertaining to the division's objectives;  (4) conduct studies on his own initiative pertaining to the division's objectives and others at the request of the Governor, the General Assembly, or state or local agencies;  (5) make special studies on area problems or specific subjects, establish local agencies, and furnish staff or financial aid;  (6) stimulate and encourage local, state, and federal governmental agencies with similar and related objectives and purposes and cooperate with local, regional, and federal planning and development programs;  (7) publish and distribute the division's findings through written reports, brochures, magazine and newspaper articles, and other appropriate forms and use the radio, periodicals, and other recognized forms of advertising, personal interviews, exhibits, and displays in order that governmental agencies, corporations, and individual citizens may become acquainted with the development program of the State;  (8) advertise the advantages of the State for industrial, agricultural, and commercial development by paid publicity;  (9) provide information to and make contact with private business enterprises and local, state, and federal governmental agencies to acquaint them with industrial, agricultural, and commercial opportunities in the State and encourage the establishment of new or the expansion of existing industries and enterprises;  (10) provide advice upon request by local, state, and federal agencies, private citizens, and business and commercial enterprises upon matters of economic development, industrial and business expansion, and agricultural activity upon which his knowledge, sources of information, and findings and decisions qualify him to speak;  (11) accept gifts, grants, funds, and property to accomplish the division's objectives, administer and disburse gifts, grants, and funds, and dispose of property to counties, municipalities, and local agencies performing a public service or function which may disburse the gifts, grants, and funds or make the property available to eligible participants in a program established to perform and implement the public service or function subject to the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-360. Confidentiality of information.

 Confidential information submitted to any agency as required by law shall not be published in any manner which will directly or indirectly reflect or damage the reputation or business activity of any individual or corporation concerned.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 244, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-610. Definitions.

 The following terms, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  (1) "Director" means the Director for the Division of Savannah Valley Development.  (2) "Division" means the Division of Savannah Valley Development.  (3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993; 1994 Act No. 361, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 13-1-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-630. Area of director's powers.

 The director may exercise any of the powers and duties conveyed under Section 13-1-620 in the entire area of a county or portion of a county which borders the Savannah River or is within the Savannah River Basin.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-640. Issuance of revenue bonds to fund projects.

 In furtherance of its purposes, the division may issue revenue bonds, the interest on which may or may not be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, for the purpose of raising funds needed from time to time for the financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of a facility, building structure, or any other matter or thing which the division is authorized to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, or operate. In connection with the issuance of bonds, the division may enter into an agreement with a company to construct, operate, maintain, and improve a project, and the division may enter into a financing agreement with the company prescribing the terms and conditions of the payments to be made by the company to the division, or its assignee, to meet the payments that become due on bonds.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-650. Executive order of director required for issuance of revenue bonds; contents of order.

 Revenue bonds issued under this article for any project described in Section 13-1-640 must be authorized by executive order of the director. The director's executive order may contain provisions which are a part of the contract between the division and the several holders of the bonds as to:  (a) the custody, security, use, expenditure, or application of the proceeds of the bonds;  (b) the acquisition, construction, and completion of any project for which the bonds are issued;  (c) the use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance, or disposition of the project for which the bonds are issued, or any restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the division to dispose of or limit or regulate the use of the project;  (d) the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds and the sources and methods of payment, the rank or priority of any bonds as to any lien or security, or the acceleration of the maturity of any bonds;  (e) the use and disposition of the revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of any project;  (f) the pledging, setting aside, depositing, or entrusting of the revenues from which the bonds are made payable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or the payment of expenses of operation and maintenance of the project;  (g) the setting aside of revenues, reserves, or sinking funds and the source, custody, security, regulation, and disposition of the revenues, reserves, or sinking funds;  (h) the determination of the definition of revenues or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the project for which the bonds are issued;  (i) the rentals, fees, or other charges derived from the use of the project and the fixing, establishing, collection, and enforcement of the rentals, fees, or other charges, the amount or amounts of revenues to be produced by the rentals, fees, or other charges, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected;  (j) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or any other obligations or the incurrence of indebtedness payable from the same revenues from which the bonds are payable;  (k) rules to ensure the use of the project by the public or private sector to the maximum extent to which the project is capable of serving the public or private sector;  (l) any other matter or course of conduct which, by recital in the resolution authorizing the bonds, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-660. Specifics of revenue bonds and their issuance.

 The bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear a date, may mature at a time not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear interest at the rate or rates per annum as approved by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, may be payable in a medium of payment and at a place, may be in a denomination, may be in a form, either coupon or registered, may carry registration privileges, may be subject to terms of redemption before maturity, with or without premium, and may contain terms, covenants, and conditions as the executive order authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide. The interest rate on bonds issued by the division, the proceeds of which are loaned to a company pursuant to a financing agreement to construct or acquire a project authorized under Section 13-1-640, are not subject to approval by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. The bonds are fully negotiable within the meaning of and for the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-670. Principal and interest on bonds exempt from taxation.

 The principal of and interest on bonds issued under this article are exempt from taxation, as provided in Section 12-1-60. All security agreements, indentures, and financing agreements made pursuant to the provisions of this article are exempt from state stamp and transfer taxes.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-680. Approval of State Fiscal Accountability Authority as prerequisite to issuance of bonds.

 No bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article until the proposal of the director to issue the bonds receives the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. When the director proposes to issue bonds, he shall file a proposal with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority setting forth:  (a) a brief description of the project proposed to be undertaken and its anticipated effect upon the economy of the area in which the project is to be located;  (b) a reasonable estimate of the cost of the project;  (c) a general summary of the terms and conditions of any financing agreement and security agreement. Upon the filing of the proposal the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable, shall, as soon as practicable, make an independent investigation, as it considers necessary or appropriate, and if it finds that the project is intended to promote the purposes of this article, it may approve the project. At any time following the approval, the division may proceed with the acquisition and financing of the project. If the proceeds of the bonds are to be made available to a company to construct a project, as provided in Section 13-1-640, notice of the approval of any project by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable, must be published at least once by the division in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the project is to be located. Any interested party may, within twenty days after the date of the publication of notice, but not after the twenty days, challenge the validity of the approval in the court of common pleas in the county where the project is to be located.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 13-1-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 13 - Planning, Research and Development|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 13-1-690. Signature on bonds.

 The bonds must be signed in the name of the director by the manual or facsimile signature of the director. Interest coupons attached to the bonds must be signed by the facsimile signature of the director. The bonds may be issued notwithstanding that the director signing them or whose facsimile signature appears on the bonds or the coupons has ceased to hold office at the time of issue or at the time of the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 245, eff July 1, 1993.