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SC Code § 6-16-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-50. Representatives to joint agency; application to Secretary of State; Secretary to examine application; corporate certificate; agency deemed valid.

 Upon fulfilling the requirements set forth in Section 6-16-40, each governing body which determines that its participation in the proposed joint agency is in its best interest shall by resolution appoint one representative to the proposed joint agency. Any two or more representatives shall file with the Secretary of State an application signed by the representative of each proposed member setting forth:  (a) The names of all the proposed members and their respective appointed representatives;  (b) A certified copy of (i) the resolution or ordinance of each member determining it is in its best interest to participate in the proposed joint agency and (ii) the resolution appointing such member's representative;  (c) The desire that the joint agency be organized as a public body and a body corporate and politic under this chapter;  (d) The name which is proposed for the joint agency.  The Secretary of State shall file the application if after examining it and determining that it complies with the requirements set forth above and that the proposed name of the joint agency is not identical with that of any other corporation of the State or any agency or instrumentality or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty.  After the application has been made and filed, the Secretary of State shall issue a corporate certificate which shall be filed with the application and the joint agency shall then be constituted a public body corporate and politic under the name proposed in the application. The corporate certificate shall set forth the names of the members and the name of the joint agency. Notice of the issuance of such corporate certificate shall be given to all members of the joint agency by the Secretary of State.  In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract of a joint agency, the joint agency in the absence of establishing fraud shall be conclusively deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the Secretary of State. A copy of such certificate, duly certified by the Secretary of State, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall be conclusive proof of the filing and contents.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 6.
SC Code § 6-16-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-60. Board of directors; voting; election of chairman and other officers; quorum.

 (a) The management and control of a joint agency shall be vested in a board of directors. The governing body of each member of a joint agency shall appoint a representative who shall be a director of the joint agency. The representative may be an officer or employee of the member and may also serve ex officio as a member of the board of directors. Each director shall have not less than one vote and may have such additional votes as a majority of the members of the joint agency shall determine. Each director shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body by which he was appointed. Each appointed member director, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before a person authorized by law to administer oaths to execute the duties of his office faithfully and impartially and a record of each such oath shall be filed with the governing body of the appointing authority.  (b) The board of directors of the joint agency shall annually elect, with each director having one vote, one of the directors as chairman, another as vice chairman and other persons who may, but need not be directors, as treasurer, secretary and, if desired, assistant secretary. The office of treasurer may be held by the secretary or assistant secretary. The board of directors may also appoint such additional officers as it deems necessary. The secretary or assistant secretary of the joint agency shall keep a record of the proceedings of the joint agency and the secretary shall be the custodian of all books, records, documents and papers filed with the joint agency, the minute book or journal of the joint agency and its official seal.  (c) A majority of the directors of the joint agency shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy on the board of directors of the joint agency shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of a joint agency. Any action taken by the joint agency under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting held pursuant to notice in accordance with bylaws of the joint agency and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. Except as is otherwise provided in this chapter or in the bylaws of the joint agency, a majority of the votes which the directors present are entitled to cast, with a quorum present, shall be necessary and sufficient to take any action or to pass any resolution. No director of a joint agency shall receive any compensation solely for the performance of duties as a director but each director may be paid per diem, mileage and subsistence expenses, as provided by law for state boards, committees and commissions, incurred while engaged in the performance of such duties.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 7.
SC Code § 6-16-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-70. Admission of new members to agency; withdrawal; notice of membership change.

 After the creation of a joint agency, any other governing body may become a member upon:  (a) Adoption of a resolution or ordinance complying with the requirements of Section 6-16-40 including publication of notice;  (b) Submission of an application to the joint agency;  (c) Approval of such application by resolution of the governing body of each member of such joint agency.  Any member may withdraw from a joint agency by resolution or ordinance of its governing body. All contractual rights acquired and contractual obligations incurred by a member while it was a member shall remain in full force and effect.  Notice of any change in membership shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and no change shall be final until such filing.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 8.
SC Code § 6-16-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-80. Dissolution of agency.

 Whenever the board of directors of a joint agency and the governing body of each of its members shall by resolution or ordinance determine that the purposes for which the joint agency was formed have been substantially fulfilled and that all bonds issued and all other obligations incurred by the joint agency have been fully paid or satisfied, such board of directors and members may declare the joint agency to be dissolved. On the effective date of such resolution or ordinance the title to all funds and other property owned by the joint agency at the time of such dissolution shall be disbursed to the members of the joint agency according to its bylaws.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 9.
SC Code § 6-16-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-90. Executive committee.

 The board of directors of a joint agency may create an executive committee, the composition of which shall be set forth in the bylaws of the joint agency. The composition of the executive committee shall afford a fair representation of the members. The executive committee may exercise such powers during intervals between the board's meetings as provided by the board. The terms of office of the members of the executive committee and the method of filling vacancies shall be fixed by the bylaws of the joint agency.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 10.
SC Code § 6-16-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-110. Agency may incur debt and issue bonds.

 A joint agency may incur debt for any of its purposes and may issue bonds pledging to the payment as to both principal and interest the revenues, or any portion, derived or to be derived from all or any of its projects and any additions and betterments or extensions or contributions or advances from its members.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 12.
SC Code § 6-16-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-120. Approval of governing bodies required for projects financed by bonds.

 No joint agency may undertake a project required to be financed, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of bonds without the approval of the governing bodies of each member contracting with the joint agency for services relating to the project.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 13; 1996 Act No. 313, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-16-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-130. Status of joint agency personnel; participation in South Carolina Retirement System.

 Personnel employed or appointed by a member to work for a joint agency shall have the same authority, rights, privileges and immunities (including coverage under the workmen's compensation laws) which the officers, agents and employees of the appointing member enjoy within the territory of that member whether within or without the territory of the appointing member when they are acting within the scope of their authority or in the course of their employment.  Personnel employed or appointed directly by a joint agency shall be qualified for participation in the South Carolina Retirement System, with the same rights, privileges, obligations and responsibilities as they would have if they were employees of a municipality, if they are residents of this State.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 14.
SC Code § 6-16-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-140. Annual report.

 Each joint agency shall, following the closing of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to each member. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the joint agency during the year. The joint agency shall cause an audit of its books of record and accounts to be made at least once in each year by a certified public accountant and the cost may be treated as a part of the cost of construction of a project or otherwise as part of the expense of administration of a project covered by such audit.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 15.
SC Code § 6-16-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-150. Board may enter contracts and accept grants and loans.

 The board of directors of a joint agency may make application and enter into contracts for and accept grants in aid and loans from the federal and state governments and their agencies for planning, acquiring, constructing, expanding, maintaining and operating any project or facility or participating in any research or development program or performing any function which any of the members of the joint agency may be authorized by general or local law to provide or perform.  In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the board of directors of a joint agency may:  (a) Enter into and carry out contracts with the state or federal government or any agency or institution under which such government, agency or institution grants financial or other assistance to the member or joint agency;  (b) Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the state or federal government with or without such a contract;  (c) Agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans;  (d) Make expenditures from any funds so granted.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 16.
SC Code § 6-16-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-160. Eminent domain.

 Any joint agency shall possess the power of eminent domain within the jurisdictional limits of any of its members in accordance with Section 5-7-50 and Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the 1976 Code in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and shall exercise such power in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the 1976 Code.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 17.  Code Commissioner's Note  This section, as enacted by 1980 Act No. 491, contained references to Chapter 9 of Title 28. Chapter 9 of Title 28 was repealed in 1987. At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the references to Chapter 9 have been replaced with references to Chapter 2 of Title 28.
SC Code § 6-16-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-170. Enumerated powers deemed supplemental to existing laws.

 The foregoing sections shall be deemed to provide an additional method for doing the things authorized and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental to powers conferred by existing laws and shall not be regarded in derogation of any powers now existing. If any provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of other general, special or local laws, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 18.
SC Code § 6-16-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-180. Chapter to be liberally construed.

 The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 19.
SC Code § 6-16-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act|Section 6-16-190. Waiver of immunity from suit.

 The General Assembly waives and withdraws from the joint agencies authorized by this chapter their immunity from suit of every kind and description whether the suit is in tort, contract or otherwise when the suits arise out of or are in any way connected with the development, ownership, operation, maintenance or otherwise of a project or the doing, or failure to do, of anything authorized by this chapter.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, Section 20.
SC Code § 6-17-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as "The Revenue Bond Refinancing Act of 1937."  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-651; 1952 Code Section 59-651; 1942 Code Section 9286; 1937 (40) 313.
SC Code § 6-17-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-30. Borrowing or issuing refunding bonds and additional bonds for refinancing or improving enterprise.

 Any municipality may refinance or refinance and improve any enterprise and for such purpose may borrow money and issue refunding bonds from time to time. Any municipality, which shall have outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and which shall have, in the resolution authorizing such bonds, reserved the right to issue additional bonds, payable in whole or in part from the revenues of the enterprise, may issue such additional bonds pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, notwithstanding that the proceeds of such additional bonds be used solely for the improvement of the enterprise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-653; 1952 Code Section 59-653; 1942 Code Section 9288; 1937 (40) 313; 1953 (48) 71.
SC Code § 6-17-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-40. Combination of projects.

 For the purpose of this chapter a governing body may by resolution combine two or more projects, works, undertakings or systems into a combined system or enterprise. A governing body may also combine into one system or enterprise any existing project, work, undertaking or system with any proposed project, work, undertaking or system which such governing body shall have deemed to be related and the initial construction of the proposed project, work, undertaking or system shall, for all purposes of this chapter, be considered an improvement, extension or betterment of the existing enterprise. Governing bodies are specifically empowered to combine into one enterprise an existing waterworks system with a proposed sewer system and, for the purpose of this chapter, the initial construction of the sewer system shall be deemed an improvement, extension or betterment of the existing waterworks system.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-654; 1952 Code Section 59-654; 1942 Code Section 9287; 1937 (40) 313; 1940 (41) 1682.
SC Code § 6-17-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-50. Refunding shall be authorized by resolution.

 The refunding shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of the municipality. Such resolution may be adopted at a regular or special meeting and at the same meeting at which it is introduced by a majority of all the members of the governing body then in office. Such resolution shall take effect immediately upon the adoption thereof. No other proceedings or procedure of any character whatever shall be required for the issuance of refunding bonds by the municipality.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-655; 1952 Code Section 59-655; 1942 Code Section 9289; 1937 (40) 313.
SC Code § 6-17-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-60. Terms and form of refunding bonds.

 The refunding bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding the period of usefulness of the enterprise, as determined by the governing body in its discretion, nor in any event exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear such rate or rates of interest as the governing body shall determine, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration and conversion privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, may be declared or become due before the maturity date thereof, may provide for the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost bonds, may be authenticated in such manner and upon compliance with such conditions, and may contain such other terms and covenants, as may be provided by resolution or resolutions of the governing body of the municipality. Notwithstanding the form or tenor thereof, and in the absence of an express recital on the face thereof that the bond is nonnegotiable, all refunding bonds shall at all times be, and shall be treated as, negotiable instruments for all purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-656; 1952 Code Section 59-656; 1942 Code Section 9290; 1937 (40) 313; 1952 (47) 1715.
SC Code § 6-17-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-80. Exemption from certain taxes.

 The refunding bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance, estate and transfer taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-658; 1952 Code Section 59-658; 1942 Code Section 9295; 1937 (40) 313.
SC Code § 6-17-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-90. Lien of bonds on revenues and other security.

 The refunding bonds shall be special obligations of the municipality and shall be payable from and secured by a lien upon the revenues of the enterprise as shall be more fully described in the resolution of the governing body authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, having due regard to the cost of operation and maintenance of the enterprise and the amount or proportion, if any, of the revenues of the enterprise previously pledged. Any municipality may by resolution of its governing body pledge for the security of the refunding bonds a fixed amount without regard to any fixed proportion of the gross revenues of the enterprise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-659; 1952 Code Section 59-659; 1942 Code Section 9293; 1937 (40) 313.
SC Code § 6-17-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937|Section 6-17-95. Municipalities providing hospital, nursing home, or care facilities; mortgages.

 Under the revenue bond refinancing act, in the case of a municipality providing hospital, nursing home, or care facilities, the municipality may utilize the provisions of Section 44-7-60 to secure payment on any indebtedness purchased by any federal agency or any indebtedness guaranteed by any federal agency.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 199, Section 2, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 1, 2010).