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SC Code § 10-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-50. Agencies housed in state office building to pay rent; disposition of revenue derived.

 The Department of Administration is hereby directed to require that all state or federal agencies to be housed in the new state office building shall pay rent therefor at a square foot rate to be determined by the Department of Administration, such rent to begin on and continue after July 1, 1965. The revenue derived from the rental paid for space in the said building shall be used by the Department of Administration to apply to the amortization of the cost of the said building, the new office and laboratory building of the Department of Health, and Environmental Control, the purchase of the Standard Oil building on Gervais Street, the equipment for and renovation of the other state office buildings, and for certain other parcels of land previously bought for the account of the state sinking funds in connection with the building program cited above. The total expenditures for which this program is provided shall not exceed the sum of six million five hundred thousand dollars. The amortization of this debt shall be on the basis of three per cent interest for a period of twenty-five years.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-463; 1964 (53) 1918.  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 § 10-1-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-55. Local governments demanding rent from state agencies; State Aid to Subdivisions reduction.

 A local government entity which demands payment of rent or lease payments from a state agency or institution, unless approved by that state agency, must have deducted from that local government's State Aid to Subdivisions allocation an amount equal to one hundred ten percent of the amount charged. The state agency must be reimbursed the actual amount paid and the balance must be credited to the general fund of the State from the portion of the allocation deducted.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part XI.M.
SC Code § 10-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-70. Roofs of public buildings, fireproof and noncombustible materials requirements.

 Every public building erected, enlarged or reroofed after May 27, 1936, whether owned by the State or a county or school district, shall have the roof of such building and also the roof top and sides of all roof structures, including dormer windows, covered with fireproof and incombustible material.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-465; 1952 Code Section 1-465; 1942 Code Section 2194; 1936 (39) 1668.
SC Code § 10-1-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-75. Smoke actuated door closers on patient rooms in institutional facilities licensed by state agencies.

 Whenever any patient room in any institutional facility licensed by a state agency is equipped with an approved smoke detecting system and provided that the facility is equipped with an approved automatic fire extinguishing system, smoke actuated door closers shall not be required on patient room doors opening into the corridor.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 219, Part II, Section 22.
SC Code § 10-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-80. Bringing natural cut trees into places of worship, Fire Code enforcement exemption.

 (A) For purposes of this section, "places of worship" mean new or existing buildings that are included within the Group A occupancies as contained in either the International Fire Code or the most recently adopted nationally recognized fire code.  (B) The General Assembly finds that the tradition of bringing natural cut trees is an important symbol in celebrations occurring in places of worship.  (C) Neither the Fire Marshal nor a governing body of a county or municipality shall enforce that portion of either the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code that prohibits natural cut trees from being located in places of worship which do not fall within the exceptions provided for structures that have approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code.  (D) This section does not affect the authority of the Fire Marshal or a governing body of a county or a municipality to enforce the other provisions of the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code that pertain to decorative vegetation in new and existing buildings.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 357, Section 4.
SC Code § 10-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-100. Public construction projects, provision for antipollution devices.

 All invitations for bid proposals for construction projects (but not including South Carolina Highway Department projects) issued by the State, its authorities, commissions, departments, committees or agencies, or any political subdivision of the State, shall set forth in the contract documents, to the extent they are reasonably obtainable by the public awarding authority, those provisions of federal, state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and the preservation of public natural resources that affect or are affected by the projects. If the successful bidder must undertake additional work which was not specified in the invitation for bid proposals or which are due to the enactment of new or the amendment of existing statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations occurring after the submission of the successful proposal, the awarding agency shall issue a change order, setting forth the additional work that must be undertaken, which shall not invalidate the contract. The cost of such a change order to the awarding agency shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the contract for change orders or force accounts and that such additional costs to undertake work not specified in the contract documents shall not be approved unless written authorization is given the successful bidder/contractor prior to his undertaking such additional activity. In the event of a dispute between the awarding agency and the successful bidder/contractor, arbitration procedures may be commenced under the applicable terms of the construction contract under the provisions of Chapter 48, Title 15.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-466.1; 1974 (58) 2783.
SC Code § 10-1-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-105. Buildings constructed with public funds to include windows which may be opened.

 Whereas, state office buildings have been constructed recently with windows that cannot be opened; therefore, heating or air conditioning equipment is in use most all of the time causing use of electrical energy which could be avoided; and  Whereas, it is incumbent upon the General Assembly to do everything within its power to help alleviate the ever-present energy crisis and having windows which could be conveniently opened to let fresh air in would help to some extent in conserving energy. Now, therefore:  Unless agreed to by the Department of Administration, any building constructed with the state funds shall include windows which may be conveniently opened.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199 Part II, Section 29.  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 § 10-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-110. State Board of Education to approve certain contracts not awarded to lowest bidder.

 Where bids are received as a result of advertisement for the construction of public buildings to be built with funds furnished by the State Board of Education and the lowest bid is rejected and another accepted, any contract based on the bid shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Sections 1-468, 1-468.5; 1959 (51) 122; 1973 (58) 636.
SC Code § 10-1-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-130. Grant of easements and rights of way.

 The trustees or governing bodies of state institutions and agencies may grant easements and rights of way over any property under their control, upon the recommendation of the Department of Administration and approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, whenever it appears that such easements do not materially impair the utility of the property or damage it and, when a consideration is paid therefor, any amounts must be placed in the State Treasury to the credit of the institution or agency having control of the property involved.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-49.3; 1963 (53) 177; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.K, eff July 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.K, rewrote the section, substituting the Department of Administration and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority for the State Budget and Control Board.
SC Code § 10-1-135 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-135. Encroachments on state-owned lands of natural significance.

 For easements, rights-of-way, or any other encroachment on or over any state park, state forest, state historic area, state wildlife refuge or preserve, Heritage Trust Site, or other state-owned lands of natural significance the responsible management agency shall, in addition to the provisions of Section 10-1-130, make the following determinations prior to requesting approval from the Department of Administration and review by the Joint Bond Review Committee and approval by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority if necessary:  (a) There is an important public necessity for the encroachment;  (b) Alternative routes or locations not on state property are neither prudent nor feasible, and the proposed encroachment is not disruptive of the existing or planned uses of the state property;  (c) The entity responsible for the encroachment shall make reasonable mitigation of the impacts of the proposed encroachment, upon the recommendation of the governing body of the responsible management agency.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 91.  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 § 10-1-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-140. Responsibility for personal property of state departments, agencies, and institutions.

 The head of each department, agency, or institution of this State is responsible for all personal property under his supervision and each fiscal year shall make an inventory of all property under his supervision, except expendables.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-49.4; 1967 (55) 719; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 16A; 2005 Act No. 164, Section 6.
SC Code § 10-1-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-150. Accounting for expenses of public buildings.

 All expenditures from amounts specified in appropriations for expenses in connection with the public buildings of the State shall be itemized and verified by the contractors and certified to by the respective officers in charge thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-462; 1952 Code Section 1-462; 1942 Code Section 3196; 1932 Code Section 3196; Civ. C. '22 Section 893; Civ. C. '12 Section 813; 1909 (26) 282.
SC Code § 10-1-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-160. Display of certain flags.

 (A) The United States flag and the State flag shall be flown daily, except in rainy weather, from a staff upon the State House, and shall be displayed above the rostrum in the chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate and in the first floor north foyer of the State House. No other flag shall be displayed in these locations or atop the dome or roof, or within the foyers or common or public areas within the capitol building. The Department of Administration shall purchase suitable flags for display at the State House locations and cause them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds appropriated to it.  (B) The provisions of this section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act which has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly.  (C) The term "chambers" of the House or Senate for purposes of this section does not include individual members' offices. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a private individual on the capitol complex grounds from wearing as a part of his clothing or carrying or displaying any type of flag including a Confederate Flag.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-461; 1952 Code Section 1-461; 1942 Code Section 5703; 1932 Code Sections 5703, 5705; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2772, 2773; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1842, 1843; 1910 (26) 753; 1922 (32) 779; 2000 Act No. 292, Section 2.  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 § 10-1-163 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-163. Location of portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques removed from State House during renovations; payment of costs of removal and return.

 (A) All portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques which were in or on the State House on May 1, 1995, which may be removed from the State House during renovations must be returned to their original location when the State House is reoccupied. Cost for removing and returning these items must be paid from the funds of the Department of Administration for maintenance. When all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques are returned to their original location after the renovations are completed, the location of these items must not be changed in the chambers of the House of Representatives unless approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the chambers of the Senate unless approved by an absolute majority of the Senate members. The location of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques located outside of the respective chambers must not be changed unless approved by an act passed by the General Assembly. For purposes of this subsection, "original location" means the general vicinity or at an alternative location if the wall or structure is removed or modified such that the portrait, flag, banner, monument, statue, or plaque cannot be returned to its original location.  (B) All costs for the display, cleaning, and restoration of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques on the exterior or interior of the State House except those inside the Senate and House Chambers must be paid from the accounts of General Services, Division of the Department of Administration unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 115; 1997 Act No. 110, Section 1.  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 § 10-1-165 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-165. Protection of certain monuments and memorials.

 (A) No Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Native American, or African-American History monuments or memorials erected on public property of the State or any of its political subdivisions may be relocated, removed, disturbed, or altered. No street, bridge, structure, park, preserve, reserve, or other public area of the State or any of its political subdivisions dedicated in memory of or named for any historic figure or historic event may be renamed or rededicated. No person may prevent the public body responsible for the monument or memorial from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of these monuments, memorials, or nameplates.  (B) The provisions of this section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act which has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 292, Section 3.
SC Code § 10-1-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-170. Memorial in honor of South Carolina war dead, prisoners of war, servicemen missing in action, and veterans.

 A. The Division of General Services and the South Carolina Arts Commission are authorized to erect a memorial on the State House grounds in honor of the South Carolina war dead who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam as well as the prisoners of war and those missing in action and in appreciation for those South Carolinians who have served our State and nation honorably in the armed forces at the site designated in the feasibility study made by the Division of General Services dated April 25, 1983.  B. In order to carry out the purposes of this section the Division of General Services is authorized to accept gifts or grants of services, properties, or monies from posts or chapters of nationally organized and recognized organizations of war veterans or any other private organization or persons.  C. The Arts Commission and the Division of General Services shall cooperate with the S. C. Veterans Monument Association as to the design, selection, and construction of the monument to be erected and shall be authorized to use such funds as necessary out of the state Sinking Fund, not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 29.
SC Code § 10-1-175 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-175. Law enforcement officer memorial.

 (A) In addition to the memorial on the State House grounds authorized to be erected to honor South Carolina war dead as provided in Section 10-1-170, the Division of General Services is also authorized to erect a memorial on the State House grounds at an appropriate location it determines to honor state or local law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.  (B) In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Division of General Services is authorized to accept gifts or grants of services, properties, or monies from law enforcement support organizations or from any other private persons or organizations.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 410, Section 1.
SC Code § 10-1-178 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-1-178. African-American History Monument.

 There is hereby established on the grounds of the State House an African-American History Monument. The design and location of the monument shall be determined by the commission appointed pursuant to Section 10-1-179. The commission shall make reasonable efforts to incorporate all eras of African-American history in the design. The monument shall be erected as soon as is reasonably possible after it is approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution and the State House Renovation Project is completed.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 457, Section 1.