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SC Code § 48-11-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-40. Petition for formation of district.

 When twenty-five or more qualified electors residing within a proposed watershed conservation district, or, if less than fifty qualified electors are involved, a majority of the qualified electors, desire to form a watershed conservation district, they shall file a petition with the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district in which the proposed watershed conservation district is situated, asking that a watershed conservation district be organized to function in the area described in the petition. The petition must:  (1) set forth the proposed name of the watershed conservation district;  (2) state that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a watershed conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition;  (3) include a map of the proposed watershed conservation district;  (4) state the approximate number of acres in the proposed watershed conservation district;  (5) state the authority for taxes to be levied each fiscal year for the purposes of the watershed conservation district;  (6) include a request that the area described in the petition be established as a watershed conservation district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-174; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-50. Petition and procedure where proposed district is situated in more than one soil and water conservation district.

 If the proposed watershed conservation district is situated in more than one soil and water conservation district, a copy of the petition must be presented to the board of commissioners of each soil and water conservation district in which part of the proposed watershed conservation district is situated. The commissioners of all the soil and water conservation districts shall act as a joint board of commissioners with respect to all matters concerning the watershed conservation district, including its creation. The watershed conservation district must be organized in like manner and have the same powers and duties as a watershed conservation district situated entirely in one soil and water conservation district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-175; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-60. Hearing and determination of commissioners of soil and water conservation district on petition.

 (A) Within thirty days after the petition has been filed with the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district, the board shall cause due notice to be given of a public hearing on the desirability and necessity in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the creation of the watershed conservation district and the administrative practicability and feasibility of the operation of the watershed conservation district. All interested parties may attend the hearing and be heard. If it appears at the hearing that other lands must be included in the petition or that land included in the petition must be excluded, the board of commissioners may permit the inclusion or exclusion if the land area involved still meets the requirements of Section 48-11-30.  (B) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed watershed conservation district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given, the hearing must be adjourned and, within thirty days, due notice of a further hearing must be given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the proposed watershed conservation district, and the further hearing must be held. Within sixty days after final hearing the board of commissioners shall determine whether the proposed watershed conservation district is needed. If the commissioners determine, upon the facts presented at the hearing and upon other available information, that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a watershed conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing and that the operation of the watershed conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible, they shall record in their minutes the determination and shall submit the determination in writing to the clerks of court of the applicable counties. The determination shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed conservation district.  (C) If the board of commissioners determine after the hearing that there is no need for a watershed conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, or that the operation of the watershed conservation district is not administratively practicable or feasible, the board shall record in its minutes the determination and shall deny the petition. A new petition must not be filed until two years after the date of determination of denial of the previous petition.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-176; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-70. Referendum to be held on establishment of district.

 After the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district has recorded a determination that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a watershed conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing and that the operation of the watershed conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible and has defined its boundaries, the board shall determine whether the majority of the qualified electors residing in the proposed watershed conservation district desire that the district be created. To make this decision a referendum to approve or disapprove the creation of the watershed conservation district must be held by the county election commission in the next scheduled countywide election in the counties in which the proposed district is located. Only qualified electors residing in the watershed are eligible to vote in the referendum. Applicable rules of the election apply to the referendum. Due notice of the referendum must be given by the board of commissioners. The notice must describe the boundaries of the proposed watershed district as determined by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district, as provided in Section 48-11-60(B) and must state the authority for taxes to be levied each fiscal year for the purposes of the watershed conservation district. If the majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum approve the creation of the watershed conservation district, the district is established and must be organized pursuant to this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-177; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-90. Tabulation, certification, and recordation of results of referendum; resulting district to constitute governmental subdivision and public body corporate and politic.

 The county election commission shall tabulate the results of the referendum at the close of the polls and certify the results to the clerks of court of the counties in which part of the district is situated. Upon proper recordation of the referendum results by the clerks of court the watershed conservation district constitutes a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic. After recording the results the clerks of court shall notify the board of commissioners in writing that the watershed conservation district has been created, and the soil and water conservation district board shall submit to the department a copy of the notification.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-179; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1200.
SC Code § 48-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-120. Issuance of bonds, notes, and other evidences of debt; tax levy for payment.

 (A) Bonds, notes, and other evidences of debt authorized by Section 48-11-110(3) must not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the directors of the watershed conservation district specifying the purpose for which the funds are to be used and the proposed undertaking, the amount of bonds to be issued, and the maximum rate of interest they are to bear. A copy of the order or resolution must be certified to the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district.  (B) The board of commissioners shall hold a hearing on a proposal for bonds or other long term indebtedness required by law to be voted upon at an election after having given due notice of the hearing. If it appears that the proposal is within the scope and purpose of this chapter and meets all other requirements of the law, the proposal must be submitted to the qualified electors residing in the watershed conservation district by a referendum held in the next scheduled countywide election in the counties.  (C) Applicable rules of the election apply to the referendum. Due notice of the referendum must be given by the county election commission.  (D) If two-thirds of the votes cast in the referendum favor the proposal, the directors may issue the bonds.  (E) The type of indebtedness incurred or bonds issued is that adopted by the board of directors of the watershed conservation district.  (F) The board of directors, if necessary for the payment of interest or indebtedness incurred or bonds issued by the district or to amortize indebtedness or bonds, shall levy an annual tax on real property within the watershed conservation district. For the purposes of the tax levy the assessed valuation of the real property is the same assessed valuation used for the general county levy. The tax must be levied and collected in the same manner provided for the levy and collection of other taxes authorized by this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-182; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-130. Preparation and approval of budgets.

 (A) At least once every five years the board of directors of each watershed conservation district shall establish an operating budget for the purposes of the district. The budget must be established only after the board provides due notice of and conducts a public hearing at which all residents of the watershed conservation district and owners of land lying in the district have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed budget. After the hearing the operating budget must be set by the board of directors after it is approved by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district. The annual itemized budget prepared by the watershed conservation district board according to subsection (B) may not exceed the most recently established operating budget.  (B) Within the first quarter of each calendar year the board of directors of the watershed conservation district shall prepare an itemized budget of the funds needed during the upcoming fiscal year for costs and expenses of organizing the district, for administration of the district, and for carrying out an authorized purpose, power, or duty of the district, including construction, operation, and maintenance of works of improvement. The budget must be approved by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district. A surplus or deficit in a fiscal year must be carried forward and applied to the next fiscal year's account and calculated into the budget for that year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-183; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-140. Preparation of list of landowners; computation of tax due from each landowner.

 (A) The board of directors of a watershed conservation district for which directors are elected, at its discretion, may levy a tax each fiscal year on real property in the watershed conservation district to meet all or part of the budget prepared according to Section 48-11-130(B) for the purposes of the district. After approval of the budget by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district, if the board of directors desires to levy a tax, the board of commissioners shall submit a copy of the budget in writing to the county auditors of the corresponding counties, and the county auditors shall levy a tax on all real property in the watershed conservation district at the millage rate sufficient to meet the budget, or a portion of it, as specified by the board of directors. The board of directors of the watershed conservation district shall provide the boundaries of the district to the county auditor.  (B) When the property tax rolls are delivered to the county treasurer by the county auditor as required by law, the county treasurer shall compute the tax due the watershed conservation district from each landowner in accordance with the millage rate set by the county auditor pursuant to subsection (A) and the assessed valuation of the real property shown on the tax roll. The computation must be made on the regular tax bills.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-184; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-150. Collection of taxes.

 The county treasurer shall collect the taxes due the watershed conservation district at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes of the county are collected. The taxes are subject to the same provisions of law for due and delinquency dates, discounts, penalties, and interest and tax liens applicable to county taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-185; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-160. Transfer of tax funds collected to district; expenditures.

 Tax funds collected must be transferred to and held by the treasurer of the watershed conservation district for the purposes of the district. Expenditures of the funds must be made by the board of directors of the watershed conservation district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-186; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-170. Annexation of lands to district.

 (A) One or more owners of land may petition the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district to have their lands added to a watershed conservation district. The petition must include a map of the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved, and other information pertinent to the proposal. When the boundary described embraces lands of others than the petitioners, the petition must state that fact and must be signed by a majority of the landowners within the territory described in the petition. If the land area does not meet the requirement of Section 48-11-30, the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district shall deny the petition.  (B) If the land described in the petition meets the requirement of Section 48-11-30, within sixty days after the petition is filed, the commissioners shall cause due notice to be given of and hold a hearing on the petition. Interested parties may attend the hearing and be heard. After the hearing the commissioners shall determine whether the lands described in the petition or portion of them must be included in the watershed conservation district. If the commissioners determine that the land must be added, they shall certify this fact to the county auditors of the counties involved for recording.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-187; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-180. Detachment of lands from district.

 The owner of lands which have not and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed conservation district may petition the commissioners of the soil and water conservation district to have the lands detached. The petition must describe the lands and state the reasons why they should be detached. A hearing must be held by the commissioners within thirty days after the petition is filed. Due notice of the hearing must be given by the commissioners. If it is determined by the commissioners that the lands must be detached, the determination must be certified to the county auditors of the counties involved for recording.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-188; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-11-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-190. Discontinuance of district.

 (A) Any time after five years after the organization of a watershed conservation district twenty-five or more qualified electors residing in the district, or if less than fifty qualified electors are involved a majority of them, may file a petition with the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district asking that the existence of the watershed conservation district be discontinued. The petition must state the reasons for discontinuance and that all obligations of the watershed conservation district have been met. After giving due notice the commissioners shall conduct a hearing on the petition to determine whether the reasons given for discontinuance are valid and that all obligations have been met. If it is determined that all obligations have not been met, the petition for discontinuance must be denied. If the watershed conservation district has begun or completed implementation of a work of improvement that requires or will require operation or maintenance, the board of commissioners shall determine that all obligations have not been met and deny the petition.  (B) If it is determined that the reasons given for discontinuance are valid and all obligations have been met, the board of commissioners shall notify the county election commission who, after giving due notice, shall hold a referendum on the discontinuance of the watershed conservation district in the next countywide election in the county. Due notice of the referendum must contain a description of the watershed conservation district proposed to be discontinued. Only qualified electors of the watershed conservation district may vote in the election. The county election commission shall tabulate the results of the referendum at the close of the polls, deliver a written report of the results to the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district, and certify the results to the clerks of court and auditors of the counties involved.  (C) After recording the results of the referendum, the clerks of court shall notify the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district and the board of directors of the watershed conservation district in writing that the watershed conservation district has been discontinued, and the directors immediately shall terminate the affairs of the watershed conservation district. The board of commissioners shall submit to the department a copy of the notification from the clerks of court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-189; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1203.
SC Code § 48-11-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 11 - Watershed Conservation Districts|Section 48-11-200. Effect of discontinuance of soil and water conservation district.

 If a soil and water conservation district in which part of a watershed conservation district is situated is discontinued, all supervisory authority over the affairs of the watershed conservation district which previously was exercised by the board of commissioners of the soil and water conservation district must be exercised by the governing bodies of the counties involved.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-190; 1967 (55) 1158; 1992 Act No. 408, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-14-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 14 - The Stormwater Management And Sediment Reduction Act|Section 48-14-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act".  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 51, Section 2.
SC Code § 48-14-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 14 - The Stormwater Management And Sediment Reduction Act|Section 48-14-30. Restriction of land-disturbing activities generally.

 (A) Unless exempted, no person may engage in a land disturbing activity without first submitting a stormwater management and sediment control plan to the appropriate implementing agency and obtaining a permit to proceed.  (B) Each person responsible for the land disturbing activity shall certify, on the stormwater management and sediment control plan submitted, that all land disturbing activities will be done according to the approved plan.  (C) All approved land disturbing activities must have associated therein at least one individual who functions as responsible personnel.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 51, Section 2.