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SC Code § 55-9-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-190. Powers as to airports and landing fields.

 The division, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this State which have established airports which acquire, lease or set apart real property for these purposes may:  (1) construct, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports or vest authority for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation of it in an officer, board or body of the political subdivision, the expense of the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation to be a responsibility of such political subdivision;  (2) adopt regulations and establish charges, fees and tolls for the use of such airports fix penalties for the violation of such regulations and establish liens to enforce payment of such charges, fees and tolls; and  (3) lease these airports to private parties for operation or lease to private parties for operation space, area, improvements and equipment on such airports provided in each case that in so doing the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use of it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-116; 1952 Code Section 2-116; 1942 Code Section 7112-35; 1937 (40) 466; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2010 Act No. 288, Section 1, eff June 29, 2010; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "division" for "Commission".  The 2010 amendment twice deleted "not exceeding twenty-five years" following "term" in subsection (3).  The 2012 amendment deleted "or landing fields" following "airports" throughout the section; substituted "these airports" for "for a term such airports or landing fields" at the beginning of subsection (3); and, made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 55-9-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-200. Manner of raising money for purchase price or award.

 The purchase price or award for real property acquired, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, for an airport may be paid for by appropriation of monies available for it or wholly or partly from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the county, municipality or other political subdivision as the legislative body of the political subdivision shall determine subject to the adoption of a proposition for it at a regular or special election, if the adoption of a proposition is a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds of the political subdivision for public purposes generally.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-117; 1952 Code Section 2-117; 1942 Code Section 7112-34; 1937 (40) 466; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.  The 2012 amendment deleted "or landing field" following "for an airport"; and made other, nonsubstantive, changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 55-9-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-210. Finances.

 The local public authorities having power to appropriate monies within the counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions of this State acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining or controlling airports under the provisions of this chapter may appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation or otherwise in such political subdivisions. All monies derived from these airports must be obligated to these facilities. A diversion of revenue away from airport facility accounts for nonaeronautical purposes is unlawful and may subject an airport or airport sponsor to denial of future funding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-118; 1952 Code Section 2-118; 1942 Code Section 7112-36; 1937 (40) 466; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.  The 2012 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 55-9-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-220. Transfer of unexpended moneys appropriated for airport development to airport repairs.

 Any unexpended monies appropriated for airport development for a particular county may be transferred to repairs to airports for that particular county upon request of the division.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-118.1; 1969 (56) 75; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment substituted "division" for "South Carolina Aeronautics Commission".  The 2012 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 55-9-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-230. Local police regulations.

 Counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions of this State acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining, controlling or having an interest in airports without the geographical limits of these subdivisions, under the provisions of this chapter may promulgate, amend and enforce police regulations for these entities irrespective of whether or not the title to the properties is vested in, and the management and operation of an airport is by a commission created by statute or otherwise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-119; 1952 Code Section 2-119; 1942 Code Section 7112-39; 1937 (40) 466; 1942 (42) 1522; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.  The 2012 amendment deleted "or landing fields," preceding "without the geographical limits"; substituted "these entities" for "such airports or landing fields,"; deleted "or landing field" following "airport"; and made other, nonsubstantive, changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 55-9-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-240. Zoning of land surrounding certain airports.

 All land surrounding public-owned airports in this State, which are funded partially or wholly by this State, must be zoned by appropriate county, municipal or regional authorities so as to conform to pertinent regulations of the Division of Aeronautics and the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-119.1; 1974 (58) 2673; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.  The 2012 amendment inserted "Division of Aeronautics and the United States Department of Transportation,"; deleted ", Department of Transportation" following "Federal Aviation Administration"; and, made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 55-9-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-250. Airport hazards.

 An airport hazard is a condition, occurrence or activity that endangers the lives and property of users of an airport and of occupants of land and other persons in its vicinity, and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment in it. Therefore:  (1) the creation or establishment of an airport hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by an airport;  (2) it is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented;  (3) this should be accomplished, to the extent legally possible, by proper exercise of the police power;  (4) the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport hazards, and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation, or marking and lighting of existing airport hazards are public purposes for which county, municipal, or regional authorities may raise and expend public funds, as an incident to the operation of airports, to acquire land or property interests in them; and  (5) in the event of an abatement of an airport hazard on private property by the division under Section 55-5-80 or Section 55-9-280, the division and a local government shall have the ability to seek cost recovery against the person responsible for creating or maintaining the hazard for the actual costs in the removal or abatement of the hazard.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-260. Zoning regulations for airport hazard area within territory of political subdivision.

 A county, municipality or political subdivision that has an airport hazard area within its territorial limits may adopt, administer, and enforce in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed by this chapter, zoning regulations for the airport hazard area. These regulations may divide the area into zones and, within these zones, specify the land uses permitted, and regulate and restrict, for the purpose of preventing airport hazards, the height to which structures and trees may be erected or permitted to grow. The adoption of these zoning regulations shall conform to the requirements of Section 6-29-710, et seq., of the South Carolina Code of laws governing zoning.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-270. Zoning regulations for airport hazard areas outside territory of political subdivision.

 When an airport hazard area appertaining to an airport owned or controlled by a county, municipality, or political subdivision is located outside the territorial limits of the political subdivision, the political subdivision owning or controlling the airport, and the county, municipality, or political subdivision within which the airport hazard area is located, may by ordinance adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations applicable to the airport safety zones, airport land use zones, and airport hazards.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-280. Actions in equity maintained by governmental entities to restrain and abate airport hazards.

 A governmental entity that owns or controls an airport and the Division of Aeronautics may maintain actions in equity to restrain and abate as nuisances the creation or establishment of airport hazards appertaining to an airport in violation of any zoning regulations adopted or established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for any area whether within or without the territorial limits of the municipality.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-290. Actions in equity maintained by the division to restrain or abate airport hazards.

 The division may maintain actions in equity to restrain and abate as nuisances the creation or establishment of airport hazards appertaining to any airport within the State, in violation of any zoning regulations adopted or established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-300. Incorporation of airport hazard area regulations.

 Any governmental entity may incorporate airport hazard area regulations and administer and enforce them.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-310. Conflict between zoning regulations.

 In the event of a conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted or established pursuant to this chapter and any other regulations applicable to the same area, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-320. Procedure for adopting, amending, and repealing zoning regulations.

 In adopting, amending, and repealing airport zoning regulations under this chapter, the governing body of a county, city, or political subdivision city shall follow the procedure in Section 6-29-760.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-330. Airport zoning regulations; permitted content.

 (A) All airport zoning regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be reasonable and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.  (B) Airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter may require the removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any structure or tree, or a change in use, not conforming to the regulations when adopted or amended. An affected local government shall have the ability to seek cost recovery against the persons responsible for creating or maintaining the condition for the actual costs in the removal or abatement of the condition.  (C) Airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter may require a property owner to permit the governmental entity to install, operate, and maintain on the property markers and lights, as necessary, to indicate to operators of aircraft the presence of the airport hazard.  (D) All regulations may provide that a preexisting nonconforming structure, tree, or use, shall not be replaced, rebuilt, altered, allowed to grow higher, or replanted, so as to constitute a greater airport hazard than it was when the airport zoning regulations or amendments to the regulations were adopted.  (E) In the case of an abatement of an aviation hazard as a public nuisance or nonconformity with applicable aviation safety or zoning regulations, or both on private property, a municipality or county may provide by ordinance for notification to the owner of conditions needed for correction, may require that the owner take such action as is necessary to correct the conditions, may provide the terms and conditions under which employees of the municipality or any person employed for that purpose may go upon the property to correct the conditions, and may provide that the cost of such shall become a lien upon the real estate, and must be collectable in the same manner as municipal or county taxes.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-340. Variances from airport zoning regulations.

 A person desiring to erect or increase the height of a structure, or to permit the growth of any tree, or otherwise use the person's property in violation of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter, may apply to the board of zoning appeals or joint board of appeals for a variance from the zoning regulations. The variances must be allowed where a literal application or enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be contrary to the public interest, but would do substantial justice and be in accordance with the spirit of the regulations and this chapter. However, that any variance may be allowed subject to any reasonable conditions that the board of adjustment may consider necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including the reservation of the right of the governmental entity, at its own expense, to install, operate, and maintain on it markers and lights as may be necessary to indicate to operators of aircraft the presence of the airport hazard.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-9-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act|Section 55-9-360. Administration and enforcement of airport regulations.

 All airport regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of these regulations by an administrative agency, which may be an agency created by these regulations, or by any official board, or other existing agency of the entity or entities adopting the regulations.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 270, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 55-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-110. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District created.

 The territory embraced by the counties of Greenville and Spartanburg is hereby constituted an airport district and political subdivision of this State, the functions of which shall be public and governmental, and the inhabitants of such territory are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate. The corporate name of the airport district shall be Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District, and by that name the airport district may sue and be sued.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-315; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.
SC Code § 55-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-120. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission created; membership; terms; vacancies.

 The corporate powers and duties of the District shall be exercised and performed by a Commission to be known as Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission. The Commission shall be composed of six members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: Three of the members shall be residents of Spartanburg County and the original members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Spartanburg County legislative delegation. Three of the members shall be residents of Greenville County and the original members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Greenville County legislative delegation. The term of office of one of the original members from Greenville County and one of the original members from Spartanburg County shall be for two years. The term of another of the original members from Greenville County and another of the original members from Spartanburg County shall be for four years. The two remaining members and the successors in office of all the members of the Commission shall serve for a term of six years. The term of each member shall expire on the January first nearest to the end of the term of years for which he is appointed under the foregoing provision; provided, that each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the term of each commissioner his successor shall be elected in the same manner as set forth above. Upon election by a majority of the Spartanburg delegation or a majority of the Greenville delegation, as the case may be, then the secretary or acting secretary of the county delegation shall certify the approval to the Governor, who shall commission the nominee for the term provided by the provisions of this section. Any new member shall be a suitable person who is a resident of the same county as the member he is to succeed. Successors shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired term of members who die or resign in like manner and upon like recommendation as hereinabove set forth.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-316; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.
SC Code § 55-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-130. Commission officers; commissioners' expenses.

 The Commission shall appoint one of its members as chairman and one of its members, or any other competent person, as secretary of the Commission. The chairman of the Commission shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, except for their actual expenses while in performance of duties prescribed under this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-317; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.
SC Code § 55-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-160. Disposition of unpledged revenues.

 All revenues derived by the commission from the operation of any revenue-producing facility which may not be required to discharge covenants made by it in issuing bonds, notes or other obligations authorized by Section 55-11-150, shall be held, disposed of or expended by the commission for purposes germane to the functions of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-320; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 55-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-170. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulations.

 The rates charged for services furnished by any revenue-producing facility of the district as constructed, improved, enlarged or extended shall not be subject to supervision or regulation of any State bureau, commission, board or other like instrumentality or agency thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-320.1; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 55-11-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-180. Property and income exempt from taxes.

 Property and income of the district are exempt from all taxes and fees levied by the State, county or any municipality, division, subdivision or agency of them, direct or indirect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-320.2; 1959 (51) 101; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment inserted "and fees" following "all taxes"; and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 55-11-185 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 55 - Aeronautics|Chapter 11 - Particular Airports|Section 55-11-185. Airport district property may not be annexed; conditions.

 No municipality may annex any real property owned by the district without prior written approval of the commission.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 99, Section 2, eff June 12, 1995; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.