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SC Code § 48-43-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-570. Cooperation and responsibilities of state agencies.

 (a) The Department of Transportation, the Department of Natural Resources, and any other agency of this State, shall cooperate with and lend assistance to the Department of Health and Environmental Control by assigning, upon request, personnel, equipment and material to be utilized in any project or activity related to the containment, collection, dispersal or removal of oil discharged upon the land or into the waters of this State.  (b) Subsequent to July 1, 1977, and prior to September 1, 1977, designated representatives of the department, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Natural Resources , and any other agency or agencies of the State which the department shall deem necessary and appropriate, shall confer and establish plans and procedures for the assignment and utilization of personnel, equipment and material to be used in carrying out the purposes of this article.  (c) Every state agency participating in the containment, collection, dispersal or removal of an oil discharge or in restoration necessitated by such discharge, shall keep a record of all expenses incurred in carrying out any such project or activity including the actual services performed by the agency's personnel and the use of the agency's equipment and material. A copy of all records shall be delivered to the department upon completion of the project or activity.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 28; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-580. Unlawful acts; exceptions; permit for discharge of oil.

 It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided in this article, for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged, pollutants into or upon any waters, tidal flats, beaches or lands within this State or into any sewer, surface water drain or other waters that drain into the waters of this State, regardless of the fault of the person having control over the pollutants or regardless of whether the discharge was the result of intentional or negligent conduct, accident or other cause.  This section shall not apply to discharges of pollutants in the following circumstances:  (1) When the discharge was authorized by an existing regulation of the Department.  (2) When any person subject to liability under this article proves that a discharge was caused by any of the following:  (a) An act of God.  (b) An Act of war or sabotage.  (c) Negligence on the part of the United States government or the State or its political subdivisions.  (d) An act or omission of a third party, whether any such act or omission was or was not negligent; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the liability of such third party.  (e) Any act or omission by or at the direction of a law enforcement officer or fireman.  Any person who desires or proposes to discharge oil into the land or into the waters of the State shall first make application for and secure a permit from the Department. Application shall be made under such terms and conditions adopted by the Department. Any permit granted pursuant to this section may contain such terms and conditions as the Department shall deem necessary and appropriate to conserve and protect the land or waters of this State and the public interest therein.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 29; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-590. Financial responsibility of owners or operators of terminal facilities.

 All persons operating or owning terminal facilities, within the territorial jurisdiction of the State shall furnish, under such conditions as may be prescribed from time to time by the Department, evidence of financial responsibility of fourteen million dollars to meet any and all liabilities to all persons caused by the operations of any such terminal facilities. Evidence of financial responsibility may be established by an insurance or surety bond issued by an insurance or bonding company authorized to do business in the State, qualifications of a self-insurer or other evidence of financial responsibility acceptable to the Department. This provision shall not be construed as limiting the liability of any person operating or owning terminal facilities.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 30; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-600. Filing of claims for damages.

 Any person claiming to have suffered damage as a result of an unlawful discharge under Section 48-43-580 may file a claim pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 31; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-610. Violations and penalties.

 (1) It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this article or any rule, regulation of the department, or order of the department made pursuant to this article. Except as otherwise provided, a violation shall be punishable by a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars per violation per day to be assessed by the department. Each day during any portion of which the violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.  (2) Penalties assessed herein for a discharge shall be the only penalties assessed by the State, and the assessed person or persons, shall be excused from paying any other penalty for water pollution for the same occurrence.  (3) The penalty provisions of this section shall not apply to any discharge promptly reported and removed by a registrant or vessel in accordance with the rules, regulations and orders of the Department.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 32; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-620. Department's budget for responsibilities under article; accounting for appropriated funds.

 The department shall submit to each regular session of the legislature a proposed budget for carrying out its responsibilities under this article and shall also account for all funds appropriated by the legislature for carrying out its responsibilities under this article for the previous year.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 2, Section 33; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-810. Unlawful acts.

 It shall be unlawful for any person to:  (a) willfully violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order of the department;  (b) commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without first obtaining a permit from the department, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the department;  (c) do any of the following for the purpose of evading or violating this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order of the department; make any false entry or statement in a report required by this chapter or by any rule, regulation of the department or order of the department; make or cause to be made any false entry in any record, account or memorandum, required by this chapter, or by any such rule, regulation or order; omit, or cause to be omitted, from any such record, account or memorandum full, true and correct entries as required by this chapter, or by any such rule, regulation or order; or remove from this State or destroy, mutilate, alter or falsify any such record, account or memorandum;  (d) refuse to attach or install a meter as prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 48-43-30B(1)(m) herein when ordered to do so by the department or in any way to tamper with such meter so as to produce a false or inaccurate reading, or to have any bypass at such a place where the oil or gas can be passed around;  (e) permit through negligence or willfulness any gas or oil well to go wild or to get out of control.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 1, Section 13; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-820. Civil penalties; correction of detrimental conditions; liability to third persons.

 (A) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order of the department, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each act of violation and for each day that such violation continues.  (B) Any person who negligently or willfully permits an oil or gas well to go wild or to get out of control, to cause pollution or waste, or to create other conditions that are detrimental to the property rights of others or the public shall be liable to the department for the expense incurred in correcting the detrimental conditions and the civil penalties imposed by Section 48-43-820A and the department is hereby authorized to take whatever action it deems necessary, including operation of the well, to correct the detrimental conditions and charge the owner or producer, or both, of the well for the expenses incurred.  (C) The penalties and liabilities provided in this section shall be recoverable by civil suit filed by the Attorney General in the name and on behalf of the department in the court of common pleas of the county in which the defendant resides or in which any defendant resides, if there be more than one defendant, or in the court of common pleas of any county in which the violation occurred. The payment of any such penalty shall not operate to legalize any illegal oil, illegal gas or illegal product involved in the violation for which the penalty is imposed or relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of such violation.  (D) In addition to any civil and criminal penalties imposed by this chapter, any person who violates any provisions of this chapter, or rules, regulations and orders of the department, shall be liable to all third parties who may incur damage or injury because of such violations.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 1, Section 14; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-830. Punishment and penalties for aiding or abetting violations.

 Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation of the department or order of the department, shall be subject to the same punishment and penalty prescribed by this chapter for the violation by such other person.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 1, Section 15; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-43-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production|Section 48-43-850. Injunctions.

 Whenever it appears that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation of the department or order of the department, the Attorney General may, at the request of the department, bring suit in the name of the department against such persons in the court of common pleas of the county where the violation occurs or is threatened, or in the county in which the defendant resides or in which any defendant resides if there is more than one defendant, to restrain such person from continuing such violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. In any such suit, the court shall have jurisdiction to grant without bond or other undertaking, such prohibitory or mandatory injunctions as the facts may warrant, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 1, Section 17; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
SC Code § 48-44-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 44 - South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act|Section 48-44-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-44-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 44 - South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act|Section 48-44-20. Definitions.

 For purposes of this chapter:  (1) "Damages" means damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this State resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil.  (2) "Discharge" means an emission, other than natural seepage, intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.  (3) "Federal on-scene coordinator" means the federal official predesignated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Coast Guard to coordinate and direct federal responses under subpart D, or the official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal under subpart E, of the National Contingency Plan.  (4) "National Contingency Plan" means the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under Section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(d), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484 (1990).  (5) "Oil" means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.  (6) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, the State, a municipality, a commission, or a political subdivision of the State, or an interstate body.  (7) "Removal costs" means the costs of removal incurred after a discharge of oil or, when there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from an incident.  (8) "Responsible party" means a responsible party as defined under Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484 (1990).  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-44-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 44 - South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act|Section 48-44-30. Liability of persons responding to oil spill.

 (A) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by the state official with responsibility for oil spill response.  (B) Subsection (A) does not apply:  (1) to a responsible party;  (2) with respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or  (3) if the person is grossly negligent or engages in wanton or wilful misconduct.  (C) A responsible party is liable for removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under subsection (A).  (D) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under state law.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-45-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-10. Creation of consortium.

 There is hereby created the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium (consortium).  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-45-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-20. Purpose of consortium.

 The principal purpose of the consortium is to provide a mechanism for the development and management of the Sea Grant Program for South Carolina and adjacent regions that share a common environment and resource heritage. The consortium serves to support, improve, and share research, education, training, and advisory services in fields related to ocean and coastal resources. The consortium further encourages and follows a regional approach to solving problems or meeting needs relating to ocean and coastal resources in cooperation with appropriate institutions, programs, and persons in the region.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 2; 1987 Act No. 71, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-45-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-40. Membership; terms.

 The membership of the consortium consists of The Citadel, the College of Charleston, Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State College, the University of South Carolina, and the Department of Natural Resources. These members are designated as charter members.  The terms of the members are perpetual, and a majority of the charter members may vote the admission of a new member into the consortium.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 4; 1987 Act No. 71, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1237.
SC Code § 48-45-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-50. Board of directors.

 The board of directors for the consortium consists of the chief executive officer of each of the participating educational institutions and state agencies or the officer's designee.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 5; 1987 Act No. 71, Section 3.
SC Code § 48-45-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-60. Officers.

 The officers of the board are the chairman and vice-chairman. These officers must be elected annually by members of the board but may not serve more than two consecutive terms.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 6; 1987 Act No. 71, Section 4.
SC Code § 48-45-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-70. Consortium Director; powers and duties.

 A. The board has the power to employ an executive director to be known as the Consortium Director. The salary and fringe benefits appropriated to the position must be derived from funds directly assigned to the consortium for this purpose by the General Assembly.  B. The director has the following powers and duties to:  1. direct supervision over all consortium proposals;  2. prepare consortium proposals to be submitted to interested agencies;  3. prepare an annual summary of all submitted proposals;  4. negotiate funding levels for proposals submitted by member institutions;  5. provide an accounting to the board of the director's development funds;  6. request and receive funds from local, state, federal, and private sources for use by the director, consortium, individual member institutions, or other persons;  7. gather, maintain, and make available to interested persons natural resource information from state and federal agencies, higher education institutions, and any other appropriate entity;  8. designate the location of the consortium office, subject to the approval of the board;  9. exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 7; 1987 Act No. 71, Section 5.
SC Code § 48-45-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-80. Advisory committee; members; terms.

 There is hereby created an advisory committee to the Consortium Director to consist of seven members who shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Four members must be appointed by the Governor. The chairmen of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and Department of Natural Resources Board shall each appoint one member upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of their respective committees and commissions. The four members appointed by the Governor must be residents of coastal counties, no more than one from each county, and two must be associated with the commercial fishing industry.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 8; 1987 Act No. 71 Section 6; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1238; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 9, eff June 4, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, deleted "with the advice and consent of the Senate" from the end of the second sentence.
SC Code § 48-45-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 45 - South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium|Section 48-45-100. Effect of consortium on member institutions and commissions.

 Membership in the consortium shall be in no way infringe upon the autonomy of any member institution or commission. The consortium shall have no authority or control in the budgeting or financial affairs of member institutions or commissions.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 643, Section 10.
SC Code § 48-46-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 46 - Atlantic Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact Implementation Act|Section 48-46-10. Citation of chapter.

 This chapter may be cited as the "Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Implementation Act".  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 357, Section 1.  Editor's Note  2000 Act No. 357, Section 4, provides as follows:  "The provisions of this act are to be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose. If any provisions of this act shall be determined to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severable from the remaining portions of this chapter and shall not invalidate the remaining provisions of this chapter, which shall continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this act shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in conflict with any other provision of this act, and particularly the provisions of the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, P.L. 99-240, Section 227, 99 Stat. 1909 (1985), the provisions of the compact shall govern."