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SC Code § 49-29-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-90. Formal action by department required for designation; notice of proposed designation; approval of designation by General Assembly.

 No river or river segment may be eligible as a state scenic river and accorded the protection of this chapter, except upon formal action by the department. Following action by the department declaring a river or river segment eligible as a state scenic river, the department shall publish a notice of the eligibility in the State Register and provide written notice to the Department of Administration, the Department of Revenue, and the affected units of local government. Notice of eligibility also must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the State to apprise interested parties of the opportunities under Section 49-29-100. The notice must describe the boundaries of the river or river segment. Following notice of eligibility, the department shall submit the same to the General Assembly for review. No river or river segment may be designated a state scenic river until the General Assembly has duly enacted legislation ratifying such designation.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.  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 § 49-29-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-110. Scenic Rivers Trust Fund.

 There is created the Scenic Rivers Trust Fund which must be kept separate from other funds of the State. The fund must be administered by the department for the purpose of acquiring fee simple or lesser interest in land adjacent to scenic rivers and river segments, legal fees, appraisals, surveys, or other costs involved in the acquisition of those interests. The fund also may be utilized for educational or planning projects associated with the administration and management of the State Scenic Rivers Program.  Unexpended balances, including interest derived from the fund, must be carried forward each year and used for the purposes provided in this chapter.  No fund money may be expended to acquire an interest in land by eminent domain nor may the funds be expended to acquire interest in land without a recommendation from the board and the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or Department of Administration, as applicable.  The board shall report by letter to the presiding officers of the General Assembly and chairmen of the House and Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees each year all funds expended pursuant to this chapter for the previous year, including the amount of funds expended and the uses to which the expenditures were applied.  The fund is eligible to receive appropriations of state general funds, federal funds, donations, gifts, bond issue receipts, securities, and other monetary instruments of value. A reimbursement for monies expended from this fund must be deposited in this fund. A fund received through sale, exchange, or otherwise of land acquired under this chapter accrues to the fund.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256; 1998 Act No. 286, 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 § 49-29-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-120. Acquisition of land by eminent domain prohibited.

 The lands to be placed in the Scenic Rivers Program may be obtained only from private or corporate owners voluntarily in the manner specified in Section 49-29-100. Neither the State nor an agency or department of it may obtain by eminent domain land for the Scenic Rivers Program either in fee simple or in perpetual easement.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-130. Title of donated land reverts back to donor.

 Whenever land or a portion of it donated pursuant to this chapter ceases to be used for the purpose for which it was donated, the title to the land reverts to the donor.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-140. Applicable policies for managing scenic rivers.

 Management of scenic river areas may differ in degree within a given class of rivers based on the special attributes of the river but must adhere to the following management policies:  (1) Natural rivers must be managed in a manner which:  (a) would best maintain and enhance those conditions which are attributed to wilderness type areas;  (b) would allow camping and river access only at designated public access areas; and  (c) would allow certain public uses only within prescribed public access areas.  (2) Scenic rivers must be managed in a manner which best maintains and enhances the scenic values of the river and the adjacent land while at the same time preserving the right of riparian landowners to use the river for customary agricultural, silvicultural, or other similar purposes.  (3) Recreational rivers must be managed in a manner which would best maintain and enhance the scenic values of the river while at the same time preserving the right of riparian landowners to use the river for customary agricultural, silvicultural, residential, recreational, commercial, and industrial purposes.  To the extent practicable and consistent with the objectives of this chapter to preserve and maintain scenic rivers, public access and use must be open in all classes of scenic rivers. The level and nature of public use must not interfere with the rights retained by the titleholders or detract from the natural scenic qualities of the land, but the State may purchase lands or accept donations of easements, in accordance with Section 49-29-100, which restricts public access and use when necessary to implement this chapter.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-150. Application of provisions regarding restrictive use or zoning of lands.

 The provisions of this chapter regarding restrictive use or zoning of lands apply only to those lands which have been accepted into the State Scenic Rivers Program by donation, perpetual easement, or purchase.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-160. Comprehensive water and related land use plans.

 The department shall formulate comprehensive water and related land use plans for the three classes of scenic rivers. Each plan must address access of electricity, natural gas, and communication lines or other facilities for permitted uses for each class of river facilities. Each plan must also address criteria for permitting the crossing of each class of scenic river by sellers of electric energy, natural gas, or communication services. In developing these criteria, the department must consider the state of available technology, the economics of the various alternatives, and that electric, natural gas, and communication suppliers are required to deliver their services. The department must recognize that emergency situations will arise that require immediate action and must make provision in the management plan to allow this action.  In the comprehensive plan for the river classes, the following general land and water use practices are permitted or prohibited depending on the class:  (1) In natural river areas, no new roads or buildings may be constructed and there may be no mining and no commercial timber harvesting.  (2) In scenic and recreational river areas, the continuation of present agricultural practices such as grazing and the propagation of crops, including timber, is permitted. The construction of farm-use buildings is permitted if it is found to be compatible with the maintenance of scenic qualities of the stream and its banks. There may be no construction of roads paralleling the river within the limits of a scenic easement or public access area. The harvesting of timber is permitted provided the landowner follows the best management practices for forested wetlands as approved by the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Mining activities are permitted pursuant to a mining permit issued under the provisions of Chapter 19 of the "South Carolina Mining Act". Construction for public access related to recreational use of these scenic river areas is allowed in accordance with Section 49-29-140.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-170. Access on, over, or under designated rivers by sellers of electric energy, natural gas, or communication services; certificate of consistency.

 Sellers of electric energy, natural gas, or communication services may cross on, over, or under lands designated as part of the Scenic River System provided that the department certifies that such crossing is consistent with the management plan for those lands. A certificate of consistency shall be issued by the department upon a finding:  (1) that the crossing is necessary to provide electric, natural gas, or communication service; and either  (a) that the crossing is consistent with the management plan; or  (b) that the extent of deviation from the management plan for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility across the scenic river is justified, considering the state of available technology and the nature and economics of the various alternatives, and that the entity responsible for the encroachment will make reasonable mitigation for the impacts caused by the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility. The department shall issue a certification of consistency or nonconsistency within thirty days from the receipt of an application. A time extension may be granted upon a mutual agreement of both parties. Certification does not preclude the necessity to obtain other required state and federal authorizations. All administrative proceedings are subject to Article I, Chapter 23 of Title 1 (the Administrative Procedures Act), as amended.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-180. Administration of chapter; regulations; restrictions on management of scenic rivers.

 The department shall administer the provisions of this chapter. The department may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. In addition to general regulations, the department may promulgate further regulations based on the individual attributes of each designated scenic river area if regulations do not defeat, conflict with, or minimize the provisions of the general regulations for each class of scenic river. No scenic river may be managed in a manner that would result in the river corridor falling into a less restrictive class. Nothing in this chapter or its implementation may restrict reasonable utilization of the rivers in the program for fishing from the banks of the rivers or river segments.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-190. Agreements for mutual management of scenic rivers; certain agencies to assist department

 The department may enter into agreements with local, state, and federal agencies, and private landowners, for the mutual management of a scenic river. An agency which has administrative jurisdiction over lands or interests in land along a state scenic river must assist the department to implement the policies and practices of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-200. Enforcement of provisions of chapter.

 The Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources and the State Forestry Commission, as well as local sheriffs, constables, and special officers, shall cooperate in the inspection and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-210. Penalties for violations of chapter.

 A person who violates a provision of this chapter, the regulations promulgated by the management agency under it, or the conditions of the perpetual easements granted to the State under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be compelled to comply with or obey the provisions of this chapter by injunction or other appropriate remedy and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days for each day of a violation. The provisions of this section do not preclude any applicable action by the Department of Revenue to remove or recover property or income tax due it under Section 49-29-100.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 96, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1255; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-220. Camping activities encouraged at scenic rivers.

 To the extent practicable and consistent with the objectives of this chapter to preserve and maintain scenic rivers, camping activities are encouraged to be included in the comprehensive management plans of all classes of scenic rivers when that activity does not interfere with the rights retained by the titleholders or detract from the natural scenic qualities of the land.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 385, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256.
SC Code § 49-29-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 29 - South Carolina Scenic Rivers Act|Section 49-29-230. Portions of Little Pee Dee, Broad, Saluda, Lynches, Ashley, Black, Great Pee Dee, and Catawba Rivers designated scenic rivers.

 The following are designated as scenic rivers:  (1) that portion of the Little Pee Dee River located between the Highway 378 bridge crossing of the Little Pee Dee River and the confluence of the river with the Great Pee Dee River;  (2) that portion of the Broad River located between the 99 Islands Dam and the confluence with the Pacolet River;  (3) that portion of the Saluda River located between the old railroad abutments located three thousand feet below the Saluda Hydroelectric Plant and the confluence with the Broad River;  (4) that portion of the Lynches River located between U.S. 15 near Bishopville and the eastern boundary of Lynches River State Park as defined on May 19, 1993, and that portion located between the eastern boundary of the Lynches River County Park and the confluence with the Great Pee Dee River.  (5) that portion of the Ashley River located between the Highway 17A bridge crossing of the Ashley River and downstream to the Highway 526 bridge crossing of the Ashley River.  (6) that portion of the Black River located between the Clarendon County Road No. 40 bridge crossing of the Black River and downstream to the Pea House Landing at the end of Georgetown County Road No. 38.  (7) that portion of the Great Pee Dee River located between the U. S. Highway 378 bridge crossing of the Great Pee Dee River and downstream to the U. S. Highway 17 bridge crossing the Great Pee Dee River.  (8) that portion of the Little Pee Dee River located in Dillon County between the Marlboro County Line and the Marion County line;  (9) that portion of the Catawba River located between the Lake Wylie Dam and the South Carolina Highway 9 bridge crossing of the Catawba River;  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 385, Section 1; Repealed by 1991 Act No. 128, Section 2, eff May 31, 1991; 1991 Act No. 928, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1256; 1994 Act No. 318, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 408, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 20, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 51, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 222, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 51, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 302, Section 1, eff June 11, 2008; 2008 Act No. 315, Section 1, eff June 11, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The first 2008 amendment added item (9) relating to the Catawba River.  The second 2008 amendment, in item (4), expanded the portion of the Lynches River designated as a scenic river to include that portion located between the eastern boundary of the Lynches River County Park and the confluence with the Great Pee Dee River.
SC Code § 49-30-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-10. Citation of act.

 This chapter may be referred to and cited as the "Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act".  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-20. Legislative intent.

 The General Assembly finds and declares that structures located upon the public waters of the State which are used as places of temporary or permanent habitation, dwelling, sojournment, or residence interfere with the state's proprietary interest or the public trust, or both, and must be removed to ensure the rights of the State and the people of South Carolina to use and enjoy the public waters of the State. It is declared to be the policy of this State and the intent of this chapter to protect the public waters of the State by authorizing the removal of nuisance structures from the public waters of the State in accordance with the procedures and within the timetable set forth in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-30. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, the term:  (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.  (2) "FERC licensee" means an entity that possesses a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) license to operate a licensed lake.  (3) "Fund" means the Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Fund.  (4) "Licensed lake" means a public water of the State consisting of an impoundment and its associated hydropower facility that is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  (5) "Navigation" means the ability of a registered or documented self-propelled watercraft equipped with motor and rudder controls located at a point on the watercraft from which there is forward visibility over at least a one hundred eighty degree range to navigate to a department approved marine pump-out station. This definition is in addition to and not exclusive of any other departmental standards for navigation.  (6) "Removal" means to completely extricate the entire structure from the public waters of this State.  (7) "Structure" means a structure located upon any public waters of this State, whether the structure is floating upon the waters and is made fast by the use of lines, cables, anchors, or pilings, or a combination of these, or is built upon pilings embedded in the beds of the public waters of the State when the structure is being used, has been used, or is capable of being used as a place of habitation, dwelling, sojournment, or residence for any length of time; is not being used or is not capable of being used primarily as a means of transportation upon these public waters; and is not owned, occupied, or possessed pursuant to a permit issued by the department. This definition includes, but is not limited to, watercraft not being used in navigation; provided, however, that this definition does not include registered or documented watercraft that are capable of navigation and are legally anchored or legally moored to a dock or marina. Also specifically excluded from this definition are fishing camps, bait shops, restaurants, or other commercial establishments, marinas, or docks permitted under applicable South Carolina or federal law, which do not discharge sewage into the public waters of the State and are operated in conformance with the zoning ordinances, if any, of the municipality or county in which they are located.  (8) "Unpermitted structure" means a structure whose owner did not obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter or a structure remaining after the expiration or revocation of its permit.  (9) "Waters of the State" has the same meaning as in Section 50-21-10.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the reference to Section 50-21-10(28) in item (9) was changed to Section 50-21-10.
SC Code § 49-30-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-40. Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Fund.

 The Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Fund is created solely to pay for costs incurred by the State associated with removing unpermitted structures pursuant to this chapter. The fund may receive appropriations from the general fund, federal funds, donations, gifts, the proceeds of permit fees, and other monetary instruments of value. The proceeds contained in the fund may be carried forward from year to year and do not revert to the general fund of the State. The department must maintain and administer the fund. Proceeds from the fund may not be used to pay for costs associated with the removal of an unpermitted structure from licensed lakes.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).