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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act › Section 6-10-60. Fee schedule.

Each local jurisdiction may establish a schedule of fees for the functions performed by the building inspection department in connection with the enforcement of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 7; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.
Editor's Note
2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:
"The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment substituted "local jurisdiction" for "local government" and "building inspection department" for "local enforcement agency".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act › Section 6-10-70. Local appeals boards and process for routine granting of variances for recreational and certain other dwellings; relief from duty to appoint local appeals board; boards serving two or more jurisdictions.

(A) Local jurisdictions must provide an appeals board and process for the routine granting of variations for residential recreational dwellings not intended for use as permanent residences and for buildings such as log buildings which, if insulation were required on the walls, would change the character of these buildings. Until the boards are established, appeals must be heard by the South Carolina Building Codes Council. A local jurisdiction must be relieved of the duty to appoint local appeals boards if it is established to the satisfaction of the council that qualified people cannot be found in the jurisdiction or through cooperation with neighboring jurisdictions. Two or more local jurisdictions may establish a building board of appeals to serve their jurisdictions.
(B) Where local jurisdictions have been relieved of the duty to appoint an appeals board because qualified people cannot be found in the jurisdiction, appeals may be made to the South Carolina Building Codes Council.
(C) The council promptly shall hear and decide appeals brought by a person or party in an individual capacity, or on behalf of a call of persons or parties, affected by a regulation or decision pursuant to this chapter. Final decisions by the council are reviewable on appeal, or on successive appeals, in the courts of competent jurisdiction.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 8; 1981 Act No. 125, Section 5; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.
Editor's Note
Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.
2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:
"The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act › Section 6-10-80. Injunctions.

The building official may obtain injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the offering for sale, delivery, use, occupancy, erection, alteration, or installation of a building covered by this chapter, upon an affidavit from the building official specifying the manner in which the building does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 9; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.
Editor's Note
2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:
"The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment substituted "The building official" for "Any local enforcement agency of the Council", "the building official" for "such agency", deleted from the end "or the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency Standard", and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act › Section 6-10-90. Penalties.

(A) When a violation of the provisions of this chapter is discovered, the person in violation must be granted thirty days to correct the violation. A person who fails to correct a violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each offense.
(B) A separate violation is deemed to have occurred with respect to each building not in compliance with this chapter. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 10; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.
Editor's Note
2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:
"The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-10. Authority to establish special purpose or public service districts.

In order to protect the public health, electric lighting districts, water supply districts, fire protection districts, and sewer districts may be established pursuant to this section for the purpose of supplying lights, water, providing fire protection with or without rescue response services related to the provision of fire services, a sewerage collection system, and a sewage treatment plant to a portion of any county in this State which is not included in an incorporated city or town.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-601; 1952 Code Section 59-601; 1942 Code Section 8555-131; 1934 (38) 1292; 2012 Act No. 178, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment inserted "with or without rescue response services related to the provision of fire services," and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-20. Petition for formation of district.

Before any such district is formed there shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the county in which such district is proposed to be located a written petition signed by a majority of the resident landowners in the proposed district or by the owners of more than half the land and acreage which will be affected by or assessed for the expense of the proposed improvements, as shown by the tax assessment rolls. The petition shall be accompanied by a plat showing the limits of the proposed district. When such proposed district is situated in two or more counties such petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court of each county wherein the district is to be located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-602; 1952 Code Section 59-602; 1942 Code Section 8555-132; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-30. Call of election for establishment of district.

When the petition is approved by the clerk of the court in which the proposed district is located, the clerk of the court shall call an election of the qualified voters of the district to vote upon the establishment of the district and of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage plant.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-603; 1952 Code Section 59-603; 1942 Code Section 8555-132; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-40. Qualifications of voters.

Any person who is qualified to vote under the general law of this State and who resides within the district shall be eligible to vote.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-604; 1952 Code Section 59-604; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292; 1966 (54) 2621.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-50. Place, managers and notice of election; declaration of result.

The clerk of the court shall select some place within the proposed district for the holding of such election and shall appoint the managers thereof and declare the result. He shall give notice of the time and place thereof for at least two weeks in some newspaper published within the county and by posting notice thereof in at least three public places within the proposed district for such length of time unless there be no newspaper published within the county, in which event the posting of the notices shall suffice.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-605; 1952 Code Section 59-605; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-60. Electors shall vote on establishment of district and on election of commissioners.

At such election the qualified voters shall vote "Yes" or "No" on the establishment of such electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district and of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage plant and at the same election they shall vote on the election of three commissioners of the district who shall hold office for a period of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified, the members of the first commission, however, to have terms of office of two, four and six years. Thereafter a commissioner shall be elected at each State biennial election.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-606; 1952 Code Section 59-606; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-70. Date for election of board members; implementation of section; statement of candidacy or petition for nomination; number of signatures; certain counties exempt.

(A) When a special purpose district elects its board members, the board members must be elected in the November general election held in an even-numbered year. To implement the provisions of this section, the governing body of a county shall by ordinance or resolution extend terms, for necessary periods, of persons to be elected to permit the persons to be elected in accordance with the provisions of this section, but no elected term may be shortened for that purpose.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 7 or other provision of law, in such a district a candidate is required to file a statement of candidacy or obtain on a petition the signatures of five percent of the qualified electors of the district in order to have his name placed on the ballot for election as a commissioner of a special purpose district within the county.
(C) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance, uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the effective date of this section. The provisions of subsections (A) and (B) do not apply to districts in which the commissioners are elected pursuant to a petition and referendum provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 6.
HISTORY: 1975 (59) 331; 1992 Act No. 340, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 56, Sections 1, 2; 1993 Act No. 160, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 397, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-80. Organization of and vacancies on commission.

As soon as practicable after the election the commissioners shall meet and organize as the board of electric light, water supply, fire and sewerage commissioners, as the case may be, for such district. They shall draw by lot the commissioners who shall hold the two, four and six year terms respectively. At the organizational meeting they shall elect one of their number as chairman. In the event of any vacancy on the commission the remaining members of the commission shall elect a commissioner to fill the unexpired term.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-607; 1952 Code Section 59-607; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-90. Record of meetings; compensation.

The commissioners shall keep a record of their deliberations and for this purpose shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive such remuneration as the commissioners may determine. The commissioners shall serve without emolument.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-608; 1952 Code Section 59-608; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-91. Compensation and benefits for district governing bodies.

The governing body of a public service district or special purpose district by resolution or ordinance may fix or change the compensation or other benefits, including insurance benefits and per diem for the members of the district governing body. Reimbursable expenses actually incurred while on official business may not exceed the amounts authorized for members of state boards, committees, and commissions, and insurance benefits shall not exceed those provided for state employees.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 380, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-92. Continuation of existing benefit plans.

Any public service district or special purpose district operating on the effective date of Sections 6-11-91 through 6-11-93 may continue to use the compensation or benefit plan now in existence on the effective date of Sections 6-11-91 through 6-11-93.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-93. Compensation from two or more districts prohibited.

No person who serves on the governing body of any public service district or special purpose district shall receive compensation on any two such districts at the same time.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-100. General powers and duties of commissioners.

The boards of commissioners of these districts must be bodies politic and shall exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges of such. They may purchase and build or contract for building electric light, water supply, fire protection, and sewerage systems, and may lease, own, hold, and acquire all necessary equipment and property for that purpose. They may operate it and may contract with existing light and water companies and municipalities for light, water, and fire protection, or contract and connect with existing sewerage systems of municipalities or other districts. They may supply and furnish lights and water and provide for fire protection and sewerage disposal to citizens of these districts and may require an exact payment of rates, tolls, rentals, and charges they may establish for the use of lights, water, fire protection, and the sewerage plant. Property purchased by the boards of commissioners may be held in either the name of the commission or the name of the district.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-609; 1952 Code Section 59-609; 1942 Code Section 8555-134; 1934 (38) 1292; 2012 Act No. 192, Section 2, eff June 7, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment inserted "Property purchased by the boards of commissioners may be held in either the name of the commission or the name of the district." and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-101. Hospital districts; powers.

Any hospital district created by the General Assembly shall be authorized to own, lease, operate, maintain, convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of "hospital facilities", as defined in Section 44-7-1430(f), and as authorized by Section 6-21-100. Additionally, any hospital district shall be authorized to mortgage its hospital facilities so long as the action is made in connection with the purchase of the hospital district's indebtedness by any federal agency or the guarantee of the hospital district's indebtedness by any federal agency. Any hospital district shall be authorized to own, operate, convey, sell, or lease hospital facilities located outside the current limits of the hospital district in any county adjacent to the boundaries of the hospital district, as set out in the hospital district's enabling legislation, all on such terms as its governing body shall approve, whenever it shall be economically feasible. Additionally, any hospital district shall be authorized to create and establish an entity under Chapters 31 or 44, Title 33.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 199, Section 3, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 1, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-105. Emergency ban on burning within a special purpose or public service district.

The governing body of a county by ordinance may place an emergency ban on the burning of trash or debris within a special purpose district or public service district in the county providing fire protection services for a specified period of time if circumstances require, except that no ban may be placed on burning conducted for agricultural, forestry, and wildlife purposes as authorized by the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
A person violating such an ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 80, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-110. Commissioners in certain counties may furnish services outside district.

In counties having a population between forty-one thousand and forty-three thousand according to the 1950 census, boards of commissioners of such districts may provide water, sewerage and fire protection to citizens outside of such districts in those counties or adjacent counties and charge such rates therefor as they may fix, which may be more but not less than the rates charged citizens of such districts for similar services and facilities.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-609.1; 1952 (47) 2026.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-120. Filing of plat of district.

The commission shall cause a copy of the plat showing the limits of the proposed district to be filed in the office of the auditor of the county in which the district is located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-610; 1952 Code Section 59-610; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-130. Power of condemnation.

The boards of commissioners of the districts shall have power of condemnation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-611; 1952 Code Section 59-611; 1942 Code Section 8555-134; 1934 (38) 1292; 1987 Act No. 173 Section 13.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-140. Establishment of rates.

The board of commissioners of any such electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district shall establish and maintain just and equitable rates, rentals or charges for the use of and the service rendered by such works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses such works by or through any part of the electric light system, water supply system, fire protection system and sewerage system or that in any way is served by such works and may change or adjust such rates or charges from time to time.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-612; 1952 Code Section 59-612; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-150. Hearing prior to establishment of rates.

No such rates or charges shall be established until after a public hearing at which all the users of the works and the owners of property served or to be served thereby shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates. Notice of such hearing, setting forth the proposed schedule of such rates, shall be given by one publication in a newspaper published in the county wherein the district is located at least ten days before the date fixed in such notice for the hearing. After such hearing the rate shall be passed upon by the board of commissioners and put into effect.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-613; 1952 Code Section 59-613; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-160. Schedule of rates shall be kept on file.

A copy of the schedule of such rates so established shall be kept on file in the office of the board of commissioners.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-614; 1952 Code Section 59-614; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-170. Lien for rates; suits therefor.

All such rates or charges if not paid when due shall constitute a lien upon the premises served by such works. If any service rate or charge so established shall not be paid within thirty days after it is due, the amount thereof, together with a penalty of ten per cent and a reasonable attorney's fee, may be recovered by the board in a civil action in the name of the district and in connection with such action such lien may be foreclosed against such lot, parcel of land or building, in accordance with the laws relating thereto.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-615; 1952 Code Section 59-615; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-175. Construction of elevated water storage facility; notice and hearing.

Prior to beginning to construct an elevated water storage facility, the district must hold a public meeting to explain the details of the project and take comments from members of the public. The district must advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the district the time and place of the meeting and the general nature and scope of the proposed project. The notice must be published on two occasions prior to the meeting, and at least ten days prior to the meeting.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 358, Section 3, eff June 25, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-180. Issue of bonds for construction or acquisition.

To meet the costs of construction or acquisition of the lighting system, waterworks system, fire protection system and sewerage system, the commissioners of any district may issue and sell serial coupon bonds for and in behalf of the township within which the district is located.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-616; 1952 Code Section 59-616; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-190. Terms and amount of bonds.

Such bonds shall be issued serially and the last of them shall mature not more than forty years from the date of issue, to bear a rate of interest not to exceed six percent per annum payable semiannually at some place in the State or the office of some banking or trust company in the city of New York to be selected by the commissioners. The amount of the bonds to be issued shall be determined by the commissioners of the districts.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-617; 1952 Code Section 59-617; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292; 1966 (54) 2384.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-200. Election on bond issue on petition of resident electors.

Before any such bonds shall be issued the question of issuing them shall be first submitted to the qualified voters of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district at an election to determine whether such bonds shall be issued or not, to be held upon the written petition or request of at least one third of the resident electors or a like proportion of the freeholders of the age of twenty-one years or over. Upon the receipt of such petition, the board of commissioners of the electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district, as the case may be, shall order an election to be held at such place in the district as may be designated by the board of commissioners on the question as to whether such bonds shall be issued or not. In such election only qualified voters residing in such district shall be allowed to vote. The board of commissioners shall give notice of such election for at least ten days in a newspaper published in the county or by posting such notice in three public places in the district. It shall designate the time and place and appoint the managers of the election and receive the returns of the managers and declare the result. The ballots cast must have written or printed on them "for bonds" or "against bonds."
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-618; 1952 Code Section 59-618; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292; 1961 (52) 511.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-210. Issuance and sale of bonds; use of proceeds.

If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be for the issuing of bonds, such bonds shall be issued and sold by the board of commissioners at not less than par and accrued interest and the proceeds shall be used by the board of commissioners for the purpose of construction and equipment in behalf of the district of the electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage system, as the case may be.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-619; 1952 Code Section 59-619; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-220. Signature of bonds.

All bonds issued under and in pursuance of the provisions of this article shall be signed by the chairman of the board of commissioners of the electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district and by the county supervisor of the county in which such district is situated. The names on the coupons attached to the bonds may be lithographed, which shall constitute a proper and sufficient signing thereof.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-620; 1952 Code Section 59-620; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-230. Bonds shall be tax free.

All such bonds shall be exempt from State, county and municipal taxation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-621; 1952 Code Section 59-621; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-240. Maturity date of bonds issued by water or sewer districts.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any water or sewer district of this State may, on May 26 1975 issue bonds which mature not later than forty years from the date of issue.
HISTORY: 1975 (59) 210.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-250. Government loans.

The board of commissioners of any electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district may avail itself of any provision for loans to construct electric light systems, water supply systems, fire protection systems or sewerage systems from the United States Government, through any office or agency thereof, and may issue revenue bonds pledging the income from any such system in liquidation of any loan made as aforesaid by the United States Government.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-622; 1952 Code Section 59-622; 1942 Code Section 8555-138; 1934 (38) 1292; 1961 (52) 549.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-260. Adoption of budget of district.

To meet the expenses of operation and maintenance and the sinking fund and interest charges on the bond issue when the income derived from the works is not sufficient to meet such charges, the board of commissioners of any such electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district shall each year before the levying of taxes make up an estimate or budget for such district, which shall give the estimated maintenance and expenses for the succeeding year and shall submit it to the county supervisor for approval and adoption. Any surplus or deficit that may occur in any one year shall be carried forward and applied to the next year's account and properly considered in the budget for the expenses of the district for the ensuing year.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-623; 1952 Code Section 59-623; 1942 Code Section 8555-136; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-270. Levy, collection and disbursement of taxes.

After the approval thereof by the county supervisor, taxes shall be levied to meet such expenses upon all assessable property in the district and upon collection of them by the county treasurer they shall be disbursed only upon the approval of the board of commissioners of the said electric light, water supply, fire protection or sewerage district, as the case may be, by an order on the county treasurer drawn by the supervisor of the county in which said district is located. All taxes so levied for any such district shall be kept separate on the assessment roll from other levies and moneys so collected shall be kept in a separate fund for the district.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-624; 1952 Code Section 59-624; 1942 Code Section 8555-136; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-271. Millage levy for special purpose district.

(A) For purposes of this section, "special purpose district" means any special purpose district or public service authority, however named, created prior to March 7, 1973, by or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of this State.
(B)(1) This subsection applies only to those special purpose districts the governing bodies of which are not elected but are presently authorized by law to levy for operations and maintenance in each year millage up to or not exceeding a given amount and did impose this levy in fiscal year 1997-98.
(2) There must be levied annually in each special purpose district described in item (1) of this subsection, beginning with the levy for fiscal year 1999, ad valorem property tax millage in the amount equal to the millage levy imposed in fiscal year 1998.
(C)(1) This subsection applies only to those special purpose districts, the governing bodies of which are not elected but are presently authorized by law to levy for operations and maintenance in each year millage without limit as to amount.
(2) There must be levied annually in each special purpose district described in item (1) of this subsection, beginning with the levy for fiscal year 1999, ad valorem property tax millage in the amount equal to the millage levy imposed in that special purpose district for operations and maintenance for fiscal year 1998.
(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any special purpose district within which taxes are authorized to be levied for maintenance and operation in accordance with the provisions of subsections (B) or (C) of this section, or otherwise, may request the commissioners of election of the county in which the special purpose district is located to conduct a referendum to propose a modification in the tax millage of the district. Upon receipt of such request, the commissioners of election shall schedule and conduct the requested referendum on a date specified by the governing body of the district. If approved by referendum, such modification in tax millage shall remain effective until changed in a manner provided by law.
(E)(1) All special purpose districts located wholly within a single county and within which taxes are authorized to be levied for maintenance and operation in accordance with the provisions of subsections (B) or (C) of this section, or otherwise, are authorized to modify their respective millage limitations, provided the same is first approved by the governing body of the district and by the governing body of the county in which the district is located by resolutions duly adopted. Any increase in millage effectuated pursuant to this subsection is effective for only one year.
(2) Any millage increase levied pursuant to the provisions of item (1) of this subsection must be levied and collected by the appropriate county auditor and county treasurer.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-273. Tax levy referendums.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any special purpose district created by an act of the General Assembly which is authorized to levy taxes for the operation of the district may request the commissioners of election of the county in which the district is located to conduct a referendum to propose a change in the tax millage of the district. Upon receipt of such request the commissioners of election shall schedule and conduct the requested referendum on a date specified by the governing body of the district.
If a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in the referendum vote in favor of the proposed tax millage change, the governing body of the district shall by resolution adopt the new millage rate which shall thereupon have the full force and effect of law.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 501.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-275. Increase in millage limitation; collection.

All special purpose districts totally located within a county, which were in existence prior to March 7, 1973, and which have the statutory authority to annually levy taxes for maintenance and operation are authorized to increase their respective millage limitations upon the written approval of the governing body of the county in which they are located. Any increase above the statutory limitation must be approved each year.
Any such millage increase shall be levied and collected by the appropriate county auditor and county treasurer.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 622 Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-276. Authority to borrow in anticipation of taxes.

Each special purpose district referred to in Section 6-11-275 is authorized to borrow funds in anticipation of any annual tax levy, not to exceed seventy-five percent, with the written approval of the county governing body.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 622 Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-280. Interference with sewers, waterworks and drainage facilities of political subdivision; penalties.

No person shall turn, remove, raise or in any manner tamper with any cover of any manhole, filter, bed or other appurtenance of any sewer of any political subdivision without a written permit from the proper authorities of such subdivision and no person except those engaged by the proper authorities shall enter or tap to any public sewer without a special written permit.
No person shall, either within or without any political subdivision, obstruct, damage or injure any appurtenance of any waterworks, sewerage or drainage of any such subdivision.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not to exceed thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-624.1; 1967 (55) 200.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-285. Civil penalties for violations of permit conditions or regulations of public entities which operate wastewater plants or treatment facilities, water treatment facilities, or water distribution systems; hearings and appeals.

(A) For purpose of this section:
(1) "Political subdivision" means any municipality, county, public service district, special service district, or other public entity charged with the operation and maintenance of wastewater plants or treatment facilities, water treatment facilities, or with the operation and management of any water distribution system;
(2) "Person" means a person as defined in item (1) of Section 48-1-10.
(B) Any person violating any ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision or any permit, permit condition, or final determination of any political subdivision as required by state or federal law is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each day of violation.
(C) Any political subdivision, prior to the imposition of any civil penalty, shall issue a rule to show cause requiring the person to appear and show cause why civil penalties should not be imposed and specifying which violations are charged. A hearing upon the rule must be held before a hearing officer designated by the governing body of the political subdivision.
(D) All penalties assessed under the provisions of this section must be held as debt and payable to the political subdivision by the person against whom they have been charged and shall constitute a lien against the property of the person.
(E) The hearing procedure required under the provisions of this section must be in accordance, as practicably possible, with that procedure as prescribed by Regulation 61-72 of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
(F) All appeals from the decision of the hearing officer under the provisions of this section must be heard in the court of common pleas in the county in which the political subdivision is located.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 515.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-290. Construction of article; no effect on Department of Health and Environmental Control.

This article being necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, it shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. But all functions, powers and duties of the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall remain unaffected by this article.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-625; 1952 Code Section 59-625; 1942 Code Section 8555-139; 1934 (38) 1292.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-295. Violations; penalties.

Violations of ordinances or regulations of special purpose districts or public service districts relating to garbage or trash collection are unlawful, and a person convicted of a violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days. This section applies only to ordinances or regulations of districts which have governing bodies elected by the qualified electors of the district.
HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 176, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-300. Reports by state board, commission or authority furnishing natural gas to residents.

Any board, commission, or authority in this State, established under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 6 of the 1976 Code, which provides natural gas to residents of this State, shall, within thirty days of the end of the fiscal year of the board, Commission, or authority, provide to the State Treasurer a detailed statement of all accounts, receipts, disbursements, and expenditures of funds by the board, commission, or authority during the preceding fiscal year. The statement shall be in such form as prescribed by the State Treasurer and shall be made available for inspection and copying to the public.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 65, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-320. Special purpose districts empowered to provide water services authorized to provide sewage collection and disposal services; requirements.

(A) A special purpose district, which was empowered as of March 7, 1973, to provide water service to the area within its boundaries, may provide sewer service to the area within its boundaries if it has received permission, by written resolution, from the governing body of the county in which the district is located, provided that the sewer service may not be provided to those parts of that area where sewer service, at that time, is being provided by a governmental entity at the time the district's governing body determines to utilize the provisions of this section. The district may build, acquire, construct, operate, and maintain sewage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities or contract for the use of any facilities as are, in the opinion of the governing body of the special purpose district, necessary for the district. The district may impose such schedule of rates and charges for the use of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities as the governing body of the district shall from time to time approve. The governing body may place into effect and revise, whenever it wishes or is required, a schedule of rates for the sewer service made available by it to persons, firms, and corporations within the district.
(B) All other powers of a special purpose district shall continue and are not considered to be changed by the provisions of this section.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 429, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions › Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally › Section 6-11-325. Financing construction of sewage collection lines.

Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special purpose district which only provides sewage collection and disposal may use any method of financing authorized by law for the construction of sewer lateral collection lines within the district.
HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 30, Section 1, eff May 24, 2007.