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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-25. Local Government Division.

There is hereby established a Local Government Division within the Rural Infrastructure Authority to act as a liaison for financial grants from the funds available to the authority. The division shall be under the supervision of a director who shall be appointed by and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of the Rural Infrastructure Authority. He may employ such staff as may be approved by the Director of the Rural Infrastructure Authority. The division shall be responsible for certifying grants to local governments from both federal and state funds. The term "local government" shall mean any political entity below the state level. Notwithstanding the fact that the Local Government Division is now a part of the Rural Infrastructure Authority, where certain grants of the division depending upon their funding source require additional approvals other than the division and the authority before they may be made, those additional approvals also must be secured.
The division shall establish guidelines and procedures which public entities shall follow in applying for grants. The director shall make known to these entities the availability of all grants available through the authority and shall make periodic reports to the General Assembly and the Office of the Governor. The reports shall contain information concerning the amount of funds available from both federal and state sources, requests for grants and the status of such requests and such other information as the director may deem appropriate. The director shall maintain such records as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the office.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 632, Part II, Section 6; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 16.A, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 16.A, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-26. Use of funds from Rural Infrastructure Authority; penalties for misuse.

(A) Grant funds received by a public entity from the Rural Infrastructure Authority must be deposited in a separate fund and may not be commingled with other funds, including other grant funds. Disbursements may be made from this fund only on the written authorization of the individual who signed the grant application filed with the division, or his successor, and only for the purposes specified in the grant application. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined five thousand dollars or imprisoned for six months, or both.
(B) It is not a defense to an indictment alleging a violation of this section that grant funds received were used by a grantee or subgrantee for governmental purposes other than those specified in the grant application or that the purpose for which the grant was made was accomplished by funds other than grant funds.
(C) The Division of Local Government of the Rural Infrastructure Authority shall furnish a copy of this section to a grantee when the grant is awarded.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 612, Part II, Section 14A; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 16.B, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 16.B, in subsection (A), substituted "public entity from the Rural Infrastructure Authority" for "county, municipality, political subdivision, or other entity from the Division of Local Government of the State Budget and Control Board"; in subsection (B), deleted "from the Division of Local Government" before "grant funds received", and deleted "by the Division of Local Government" before "grant was made"; and in subsection (C), substituted "Rural Infrastructure Authority" for "State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-50. Certain funds of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the Executive Budget Office carried forward.

If funds accumulated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the Executive Budget Office, under contract for the provision of goods and services not covered by the offices' appropriated funds, are not expended during the preceding fiscal years, these funds may be carried forward and expended for the costs associated with the provision of these goods and services.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 26A.
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).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-65. Approval and recordation of real property transactions involving governmental bodies.

(A) All transactions involving real property, made for or by any governmental bodies, excluding political subdivisions of the State, must be approved by and recorded with the Department of Administration for transactions of one million dollars or less. For transactions of more than one million dollars, approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is required in lieu of the department, although the recording will be with the department. Upon approval of the transaction, there must be recorded simultaneously with the deed, a certificate of acceptance, which acknowledges the department's and authority's approval of the transaction as required. The county recording authority cannot accept for recording any deed not accompanied by a certificate of acceptance. The department and authority may exempt a governmental body from the provisions of this subsection.
(B) All state agencies, departments, and institutions authorized by law to accept gifts of tangible personal property shall have executed by its governing body an acknowledgment of acceptance prior to transfer of the tangible personal property to the agency, department, or institution.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 5; 1989 Act No. 26, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Editor's Note
Except for designation of the paragraphs, this section and former Section 1-11-57 were identical. For consistency, Section 1-11-57 is treated as an amendment to this section.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, rewrote subsection (A).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-67. Rental charges for occupancy of state-controlled office buildings; apportionment among agency funding sources.

The Department of Administration shall assess and collect a rental charge from all state departments and agencies that occupy space in state-controlled office buildings under its jurisdiction. The amount charged each department or agency must be calculated on a square foot, or other equitable basis of measurement, and at rates that will yield sufficient total annual revenue to cover the annual principal and interest due or anticipated on the Capital Improvement Obligations for projects administered or planned by the department, and maintenance and operation costs of department-controlled office buildings. The amount collected must be deposited in a special account and must be expended only for payment on Capital Improvement Obligations and maintenance and operations costs of the buildings under the supervision of the department.
All departments and agencies against which rental charges are assessed and whose operations are financed in whole or in part by federal or other nonappropriated funds are both directed to apportion the payment of these charges equitably among all funds to ensure that each bears its proportionate share.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt XI.J; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, rewrote the first undesignated paragraph, generally substituting "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board" and "Office of General Services".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-70. Lands subject to Department's control.

All vacant lands and lands purchased by the former land commissioners of the State are subject to the directions of the Department of Administration.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-357; 1952 Code Section 1-357; 1942 Code Section 2137; 1932 Code Section 2137; Civ. C. '22 Section 98; Civ. C. '12 Section 93; Civ. C. '02 Section 89; G. S. 61; R. S. 83; 1878 (16) 559; 1950 (46) 3605; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, substituted "are subject to the directions of the Department of Administration" for "shall be subject to the directions of the State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-80. Department authorized to grant easements for public utilities on vacant State lands.

The Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, is authorized to grant easements and rights of way to any person for construction and maintenance of power lines, pipe lines, water and sewer lines and railroad facilities over, on or under such vacant lands or marshland as are owned by the State, upon payment of the reasonable value thereof.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-357.1; 1963 (53) 177; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, substituted "Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority," for "State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-90. Department authorized to grant rights of way over State marshlands for roads or power or pipe lines to State agencies or political subdivisions.

The Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, may grant to agencies or political subdivisions of the State, without compensation, rights of way through and over such marshlands as are owned by the State for the construction and maintenance of roads, streets and highways or power or pipe lines, if, in the judgment of the department, the interests of the State will not be adversely affected thereby.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-357.2; 1963 (53) 177; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, substituted "Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority," for "State Budget and Control Board" and substituted "judgment of the department" for "judgment of the Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-100. Execution of instruments conveying rights of way or easements over marshlands or vacant lands.

Deeds or other instruments conveying such rights of way or easements over such marshlands or vacant lands as are owned by the State shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the State, when authorized by the Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, and when duly approved by the office of the Attorney General; deeds or other instruments conveying such easements over property in the name of or under the control of State agencies, institutions, commissions or other bodies shall be executed by the majority of the governing body thereof, shall name both the State of South Carolina and the institution, agency, commission or governing body as grantors, and shall show the written approval of the Director of the Department of Administration and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-357.3; 1963 (53) 177; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, substituted "authorized by the Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority," for "authorized by resolution of the Budget and Control Board, duly recorded in the minutes and records of such Board" and substituted "written approval of the Director of the Department of Administration and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority" for "written approval of the majority of the members of the State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-110. Authorization of Department to acquire real property by gift, purchase, and condemnation.

(1) The Department of Administration, subject to the requirements of Section 1-11-65, is authorized to acquire real property, including any estate or interest therein, for, and in the name of, the State of South Carolina by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise.
(2) The Department of Administration shall make use of the provisions of the Eminent Domain Procedure Act (Chapter 2, Title 28) if it is necessary to acquire real property by condemnation. The actions must be maintained by and in the name of the department. The right of condemnation is limited to the right to acquire land necessary for the development of the Capitol Complex grounds in the City of Columbia.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-357.4; 1968 (55) 3067; 1987 Act No. 173, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, in subsection (1), substituted "Department of Administration, subject to the requirements of Section 1-11-65," for "State Budget and Control Board"; and in subsection (2), substituted "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board", substituted "Chapter 2, Title 28" for "Chapter 2 of Title 28", and substituted "Capitol Complex grounds" for "capitol complex mall".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-115. Use of proceeds of sale of State real property.

All proceeds from the sale of real property titled to or subject to the care and control of the Department of Administration must be deposited to the credit of the Sinking Fund and used by the department for the acquisition and maintenance of facilities owned by it for the use and occupancy of state departments and agencies.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 39.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-130. Authorization of Authority to cooperate in handling finances of State subdivisions.

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may cooperate with and assist the authorities of the counties, municipalities, school districts and other subdivisions of the State in the handling, in whatever manner may be deemed by it desirable in each case, of the financial obligations of such counties, municipalities, school districts and other subdivisions. The Authority may, upon request of any such authorities, negotiate with the holders of such obligations and the authorities of the obligor to the end that such extensions and adjustments as may be desirable may be effected and may negotiate with any lending agency and perform any other act or service pursuant to the purpose hereof to the end that the credit of the subdivisions of the State and the rights of the holders of their obligations may be mutually protected.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-358; 1952 Code Section 1-358; 1942 Code Section 2146-1; 1933 (38) 291; 1950 (46) 3605.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-135. Fees for processing revenue bonds.

To offset the costs incurred by the State in the review and processing of proposals by the governing bodies of counties and municipalities for the issuance or refunding of industrial, hospital, or pollution control revenue bonds or notes, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority may charge a single fee to cover initial processing including any amendments in accord with the following schedule:
Issue or Refunding Amount Fee $1,000,000 or less $ 2,000 $1,000,001 through $25,000,000 3,000 $25,000,001 through $50,000,000 4,000 Over $50,000,000 5,000
The revenue received from these fees must be deposited in the General Fund.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 3.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-141. Insurance on state-owned vehicles by agencies; liability of employees for cost of accident repairs.

(A) Agencies shall insure state-owned vehicles through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority or shall absorb the cost of accident repairs within the agency budget.
(B) State employees who, while driving state-owned vehicles on official business, are involved in accidents resulting in damages to the vehicles may not be held liable to the State for the cost of repairs, except in the following cases:
(1) If the operator was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at the time of the accident and the Accident Review Board determines that the operator's impaired condition substantially was the cause of the accident, the operator may be assessed up to the full cost of repairs; and
(2) In all other cases, the employee operator may be assessed for an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars for each occurrence if he is found to be at fault in the accident after a review of records conducted by a duly appointed Accident Review Board.
(C) Employees subjected to these assessments may appeal the assessment to the following bodies, in the following order:
(1) Agency Accident Review Board;
(2) Agency Executive Director or governing board or commission;
(3) State Motor Vehicle Management Council; and
(4) State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 17.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-145. Employment of special agents to examine insurance risks carried by Authority.

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may employ special agents to examine insurance risks carried by such authority and perform any other duties which may be required of them. The cost of necessary supplies, equipment and travel expenses of the special agents shall be paid from the revenues of the Insurance Reserve Fund.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199, Part II, Section 10.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-147. Automobile liability reinsurance contract; letting for bid.

To underwrite automobile liability insurance provided by the board, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is authorized to either self-insure, purchase reinsurance, or use a combination of self-insurance and reinsurance. Should the authority elect to purchase automobile liability reinsurance, the reinsurance shall be procured through a bid process in accordance with the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code with a contract term not to exceed three years.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 13, 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-160. Execution by General Services Division of certificates of exemption from taxation on behalf of political subdivisions.

The General Services Division of the Department of Administration shall, when necessary, execute a certificate of exemption from taxation when a certificate is required for Federal tax purposes for or on behalf of political subdivisions that purchase property from or through the General Services Division and the certificate so executed shall then constitute the certificate of the political subdivision. The General Services Division shall accept the political subdivision's requisition or purchase order as conclusive proof that the property so requisitioned or purchased is for the exclusive use of the political subdivision.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-360; 1968 (55) 2697.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-170. Authorization to maintain revolving funds to finance certain inventories and accounts receivable.

The Department of Administration may maintain revolving funds adequate to finance inventories and accounts receivable for goods and services rendered by its Division of General Services on a reimbursement basis.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 602, 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-175. Authorization of Authority to finance construction of correctional facilities.

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is authorized to finance the construction of correctional facilities by issuance of capital improvement bonds or other methods of financing approved by the Board.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 85.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-180. Additional powers of the Department of Administration; condition of state property; blanket bonds; energy utilization management system; regulations.

(A) In addition to the powers granted the Department of Administration under this chapter or any other provision of law, the department may:
(1) survey, appraise, examine, and inspect the condition of state property to determine what is necessary to protect state property against fire or deterioration and to conserve the use of the property for state purposes;
(2) approve blanket bonds for a state department, agency, or institution including bonds for state officials or personnel. However, the form and execution of blanket bonds must be approved by the Attorney General; and
(3) contract to develop an energy utilization management system for state facilities under its control and to assist other agencies and departments in establishing similar programs. However, this does not authorize capital expenditures.
(B) The Department of Administration shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 42; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, in subsection (A), substituted "Department of Administration" for "Budget and Control Board" and substituted "department may" for "board may"; deleted former subsections (A)(2) and (A)(3) relating to destruction of agency records and submission of plans and specifications, and redesignated accordingly; and in subsection (B), substituted "Department of Administration shall" for "Budget and Control Board may".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-185. Additional powers of the Department of Administration; permanent improvement projects; regulations; goods and services to promote efficient and economical operations.

(A) In addition to the powers granted the Department of Administration pursuant to this chapter or another provision of law, the department may require submission and approval of plans and specifications for a permanent improvement project of a cost of one million dollars or less by a state department, agency, or institution of the executive branch before a contract is awarded for the permanent improvement project. If the cost of the permanent improvement project is more than one million dollars, approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is required, in lieu of the department's approval, before the contract may be awarded and the authority may require submission of the plans and specifications for this purpose. The provisions of this subsection are in addition to any other requirements of law relating to permanent improvement projects, including the provisions of Chapter 47, Title 2.
(B) The Department of Administration may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out its duties.
(C) The respective divisions of the Department of Administration are authorized to provide to and receive from other governmental entities, including other divisions and state and local agencies and departments, goods and services as will in its opinion promote efficient and economical operations. The divisions may charge and pay the entities for the goods and services, the revenue from which must be deposited in the state treasury in a special account and expended only for the costs of providing the goods and services, and those funds may be retained and expended for the same purposes.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.D, eff July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-190. Responsibilities of Department of Administration.

The Department of Administration is responsible for:
(a) assessing the need for and use of information technology;
(b) evaluating the use and management of information technology;
(c) operating a comprehensive inventory and accounting reporting system for information technology;
(d) developing policies and standards for the management of information technology in state government;
(e) initiating a state plan for the management and use of information technology;
(f) providing management and technical assistance to state agencies in using information technology; and
(g) establishing a referral service for state agencies seeking technical assistance or information technology services.
HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 75, eff May 13, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:
"SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-220. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; Fleet Management Program.

There is hereby established within the Department of Administration, Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management headed by the "State Fleet Manager", appointed by and reporting directly to the department. The department shall develop a comprehensive state Fleet Management Program. The program shall address acquisition, assignment, identification, replacement, disposal, maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles.
The department shall, through its policies and regulations, seek to:
(a) achieve maximum cost-effectiveness management of state-owned motor vehicles in support of the established missions and objectives of the agencies, boards, and commissions;
(b) eliminate unofficial and unauthorized use of state vehicles;
(c) minimize individual assignment of state vehicles;
(d) eliminate the reimbursable use of personal vehicles for accomplishment of official travel when this use is more costly than use of state vehicles;
(e) acquire motor vehicles offering optimum energy efficiency for the tasks to be performed;
(f) insure motor vehicles are operated in a safe manner in accordance with a statewide Fleet Safety Program; and
(g) improve environmental quality in this State by decreasing the discharge of pollutants.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644 Part II Section 24(A); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 203, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 17, 2008); 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.1, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment added item (g) relating to improving the environmental quality by decreasing discharge of pollutants.
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.1, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "Department of Administration, Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management headed by" for "Budget and Control Board the Division of Motor Vehicle Management headed by a Director, hereafter referred to as", substituted "department" for "Budget and Control Board, hereafter referred to as the Board", and substituted "The department shall" for "The Board shall"; in the second undesignated paragraph, substituted "department" for "Budget and Control Board"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-225. Cost allocation plan to recover cost of operating Fleet Management Program.

The Department of Administration shall establish a cost allocation plan to recover the cost of operating the comprehensive statewide Fleet Management Program. The division shall collect, retain, and carry forward funds to ensure continuous administration of the program.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.A; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.2, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.2, substituted "Department of Administration" for "Division of Operations".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-250. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; definitions.

For purposes of Sections 1-11-220 to 1-11-330:
(a) "State agency" means all officers, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, universities, colleges, and all persons and administrative units of state government that operate motor vehicles purchased, leased, or otherwise held with the use of state funds, pursuant to an appropriation, grant or encumbrance of state funds, or operated pursuant to authority granted by the State.
(b) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Administration.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(D); 2002 Act No. 311, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, rewrote subsection (b), substituting "Department" for "Board, and substituted "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-260. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; annual reports; policies, procedures and regulations.

(A) The Fleet Manager shall report annually to the General Assembly concerning the performance of each state agency in achieving the objectives enumerated in Sections 1-11-220 through 1-11-330 and include in the report a summary of the program's efforts in aiding and assisting the various state agencies in developing and maintaining their management practices in accordance with the comprehensive statewide Fleet Management Program. This report also shall contain recommended changes in the law and regulations necessary to achieve these objectives.
(B) The department, after consultation with state agency heads, shall promulgate and enforce state policies, procedures, and regulations to achieve the goals of Sections 1-11-220 through 1-11-330 and shall recommend administrative penalties to be used by the agencies for violation of prescribed procedures and regulations relating to the Fleet Management Program.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644 Part II Section 24(E); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 3; 2002 Act No. 311, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, in subsection (A), deleted "Budget and Control Board and the" after "report annually to the", substituted "summary of the program's efforts" for "summary of the division's efforts", and substituted "statewide Fleet Management Program" for "statewide Motor Vehicle Management Program"; and in subsection (B), substituted "department" for "board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-270. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; establishment of criteria for individual assignment of motor vehicles.

(A) The department shall establish criteria for individual assignment of motor vehicles based on the functional requirements of the job, which shall reduce the assignment to situations clearly beneficial to the State. Only the Governor, statewide elected officials, and agency heads are provided a state-owned vehicle based on their position.
(B) Law enforcement officers, as defined by the agency head, may be permanently assigned state-owned vehicles by their respective agency head. Agency heads may assign a state-owned vehicle to an employee when the vehicle carries or is equipped with special equipment needed to perform duties directly related to the employee's job, and the employee is either in an emergency response capacity after normal working hours or for logistical reasons it is determined to be in the agency's interest for the vehicle to remain with the employee. No other employee may be permanently assigned to a state-owned vehicle, unless the assignment is cost advantageous to the State under guidelines developed by the State Fleet Manager. Statewide elected officials, law enforcement officers, and those employees who have been assigned vehicles because they are in an emergency response capacity after normal working hours are exempt from reimbursing the State for commuting miles. Other employees operating a permanently assigned vehicle must reimburse the State for commuting between home and work.
(C) All persons, except the Governor and statewide elected officials, permanently assigned with automobiles shall log all trips on a log form approved by the board, specifying beginning and ending mileage and job function performed. However, trip logs must not be maintained for vehicles whose gross vehicle weight is greater than ten thousand pounds nor for vehicles assigned to full-time line law enforcement officers. Agency directors and commissioners permanently assigned state vehicles may utilize exceptions on a report denoting only official and commuting mileage in lieu of the aforementioned trip logs.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(F); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 4; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 18; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, in subsection (A), substituted "department" for "board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-280. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; interagency motor pools.

The department shall develop a system of agency-managed and interagency motor pools which are, to the maximum extent possible, cost beneficial to the State. All motor pools shall operate according to regulations promulgated by the department. Vehicles shall be placed in motor pools rather than being individually assigned except as specifically authorized by the department in accordance with criteria established by the department. Agencies utilizing motor pool vehicles shall utilize trip log forms approved by the department for each trip, specifying beginning and ending mileage and the job function performed.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to school buses and service vehicles.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(G); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 5; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "department" for board throughout, and deleted the former second to last sentence, relating to the transfer of the motor pool operated by the Division of General Services.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-290. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; plan for maximally cost-effective vehicle maintenance.

The department in consultation with the agencies operating maintenance facilities shall study the cost-effectiveness of such facilities versus commercial alternatives and shall develop a plan for maximally cost-effective vehicle maintenance. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations governing vehicle maintenance to effectuate the plan.
The State Vehicle Maintenance program shall include:
(a) central purchasing of supplies and parts;
(b) an effective inventory control system;
(c) a uniform work order and record-keeping system assigning actual maintenance cost to each vehicle; and
(d) preventive maintenance programs for all types of vehicles.
All motor fuels shall be purchased from state facilities except in cases where such purchase is impossible or not cost beneficial to the State.
All fuels, lubricants, parts, and maintenance costs including those purchased from commercial vendors shall be charged to a state credit card bearing the license plate number of the vehicle serviced and the bill shall include the mileage on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of service.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(H); 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "department" for "board" throughout, and added a comma after "parts" in the last undesignated paragraph.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-300. Agencies to develop and implement uniform cost accounting and reporting system; purchase of motor vehicle equipment and supplies; use of credit cards; determination of vehicle cost per mile.

In accordance with criteria established by the department, each agency shall develop and implement a uniform cost accounting and reporting system to ascertain the cost per mile of each motor vehicle used by the State under their control. Agencies presently operating under existing systems may continue to do so provided that departmental approval is required and that the existing systems are uniform with the criteria established by the department. All expenditures on a vehicle for gasoline and oil shall be purchased in one of the following ways:
(1) from state-owned facilities and paid for by the use of Universal State Credit Cards except where agencies purchase these products in bulk;
(2) from any fuel outlet where gasoline and oil are sold regardless of whether the outlet accepts a credit or charge card when the purchase is necessary or in the best interest of the State; and
(3) from a fuel outlet where gasoline and oil are sold when that outlet agrees to accept the Universal State Credit Card.
These provisions regarding purchase of gasoline and oil and usability of the state credit card also apply to alternative transportation fuels where available. The department shall adjust the budgetary appropriation for "Operating Expenses-Lease Fleet" to reflect the dollar savings realized by these provisions and transfer such amount to other areas of the State Fleet Management Program. The department shall promulgate regulations regarding the purchase of motor vehicle equipment and supplies to ensure that agencies within a reasonable distance are not duplicating maintenance services or purchasing equipment that is not in the best interest of the State. The department shall develop a uniform method to be used by the agencies to determine the cost per mile for each vehicle operated by the State.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II Section 24(I); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 6; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 30; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, substituted "department" for "board" throughout; in the last paragraph, substituted "adjust the budgetary appropriation" for "adjust the appropriation in Part IA, Section 63B"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-315. Feasibility of using alternative transportation fuels for state fleet.

The Department of Administration, Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management, shall determine the extent to which the state vehicle fleet can be configured to operate on alternative transportation fuels. This determination must be based on a thorough evaluation of each alternative fuel and the feasibility of using such fuels to power state vehicles. The state fleet must be configured in a manner that will serve as a model for other corporate and government fleets in the use of alternative transportation fuel. By March 1, 1993, the Program of Fleet Management must submit a plan to the General Assembly for the use of alternative transportation fuels for the state vehicle fleet that will enable the state vehicle fleet to serve as a model for corporate and other government fleets in the use of alternative transportation fuel. This plan must contain a cost/benefit analysis of the proposed changes.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 449, Pt. V, Section 17; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, substituted "Department of Administration, Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management," for "State Budget and Control Board Division of Motor Vehicle Management" and substituted "Program of Fleet Management" for "Division of Motor Vehicle Management".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-320. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; plates and other identification requirements; exemptions.

The department shall ensure that all state-owned motor vehicles are identified as such through the use of permanent state government license plates and either state or agency seal decals. No vehicles shall be exempt from the requirements for identification except those exempted by the department.
This section shall not apply to vehicles supplied to law enforcement officers when, in the opinion of the department after consulting with the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division, those officers are actually involved in undercover law enforcement work to the extent that the actual investigation of criminal cases or the investigators' physical well-being would be jeopardized if they were identified. The department is authorized to exempt vehicles carrying human service agency clients in those instances in which the privacy of the client would clearly and necessarily be impaired.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(K); 1982 Act No. 429, Section 7; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, substituted "department" for "board" throughout, and in the first paragraph, deleted the hyphen between "state" and "government".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-330. Division of Motor Vehicle Management; State Department of Education vehicles exempted.

The provisions of Sections 1-11-220 to 1-11-330 shall not apply to school buses and service vehicles operated by the State Department of Education.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 24(N).