(A) All portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques which were in or on the State House on May 1, 1995, which may be removed from the State House during renovations must be returned to their original location when the State House is reoccupied. Cost for removing and returning these items must be paid from the funds of the Department of Administration for maintenance. When all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques are returned to their original location after the renovations are completed, the location of these items must not be changed in the chambers of the House of Representatives unless approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the chambers of the Senate unless approved by an absolute majority of the Senate members. The location of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques located outside of the respective chambers must not be changed unless approved by an act passed by the General Assembly. For purposes of this subsection, "original location" means the general vicinity or at an alternative location if the wall or structure is removed or modified such that the portrait, flag, banner, monument, statue, or plaque cannot be returned to its original location.
(B) All costs for the display, cleaning, and restoration of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques on the exterior or interior of the State House except those inside the Senate and House Chambers must be paid from the accounts of General Services, Division of the Department of Administration unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 115; 1997 Act No. 110, 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.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 10-1-10. Care of State House and State House grounds.
Section 10-1-20. Annual report as to care of State House and State House grounds.
Section 10-1-30. Use of areas of the State House.
Section 10-1-35. Camping on State House grounds prohibited.
Section 10-1-40. State House Committee.
Section 10-1-45. Improvements or additions to State House.
Section 10-1-70. Roofs of public buildings, fireproof and noncombustible materials requirements.
Section 10-1-80. Bringing natural cut trees into places of worship, Fire Code enforcement exemption.
Section 10-1-100. Public construction projects, provision for antipollution devices.
Section 10-1-105. Buildings constructed with public funds to include windows which may be opened.
Section 10-1-130. Grant of easements and rights of way.
Section 10-1-135. Encroachments on state-owned lands of natural significance.
Section 10-1-150. Accounting for expenses of public buildings.
Section 10-1-160. Display of certain flags.
Section 10-1-161. State Capitol Building flags flown at half-staff.
Section 10-1-165. Protection of certain monuments and memorials.
Section 10-1-175. Law enforcement officer memorial.
Section 10-1-178. African-American History Monument.
Section 10-1-179. African-American History Monument Commission; museum; dissolution of commission.
Section 10-1-205. Computers in public libraries; regulation of Internet access.
Section 10-1-206. Library pilot program for Internet filtering software.