The expenditure of funds by any state agency, except the Department of Transportation for permanent improvements as defined in the state budget, is subject to approval and regulation of the State Budget and Control Board. The board shall have authority to allot to specific projects from funds made available for such purposes, such amounts as are estimated to cover the respective costs of such projects, to declare the completion of any such projects, and to dispose, according to law, of any unexpended balances of allotments, or appropriations, or funds otherwise provided for such projects, upon the completion thereof. The approval of the Budget and Control Board is not required for minor construction projects, including renovations and alterations, where the cost does not exceed an amount determined by the Joint Bond Review Committee and the Budget and Control Board.
All construction, improvement, and renovation of state buildings shall comply with the applicable standards and specifications set forth in each of the following codes: The Standard Building Code, The Standard Existing Building Code, The Standard Gas Code, The Standard Mechanical Code, The Standard Plumbing Code and The Standard Fire Prevention Code, all as adopted by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.; and the National Electrical Code NFPA 70, The National Electrical Safety Code-ANSI-C2, The National Fire Protection Association Standard-NFPA 59, all with the code editions, revision years, and deletions as specified in the Manual For Planning and Execution of State Permanent Improvements. The State Engineer shall determine the enforcement and interpretation of the aforementioned codes and referenced standards on state buildings. Any interested local officials shall coordinate their comments related to state buildings through the State Engineer and shall neither delay construction nor delay or deny water, sewer, power, other utilities, or firefighting services. Agencies may appeal to the Director of Office of General Services regarding the application of these codes to state buildings.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 11.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in this section to the former Budget and Control Board has not been changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly.
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.
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.