There is hereby created the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism which shall be a body corporate. The department shall be headed by a Director to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall be selected with special reference to his executive ability and experience and shall be vested with the duty and authority to oversee, manage, and control the operation, administration, and organization of the department subject only to the laws of this State and the United States. The director is subject to removal by the Governor as provided in Section 1-3-240(B).
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-71; 1967 (55) 184; 1969 (56) 228; 1973 (58) 623; 1977 Act No. 210 Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1272, eff July 1, 1993.
Effect of Amendment
The 1993 amendment provided that the Department be headed by a Director, rather than governed by a commission, as formerly, and deleted four paragraphs pertaining to the composition, terms, etc. of the commission and its members.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 51 - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Chapter 1 - Department Of Parks, Recreation And Tourism
Section 51-1-15. Repealed by 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1272, eff July 1, 1993.
Section 51-1-20. Director and other employees.
Section 51-1-30. Divisions of Department; administrators.
Section 51-1-40. Admission and other fees; gift and souvenir shop revenues.
Section 51-1-50. Personnel of information centers.
Section 51-1-60. Powers and duties of department.
Section 51-1-70. Transfer of funds to department.
Section 51-1-75. Repealed by 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 65, eff July 1, 1999.
Section 51-1-500, 51-1-510. Repealed by 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 71(C), eff July 1, 1999.