(A) The Office of Regulatory Staff shall consist of the executive director, transportation inspectors, pipeline safety inspectors, railway safety inspectors, and other professional, administrative, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary in order for the regulatory staff to represent the public interest, as hereinafter provided. All such personnel must be appointed, supervised, and directed by the executive director.
(B) The regulatory staff is not subject to the supervision, direction, or control of the commission, the chairman, or members of the commission.
(C) The Office of Regulatory Staff must not be physically housed in the same location as the Public Service Commission. The review committee must approve the location of the Office of Regulatory Staff.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 175, Section 6, eff July 1, 2004.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 4 - Office Of Regulatory Staff
Section 58-4-20. Staff makeup, supervision and location.
Section 58-4-40. Conflict of interest.
Section 58-4-51. Office of Regulatory Staff; duties and responsibilities.
Section 58-4-60. Expenses to be borne by regulated utilities; assessment and collection.
Section 58-4-80. Actions for judicial review of commission orders; intervention.
Section 58-4-90. Discretion of executive director as to initiation of actions.
Section 58-4-110. Annual reports.
Section 58-4-120. Promulgation of rules governing internal administration and operations.
Section 58-4-130. Restriction on outside employment of executive director.