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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 6-1-10. Power of political subdivisions to proceed under legislation dealing with bankruptcy or composition of indebtedness. - The consent of the State is hereby granted to, and...
Section 6-1-20. Contractual agreements to provide joint public facilities and services authorized. - Local governments, including counties, municipalities and special service districts, may...
Section 6-1-30. Counties and municipalities authorized to implement Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. - All counties and municipalities of this State may by appropriate...
Section 6-1-35. Preservation and protection of cemeteries. - (A) Counties and municipalities are authorized to preserve and protect...
Section 6-1-40. Interstate extension of water and sewer systems. - No water or sewage system owned or operated by a...
Section 6-1-50. Financial report required. - Counties and municipalities receiving revenues from state aid, currently known...
Section 6-1-70. Prohibition on real estate transfer fees; exceptions. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), the governing body...
Section 6-1-75. Allocation of aid to counties based on population of annexed areas. - Where a portion of one county is annexed to another...
Section 6-1-80. Budget adoption. - (A) A county, municipality, special purpose or public service district,...
Section 6-1-85. Monitor, review of tax burden borne by certain classes of property; determination and estimation of tax incidence; publication of reports. - (A) The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, shall monitor and...
Section 6-1-90. Authorization of gifts to certain volunteer service personnel. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the governing body of...
Section 6-1-110. Moratorium prohibited; notification requirement. - No municipality or county may adopt an ordinance which imposes...
Section 6-1-120. Confidentiality of county or municipal taxpayer information. - (A) Except in accordance with a proper judicial order or...
Section 6-1-130. Political subdivisions; scope of authority to set minimum wage rates. - (A) For purposes of this section "political subdivision" includes, but...
Section 6-1-140. Advisory referenda regarding activities of local or regional hospitals. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for political subdivisions of...
Section 6-1-150. Derelict mobile homes; removal and sale. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Derelict mobile home"...
Section 6-1-160. Authority to adopt policy to permit invocation to open meeting of public body; definitions. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Public invocation" means...
Section 6-1-170. Preemption of local ordinance relating to immigration; civil actions. - (A) For purposes of this section, "political subdivision" includes, but...
Section 6-1-180. Conditions under which special purpose districts may transfer works of art. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special purpose district...
Section 6-1-190. Ambulance service designated an essential service. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Ambulance service" means...
Section 6-1-300. Definitions. - As used in the article: (1) "Consumer price index" means...
Section 6-1-310. Prohibition on imposition of new local taxes. - A local governing body may not impose a new tax...
Section 6-1-315. Limitation on imposition or increase of business license and real estate professional and auctioneer fees. - (A) By ordinance adopted by a positive majority vote, a...
Section 6-1-320. Millage rate increase limitation; exceptions. - (A)(1) Notwithstanding Section 12-37-251(E), a local governing body may increase...
Section 6-1-330. Local fee imposition limitations. - (A) A local governing body, by ordinance approved by a...
Section 6-1-400. Business license tax standardization; computation of business license tax. - (A)(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided for by state law, a...
Section 6-1-410. Service of notice of assessment of business license tax; appealing notice of final assessment. - (A) If a taxpayer fails or refuses to pay a...
Section 6-1-420. Assistance in collection of business license tax due; private right of action. - (A) Notwithstanding Section 5-7-300, a taxing jurisdiction may contract by...
Section 6-1-500. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "Local Accommodations Tax...
Section 6-1-510. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Local accommodations tax" means...
Section 6-1-520. Imposition of local accommodations tax. - (A) A local governing body may impose, by ordinance, a...
Section 6-1-530. Use of revenue from local accommodations tax. - (A) The revenue generated by the local accommodations tax must...
Section 6-1-540. Cumulative rate of local accommodations tax. - The cumulative rate of county and municipal local accommodations taxes...
Section 6-1-550. Local accommodations tax revenue upon annexation. - In an area of the county where the county has...
Section 6-1-560. Real estate agents required to report when rental property listing dropped. - Real estate agents, brokers, corporations, or listing services required to...
Section 6-1-570. Remitting tax to local governing body; frequency determined by estimated average amounts. - The tax provided for in this article must be remitted...
Section 6-1-610. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "Beach Preservation Act"....
Section 6-1-620. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Beach preservation fee" means...
Section 6-1-630. Beach preservation fee; referendum. - (A) The governing body of a qualified coastal municipality by...
Section 6-1-640. Use of revenue generated by beach preservation fee. - The revenue generated by the beach preservation fee must be...
Section 6-1-650. Notice of dropped rental property. - Real estate agents, brokers, corporations, or listing services required to...
Section 6-1-660. Fees remitted to local governing body. - The fee provided for pursuant to this article must be...
Section 6-1-700. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "Local Hospitality Tax...
Section 6-1-710. Definitions. - As used in the article: (1) "Local governing body" means...
Section 6-1-720. Imposition of local hospitality tax. - (A) A local governing body may impose, by ordinance, a...
Section 6-1-730. Use of revenue from local hospitality tax. - (A) The revenue generated by the hospitality tax must be...
Section 6-1-740. Cumulative rate of local hospitality tax. - The cumulative rate of county and municipal hospitality taxes for...
Section 6-1-750. Local hospitality tax revenue upon annexation. - In an area of the county where the county has...
Section 6-1-760. Ordinances prior to March 15, 1997; calculation; revenue. - (A) With respect to capital projects and as used in...
Section 6-1-770. Remitting tax to local governing body; frequency determined by estimated average amounts. - The tax provided for in this article must be remitted...
Section 6-1-810. Short title; findings. - (A) This article may be cited as the "Fairness in...
Section 6-1-815. Implementation of article by municipality or county. - (A) The governing body of a municipality or county by...
Section 6-1-820. Sharing of data between implementing jurisdictions and Department of Revenue; notices in annual property tax notices; civil penalties. - (A) When the provisions of this article apply in an...
Section 6-1-825. Identification of "rent by owner" websites; requests to post statement on websites regarding licensing, fees, and taxes. - The South Carolina Department of Revenue shall identify websites containing...
Section 6-1-910. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Development...
Section 6-1-920. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Affordable housing" means housing...
Section 6-1-930. Developmental impact fee. - (A)(1) Only a governmental entity that has a comprehensive plan,...
Section 6-1-940. Amount of impact fee. - A governmental entity imposing an impact fee must provide in...
Section 6-1-950. Procedure for adoption of ordinance imposing impact fees. - (A) The governing body of a governmental entity begins the...
Section 6-1-960. Recommended capital improvements plan; notice; contents of plan. - (A) The local planning commission shall recommend to the governmental...
Section 6-1-970. Exemptions from impact fees. - The following structures or activities are exempt from impact fees:...
Section 6-1-980. Calculation of impact fees. - (A) The impact fee for each service unit may not...
Section 6-1-990. Maximum impact fee; proportionate share of costs of improvements to serve new development. - (A) The impact fee imposed upon a fee payor may...
Section 6-1-1000. Fair compensation or reimbursement of developers for costs, dedication of land or oversize facilities. - A developer required to pay a development impact fee may...
Section 6-1-1010. Accounting; expenditures. - (A) Revenues from all development impact fees must be maintained...
Section 6-1-1020. Refunds of impact fees. - (A) An impact fee must be refunded to the owner...
Section 6-1-1030. Appeals. - (A) A governmental entity which adopts a development impact fee...
Section 6-1-1040. Collection of development impact fees. - A governmental entity may provide in a development impact fee...
Section 6-1-1050. Permissible agreements for payments or construction or installation of improvements by fee payors and developers; credits and reimbursements. - A fee payor and developer may enter into an agreement...
Section 6-1-1060. Article shall not affect existing laws. - (A) The provisions of this article do not repeal existing...
Section 6-1-1070. Shared funding among units of government; agreements. - (A) If the proposed system improvements include the improvement of...
Section 6-1-1080. Exemptions; water or wastewater utilities. - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a...
Section 6-1-1090. Annexations by municipalities. - A county development impact fee ordinance imposed in an area...
Section 6-1-2000. Taxation or revenue authority by political subdivisions. - This article shall not create, grant, or confer any new...
Section 6-1-2010. Compliance with public notice or public hearing requirements. - Compliance with any requirement for public notice or public hearing...
Chapter 3 - Emergency Seats Of Government For Political Subdivisions
Section 6-3-10. Establishment of emergency locations for seats of government of political subdivisions. - Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of...
Section 6-3-20. Conduct of public business at emergency locations. - During the period when the public business is being conducted...
Section 6-3-30. Chapter shall be controlling. - The provisions of this chapter shall control and be supreme...
Chapter 4 - Allocation Of Accommodations Tax Revenues
Section 6-4-5. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "County area" means a...
Section 6-4-10. Allocation to general fund; special fund for tourism; management and use of special fund. - The funds received by a municipality or a county in...
Section 6-4-15. Use of revenues to finance bonds. - A municipality or county may issue bonds, enter into other...
Section 6-4-20. Administration account established; State Treasurer's duties; distribution of account revenues; exceptions to tourism spending mandate. - (A) An accommodations tax account is created to be administered...
Section 6-4-25. Advisory Committee; guidelines for expenditures; annual reports; reports to Accommodations Tax Oversight Committee. - (A) A municipality or county receiving more than fifty thousand...
Section 6-4-30. Repealed by 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.MM, eff June 18, 2003. - Editor's Note Former section was entitled "Department of Revenue's duties...
Section 6-4-35. Tourism Expenditure Review Committee. - (A) There is established the Tourism Expenditure Review Committee consisting...
Chapter 5 - Investment Of Funds By Political Subdivisions
Section 6-5-10. Authorized investments by political subdivisions. - (a) The governing body of any municipality, county, school district,...
Section 6-5-15. Securing deposits of funds by local entities. - (A) As used in this section, "local entity" means the...
Section 6-5-20. Delegation of investment authority. - The governing body may delegate the investment authority provided by...
Section 6-5-30. Assistance of State Treasurer. - The State Treasurer is authorized to assist local governments in...
Section 6-5-40. Chapter shall be supplementary to other statutes. - The provisions of this chapter are not in lieu of,...
Chapter 6 - South Carolina Pooled Investment Fund
Section 6-6-10. Establishment of South Carolina Pooled Investment Fund. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Treasurer may...
Section 6-6-20. Adoption of accounting principles and regulations; investments. - The treasurer shall adopt accounting procedures from which the exact...
Section 6-6-30. Sale of participation units to political subdivisions. - The Treasurer may sell to all political subdivisions of the...
Section 6-6-40. Annual report by treasurer. - The treasurer shall annually report to the General Assembly and...
Chapter 7 - Planning By Local Governments
Section 6-7-10. Declaration of purpose. - The intent of this chapter is to enable municipalities and...
Section 6-7-15. Church-related activities; zoning ordinances in single family residences. - (A) For purposes of this section, "church-related activities" does not...
Section 6-7-20. Effect of chapter on certain planning organizations. - This chapter shall not have any effect upon the powers...
Section 6-7-110. Authorization and geographic groupings for regional councils of government; participation by municipalities. - The governing bodies of the counties are authorized to create...
Section 6-7-120. Terms of regional council agreement. - Such agreements herein provided for shall describe the area served...
Section 6-7-130. Members of regional council; representatives on policy-making body. - Each county and municipality executing the agreement creating the regional...
Section 6-7-140. Powers and duties of regional councils. - In discharging its responsibilities, the regional council of government shall...
Section 6-7-150. Cooperation with and acceptance of funds from other agencies. - A regional council of government may cooperate with, contract with,...
Section 6-7-155. Disbursement of funds to regional councils of government. - The State Treasurer shall remit to each regional council of...
Section 6-7-157. Spending plan prior to receipt of funds by regional council; annual audit. - Before receipt of state funds, each regional council of government...
Section 6-7-160. Employment of staff and expert assistance. - The regional council of government may employ such staff, consultants...
Section 6-7-170. Appropriation of funds for expenses of council; audit; annual report. - The member local governments may appropriate funds to meet the...
Section 6-7-180. Appropriation of funds, facilities and equipment for council by political subdivisions. - The governing authorities of the local governmental entities within the...
Section 6-7-185. Allocation of appropriation to regional councils. - Fifty percent of the amount appropriated in the annual general...
Section 6-7-190. Councils declared to be public agencies; exemption from taxation; participation in State Retirement System; services of State Purchasing Department. - Each council of government established under authority of this article...
Section 6-7-200. Duties of local or regional councils organized under other laws. - Each local or regional council of governments organized under another...
Section 6-7-210. Certain laws shall not be invalidated by article. - Nothing contained herein shall be construed to repeal the provisions...
Section 6-7-1210. "Official map" defined. - "Official map" means a map or maps showing the location...
Section 6-7-1220. Authorization for and purpose of official maps. - Counties and municipalities may establish official maps to reserve future...
Section 6-7-1230. Establishment of official map. - The governing authority of a municipality may establish an official...
Section 6-7-1240. Creation of maps by planning commission showing recommended lines of streets or highways, public building sites, public utilities or public open space. - After the local planning commission shall have prepared and adopted...
Section 6-7-1250. Adoption of and hearing on map of proposed boundary lines. - After the local planning commission shall have made and recommended...
Section 6-7-1260. Procedure for making additions and modifications to map. - The governing authority of the municipality or the governing authority...
Section 6-7-1270. No permits for construction or change in land use allowed within mapped lines; procedure for appeal. - After adoption of any official map by the governing authority...
Section 6-7-1280. Procedure for obtaining exemption of property from restrictions of official map. - After adoption of any official map by the governing authority...
Chapter 8 - Building Codes Enforcement Officers
Section 6-8-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Building codes enforcement officer"...
Section 6-8-20. South Carolina Building Codes Council; powers and duties. - (A) The South Carolina Building Codes Council is responsible for...
Section 6-8-30. Certificates of registration; provisional registration. - (A) Certificates of registration issued without examination to building codes...
Section 6-8-40. Registration requirement for codes enforcement officer, contract inspector and special inspector; penalties. - (A) Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter,...
Section 6-8-50. Violations of chapter; injunction. - If the council has reason to believe that a person...
Section 6-8-60. Application for registration; special and general registration. - (A) A person seeking registration as required by this chapter...
Section 6-8-70. Duration of certificates; renewal; continuing education requirements; funding. - (A) All registrations, except provisional, expire on July first of...
Chapter 9 - Building Codes
Section 6-9-5. Public policy for building codes. - (A) The public policy of South Carolina is to maintain...
Section 6-9-10. Enforcement of building codes by municipalities and counties; applicability to electric cooperatives, Public Service Authority and certain public utility corporations; conflicts with federal manufactured housing construction and insta... - (A) All municipalities, as defined by Section 5-1-20, and counties...
Section 6-9-14. Wheelchair ramps built with Medicare or Medicaid dollars; fees and permits. - A municipality or county may not charge a permit fee...
Section 6-9-20. Agreements with other governmental entities for provision of services required by this chapter. - Municipalities and counties may establish agreements with other governmental entities...
Section 6-9-30. Appointment of building official or contractual arrangement for such services; affidavit for exemption. - (A) Each county shall appoint a building official or contract...
Section 6-9-40. Building code adoption procedure; notice, comments and public meetings; effective date; promulgation and readoption of modifications. - (A) The council is authorized to review, adopt, modify, and...
Section 6-9-50. Adoption by reference of nationally recognized codes and standards; outdoor burning exception. - (A) The council shall adopt by reference and amend only...
Section 6-9-55. Council to promulgate certain regulations. - (A) The council shall promulgate as regulations, in accordance with...
Section 6-9-60. Adoption by reference of certain nationally recognized codes and standards. - Municipalities and counties may adopt by reference only the latest...
Section 6-9-63. South Carolina Building Codes Council; membership; function of council; per diem; meeting requirements. - (A) Each member of the council must be appointed by...
Section 6-9-65. Regulation of construction or improvement of farm structure; authority to issue building permits. - (A) For purposes of this section, "farm structure" means a...
Section 6-9-67. Classification of structures lacking commercial kitchens used in agritourism activity. - Structures without a commercial kitchen used in agritourism activity as...
Section 6-9-70. Omitted by 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003. - Editor's Note Former Section 6-9-70 was entitled "Penalties for violation...
Section 6-9-80. Mandamus and injunctive relief for violation of code or regulation; penalties. - (A) For a violation of the building codes or regulations...
Section 6-9-90. Imposition of fees upon vote; exceptions. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of...
Section 6-9-100. Provisions of chapter cumulative; county and municipality authority not limited. - The provisions of this chapter are cumulative to other local...
Section 6-9-105. Variations based on physical or climatological conditions; description of boundaries. - (A) If a municipality or county contends that the codes...
Section 6-9-110. Ordinances or regulations requiring purchase or acquisition of permit or license; inapplicability to certain state and school district projects; jurisdiction of deputy state fire marshals and certified State Engineer's Office personn... - (A) A county, municipal, or other local ordinance or regulation...
Section 6-9-120. Effect on water, landscape irrigation and sewer systems. - Nothing in this chapter affects landscape irrigation systems, except those...
Section 6-9-130. Codes applicable to building inspections. - (A) Buildings must be inspected in accordance with the codes...
Section 6-9-135. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 232, Section 4, eff June 7, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 6-9-135 was entitled "Adoption of certain...
Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act
Section 6-10-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Energy Standard Act....
Section 6-10-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is...
Section 6-10-30. Energy standard adoption; compliance. - The 2009 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code is...
Section 6-10-35. Wood-burning fireplace requirements. - Notwithstanding Section 402.4.3 of the 2009 Edition of the International...
Section 6-10-40. Appeal by local jurisdiction for variance based on special local conditions; factors considered. - A local jurisdiction may appeal to the South Carolina Building...
Section 6-10-50. Enforcement by local building officials or jurisdictions; examination and approval of plans; permit requirement; inspection during construction; certificate of occupancy. - (A) Local building officials shall enforce the provisions of the...
Section 6-10-60. Fee schedule. - Each local jurisdiction may establish a schedule of fees for...
Section 6-10-70. Local appeals boards and process for routine granting of variances for recreational and certain other dwellings; relief from duty to appoint local appeals board; boards serving two or more jurisdictions. - (A) Local jurisdictions must provide an appeals board and process...
Section 6-10-80. Injunctions. - The building official may obtain injunctive relief from a court...
Section 6-10-90. Penalties. - (A) When a violation of the provisions of this chapter...
Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally
Section 6-11-10. Authority to establish special purpose or public service districts. - In order to protect the public health, electric lighting districts,...
Section 6-11-20. Petition for formation of district. - Before any such district is formed there shall be filed...
Section 6-11-30. Call of election for establishment of district. - When the petition is approved by the clerk of the...
Section 6-11-40. Qualifications of voters. - Any person who is qualified to vote under the general...
Section 6-11-50. Place, managers and notice of election; declaration of result. - The clerk of the court shall select some place within...
Section 6-11-60. Electors shall vote on establishment of district and on election of commissioners. - At such election the qualified voters shall vote "Yes" or...
Section 6-11-70. Date for election of board members; implementation of section; statement of candidacy or petition for nomination; number of signatures; certain counties exempt. - (A) When a special purpose district elects its board members,...
Section 6-11-80. Organization of and vacancies on commission. - As soon as practicable after the election the commissioners shall...
Section 6-11-90. Record of meetings; compensation. - The commissioners shall keep a record of their deliberations and...
Section 6-11-91. Compensation and benefits for district governing bodies. - The governing body of a public service district or special...
Section 6-11-92. Continuation of existing benefit plans. - Any public service district or special purpose district operating on...
Section 6-11-93. Compensation from two or more districts prohibited. - No person who serves on the governing body of any...
Section 6-11-100. General powers and duties of commissioners. - The boards of commissioners of these districts must be bodies...
Section 6-11-101. Hospital districts; powers. - Any hospital district created by the General Assembly shall be...
Section 6-11-105. Emergency ban on burning within a special purpose or public service district. - The governing body of a county by ordinance may place...
Section 6-11-110. Commissioners in certain counties may furnish services outside district. - In counties having a population between forty-one thousand and forty-three...
Section 6-11-120. Filing of plat of district. - The commission shall cause a copy of the plat showing...
Section 6-11-130. Power of condemnation. - The boards of commissioners of the districts shall have power...
Section 6-11-140. Establishment of rates. - The board of commissioners of any such electric light, water...
Section 6-11-150. Hearing prior to establishment of rates. - No such rates or charges shall be established until after...
Section 6-11-160. Schedule of rates shall be kept on file. - A copy of the schedule of such rates so established...
Section 6-11-170. Lien for rates; suits therefor. - All such rates or charges if not paid when due...
Section 6-11-175. Construction of elevated water storage facility; notice and hearing. - Prior to beginning to construct an elevated water storage facility,...
Section 6-11-180. Issue of bonds for construction or acquisition. - To meet the costs of construction or acquisition of the...
Section 6-11-190. Terms and amount of bonds. - Such bonds shall be issued serially and the last of...
Section 6-11-200. Election on bond issue on petition of resident electors. - Before any such bonds shall be issued the question of...
Section 6-11-210. Issuance and sale of bonds; use of proceeds. - If a majority of the votes cast at such election...
Section 6-11-220. Signature of bonds. - All bonds issued under and in pursuance of the provisions...
Section 6-11-230. Bonds shall be tax free. - All such bonds shall be exempt from State, county and...
Section 6-11-240. Maturity date of bonds issued by water or sewer districts. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any water or sewer...
Section 6-11-250. Government loans. - The board of commissioners of any electric light, water supply,...
Section 6-11-260. Adoption of budget of district. - To meet the expenses of operation and maintenance and the...
Section 6-11-270. Levy, collection and disbursement of taxes. - After the approval thereof by the county supervisor, taxes shall...
Section 6-11-271. Millage levy for special purpose district. - (A) For purposes of this section, "special purpose district" means...
Section 6-11-273. Tax levy referendums. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any special purpose district...
Section 6-11-275. Increase in millage limitation; collection. - All special purpose districts totally located within a county, which...
Section 6-11-276. Authority to borrow in anticipation of taxes. - Each special purpose district referred to in Section 6-11-275 is...
Section 6-11-280. Interference with sewers, waterworks and drainage facilities of political subdivision; penalties. - No person shall turn, remove, raise or in any manner...
Section 6-11-285. Civil penalties for violations of permit conditions or regulations of public entities which operate wastewater plants or treatment facilities, water treatment facilities, or water distribution systems; hearings and appeals. - (A) For purpose of this section: (1) "Political subdivision" means...
Section 6-11-290. Construction of article; no effect on Department of Health and Environmental Control. - This article being necessary for the public health, safety and...
Section 6-11-295. Violations; penalties. - Violations of ordinances or regulations of special purpose districts or...
Section 6-11-300. Reports by state board, commission or authority furnishing natural gas to residents. - Any board, commission, or authority in this State, established under...
Section 6-11-320. Special purpose districts empowered to provide water services authorized to provide sewage collection and disposal services; requirements. - (A) A special purpose district, which was empowered as of...
Section 6-11-325. Financing construction of sewage collection lines. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special purpose district which...
Section 6-11-330. Special purpose districts providing fire protection services authorized to provide emergency medical services. - (A) A special purpose district that was empowered as of...
Section 6-11-335. Additional members. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "membership" means the...
Section 6-11-340. Protection of special purpose district facilities; public safety departments; appointment and training of public safety officers. - (A) The General Assembly finds that the public interest requires...
Section 6-11-350. Application of article; referendum petition by qualified electors; contents, verification, and time of submission requirements. - (A) For the purposes of this article, "special purpose district"...
Section 6-11-351. Referendum request by governing body of special purpose district. - The governing body of a special purpose district may by...
Section 6-11-352. Content and format of referendum question on ballot. - The referendum question must read substantially as follows: Shall the...
Section 6-11-353. Notice of referendum. - Notice of the referendum must be published by the governing...
Section 6-11-354. Election of commissioners of district's governing body; procedures. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a referendum...
Section 6-11-410. Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 6-11-420. Special purpose districts may be enlarged, diminished or consolidated; general obligation bonds authorized. - The county boards of the several counties of the State...
Section 6-11-430. Exercise of powers by county board; public hearing. - Each county board may, on its own motion, and shall,...
Section 6-11-435. "Political subdivision" defined; provision of governmental services in event of alteration of boundaries of special purpose district. - (A) For purposes of this section "political subdivision" means a...
Section 6-11-440. Notice of hearing. - (A) The notice required by Section 6-11-430 must be published...
Section 6-11-450. Hearing. - Such hearing shall be conducted publicly and both proponents and...
Section 6-11-455. Levying of ad valorem taxes in overlap areas. - If a consolidated or enlarged special purpose district is, pursuant...
Section 6-11-460. Decision of county board. - Following the hearing the county board shall, by resolution, make...
Section 6-11-470. Publication of action of county board. - (A) The county board shall give notice of its action...
Section 6-11-480. Challenge of county board's decision in court. - Any person affected by the action of the county board...
Section 6-11-490. County board may authorize issuance of general obligation bonds. - If, in order to provide for the cost of any...
Section 6-11-500. Manner in which bonds shall be issued. - General obligation bonds of any special purpose district issued following...
Section 6-11-510. Maturity of bonds. - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall mature in...
Section 6-11-520. Redemption of bonds before maturity. - Any bonds issued pursuant to this article may be issued...
Section 6-11-530. Form of bonds. - The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in...
Section 6-11-540. Denominations and places of payment of bonds. - The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in...
Section 6-11-550. Interest on bonds. - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall bear interest at...
Section 6-11-560. Execution of bonds. - The bonds, and the coupons to be thereunto attached, shall...
Section 6-11-570. Sale of bonds. - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be sold at...
Section 6-11-580. Tax and pledge of taxing power for payment of bonds. - For the payment of the principal and interest of all...
Section 6-11-590. Bonds exempt from taxes. - The principal and interest of bonds issued pursuant to this...
Section 6-11-600. Disposition of proceeds of bonds. - The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued...
Section 6-11-610. Changes in district commissions pursuant to modification of districts. - If the county board shall have found that by reason...
Section 6-11-620. Powers of new commissions; modified districts shall assume properties and liabilities of antecedent districts. - Each commission created pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-11-610...
Section 6-11-630. Powers to issue revenue bonds shall not be affected by article. - The power to utilize the provisions of general laws empowering...
Section 6-11-640. Powers granted by article shall be cumulative. - The powers and authorizations hereby conferred upon the commissions shall...
Section 6-11-650. Exceptions to application of article. - The provisions of this article do not apply to special...
Section 6-11-810. Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 6-11-820. County boards may authorize issuance of bonds by special purpose district commissions. - The county boards of all counties wherein special purpose districts...
Section 6-11-830. Hearing on issuance of bonds. - If, upon its own finding or upon petition of any...
Section 6-11-840. Notice of hearing. - The notice required by Section 6-11-830 shall be published once...
Section 6-11-850. Proponents and opponents of bond issue shall be heard. - Such hearing shall be conducted publicly and both proponents and...
Section 6-11-860. Decision of board; inapplicability of certain provisions in event of election. - Following the hearing, the county board shall, by resolution, make...
Section 6-11-870. Publication of action by board. - The county board shall thereupon cause notice of its action...
Section 6-11-880. Challenge of county board's decision in court. - Any person affected by the action of the county board...
Section 6-11-890. Special elections may be held. - The county board may, but shall not be required to,...
Section 6-11-900. Manner in which bonds shall be issued. - Bonds of any special purpose district issued following authorization of...
Section 6-11-910. Maturity of bonds. - All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall mature in...
Section 6-11-920. Redemption of bonds before maturity. - Any bonds issued pursuant to this article may be issued...
Section 6-11-930. Form of bonds. - The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in...
Section 6-11-940. Fully registered form of bonds; conversion privileges. - Bonds issued pursuant to this article may be in fully...
Section 6-11-950. Denominations and places of payment of bonds. - The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in...
Section 6-11-960. Interest on bonds. - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall bear interest at...
Section 6-11-970. Execution of bonds. - The bonds, and the coupons to be thereunto attached, shall...
Section 6-11-980. Sale of bonds. - Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be sold at...
Section 6-11-990. Tax and pledge of taxing power and revenues for payment of bonds. - For the payment of the principal and interest of all...
Section 6-11-1000. Bonds exempt from taxes. - The principal and interest of bonds issued pursuant to this...
Section 6-11-1010. Disposition of proceeds of bonds. - The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued...
Section 6-11-1020. Power to issue revenue bonds shall not be affected by article. - The power to utilize the provisions of general laws empowering...
Section 6-11-1030. Powers granted by article shall be cumulative. - The powers and authorizations hereby conferred upon the commissions shall...
Section 6-11-1040. Certain bond issues validated. - All bonds of all special purpose districts issued or sold...
Section 6-11-1050. Issuance of additional revenue bonds. - The governing body of any recreation district in this State...
Section 6-11-1210. Declaration of purpose. - The General Assembly has from time to time created and...
Section 6-11-1220. Definitions. - For all purposes of this article: (a) The term "district"...
Section 6-11-1230. Powers of commissions. - Each commission shall be empowered as follows: (1) To place...
Section 6-11-1240. Circumstances in which sewer service charges shall constitute lien on real estate; other methods of collection shall not be precluded. - If the notice or notices prescribed by paragraph (1) of...
Section 6-11-1250. Regulations may be enforced by courts. - Paragraph (3) of Section 6-11-1230 authorizes any commission in the...
Section 6-11-1260. Manner in which powers conferred shall be exercised; special acts superseded. - The powers conferred herein shall hereafter be exercised by all...
Section 6-11-1410. Definitions. - For purposes of this article "Fire Authority" means any lawfully...
Section 6-11-1420. Operations at scene of fire. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, authorized representatives of the...
Section 6-11-1430. Evacuation from buildings adjacent to burning structure. - The Fire Authority having jurisdiction may, within the means of...
Section 6-11-1440. Notice of evacuation of local area. - In the event an evacuation of any local area is...
Section 6-11-1450. Interference with operations of fire authority. - Any person who obstructs the operations of the Fire Authority...
Section 6-11-1460. Emergency volunteer job protection. - (A) This section may be cited as the "Volunteer Firefighter...
Section 6-11-1610. Special purpose district, defined. - For the purposes of this article, "special purpose district" means...
Section 6-11-1620. Notification requirement, form. - (A) Within ninety days after the effective date of this...
Section 6-11-1630. Notification by new districts; issuance of directory; effect of non-compliance. - (A) Notification as provided in Section 6-11-1620 must be forwarded...
Section 6-11-1640. Investigation upon failure to disclose required information; extensions; mandamus. - (A) The Secretary of State shall investigate failures of special...
Section 6-11-1650. Annual financial audit. - Each special purpose district shall provide an annual financial audit...
Section 6-11-1810. Authorization of mutual aid assistance. - Any municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency...
Section 6-11-1820. Utilization of incident commander, and Incident Command System, at emergency incidents. - Any municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency...
Section 6-11-1830. Proper training and equipment required. - When providing mutual aid, any municipality, fire district, fire protection...
Section 6-11-1840. Article not to conflict with mutual aid agreements or contracts. - The provisions of this article shall not conflict with any...
Section 6-11-2010. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Special purpose district" or...
Section 6-11-2020. Dissolution referendum. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special purpose district...
Section 6-11-2027. Expired. - Editor's Note Former Section 6-11-2027 was entitled "Transfer of special...
Section 6-11-2028. Expired. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Transfer of assets and liabilities of...
Section 6-11-2030. Notice to successor provider; resolution or ordinance relating to assets or liabilities. - Before the circulation of a petition for consideration by qualified...
Section 6-11-2040. Contents of petition. - The referendum must be called and held in accordance with...
Section 6-11-2050. Duties of county commissioners of election; certificate of number of qualified electors and number signing petition. - (A) Upon the filing of a petition, it is the...
Section 6-11-2060. Petition to be forwarded to successor providers. - Upon receipt of the commissioners of election, and if the...
Section 6-11-2070. Authorization of referendum; when held. - Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to Section 6-11-2050, and...
Section 6-11-2080. Publication of notice of referendum; contents. - The resolution required by Section 6-11-2070 shall also provide for...
Section 6-11-2090. Where and when referendum held. - The referendum must be conducted by the commissioners of election...
Section 6-11-2100. Contents and format of referendum question on ballot. - (A) The question to be voted upon in the referendum...
Section 6-11-2110. Filing of certificate of results. - The commissioners of election for the county in which the...
Section 6-11-2120. Notice of approval to subsequent provider. - If the question presented in the referendum is approved as...
Section 6-11-2130. Adoption of confirming resolution or ordinance by successor provider. - Upon receipt of a certified copy of the declaration of...
Section 6-11-2140. Winding up of district affairs. - When each successor provider has adopted a confirming resolution or...
Section 6-11-2150. Cost of referendum. - The cost of any referendum held under the provisions of...
Section 6-11-2510. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Licensed health care provider"...
Section 6-11-2520. Termination procedures; contents. - (A) Each special purpose or public service district furnishing electricity...
Section 6-11-2530. Third-party notification program. - Each special purpose or public service district furnishing electricity or...
Section 6-11-2540. Disconnection of service when public emergency exists. - Notwithstanding another provision of this article, a special purpose or...
Section 6-11-2550. Private right of action; duty of care. - This article does not create a new private right of...
Section 6-11-2710. Old Pendleton District Historical Commission created; members; terms; vacancies; officers; employ personnel. - There is hereby created an Historical and Recreational Commission for...
Section 6-11-2720. Powers and duties. - The Commission may, without regard to the laws and procedures...
Section 6-11-2730. Accept donations; cooperate with other agencies. - The Commission is authorized to accept donations of money, property...
Section 6-11-2740. Powers and duties further. - The Commission shall select markers and appropriately mark and designate...
Chapter 13 - Rural Community Water Districts
Section 6-13-10. Authority to establish and functions of water districts. - There may be created in the counties of this State...
Section 6-13-15. Authority to provide service; sewerage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities. - (A)(1) A rural water district established pursuant to this chapter...
Section 6-13-20. Procedure for creation of district. - In order to create a district under the provisions of...
Section 6-13-30. Board of directors; membership; terms; vacancies; officers; revision of size of board. - (A) The district shall be operated and managed by a...
Section 6-13-40. Qualifications of voters. - Any person who is qualified to vote under the general...
Section 6-13-50. Powers of district. - The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby vested...
Section 6-13-60. Exemption of rates from State regulation. - The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as...
Section 6-13-70. Exemption of evidences of indebtedness and district property from taxes. - (1) Bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued pursuant...
Section 6-13-80. Audits; annual reports. - The district shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 6-13-90. Wilful damage to system, pollution of water or unlawfully obtaining water; penalties. - It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully injure...
Section 6-13-100. Contracts for sale of water to municipalities and public water systems. - The municipalities of the county and all public bodies and...
Section 6-13-110. Protection of existing districts. - All rights, powers and duties of any district now existing...
Section 6-13-120. Procedure for dissolution of district. - (A) For purposes of this section, "assuming service provider" includes,...
Section 6-13-210. Creation and purpose of Pioneer Rural Water District of Oconee and Anderson Counties. - There is hereby created a body corporate and politic of...
Section 6-13-220. Service area. - The district shall include and be comprised of the following...
Section 6-13-230. Creation and membership of Pioneer Rural Water District Board of Oconee and Anderson Counties; election of board members. - (A)(1) The district must be operated and managed by a...
Section 6-13-240. Powers and duties of district and board; investments by the board. - (A) The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby...
Section 6-13-250. Rates shall not be regulated. - The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as...
Section 6-13-260. Exemption of evidences of indebtedness and district property from taxes. - (1) Bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant...
Section 6-13-270. Fiscal year, audit and annual report. - The district shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 6-13-280. Wilful damage or destruction of district property, pollution of waters or obtaining water illegally. - It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully injure...
Section 6-13-290. Contracts for purchase or sale of water with other public entities. - The municipalities of Oconee and Anderson Counties and all public...
Section 6-13-410. Creation and purpose of Saluda Valley Rural Water District of Pickens and Anderson Counties. - There is hereby created a body corporate and politic of...
Section 6-13-420. Service area. - The district shall include and be comprised of the following...
Section 6-13-430. Creation and membership of Saluda Valley Rural Water District Board of Pickens and Anderson Counties. - The district shall be operated and managed by a board...
Section 6-13-440. Powers of district and board. - The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby vested...
Section 6-13-450. Rates shall not be regulated. - The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as...
Section 6-13-460. Exemption of evidences of indebtedness and district property from taxes. - (1) Bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant...
Section 6-13-470. Fiscal year, audit and annual report. - The district shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 6-13-480. Wilful damage or destruction of district property, pollution of waters or obtaining water illegally. - It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully injure...
Section 6-13-490. Contracts for purchase or sale of water with other public entities. - The municipalities of Pickens and Anderson Counties and all public...
Section 6-13-500. Board abolished in Pickens County. - At such time that a board of directors is elected...
Section 6-13-610. Creation and purpose of Mitford Rural Water District of Fairfield and Chester Counties. - There is hereby created a body corporate and politic of...
Section 6-13-620. Service area. - The district shall include and be comprised of the following...
Section 6-13-630. Creation and membership of Mitford Rural Water District Board of Fairfield and Chester Counties. - The district shall be operated and managed by a board...
Section 6-13-640. Powers of district and board. - The district, acting through its governing body, is hereby vested...
Section 6-13-650. Rates shall not be regulated. - The rates charged for services furnished by the system, as...
Section 6-13-660. Exemption of evidences of indebtedness and district property from taxes. - (1) Bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant...
Section 6-13-670. Fiscal year, audit and annual report. - The district shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 6-13-680. Wilful damage or destruction of district property, pollution of waters or obtaining water illegally. - It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully injure...
Section 6-13-690. Contracts for purchase or sale of water with other public entities. - The municipalities of Fairfield and Chester Counties and all public...
Section 6-13-910. Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority; service area. - There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to...
Section 6-13-920. Composition; terms; appointment. - The authority shall be composed of seven members, who shall...
Section 6-13-930. Compensation. - Members of the authority are authorized a per diem of...
Section 6-13-940. Organization. - The Authority shall convene and organize by electing one of...
Section 6-13-950. Reports. - The secretary of the Authority shall from time to time...
Section 6-13-960. Sale of water restricted. - To the end that the Authority shall not unduly compete...
Section 6-13-970. Powers and duties. - The Authority shall be fully empowered to acquire, construct, operate,...
Section 6-13-980. Rates. - The rates charged for services furnished by the Authority shall...
Section 6-13-990. Tax exempt. - All property of the Authority shall be exempt from all...
Section 6-13-1000. Fiscal year; audits. - The Authority shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year...
Section 6-13-1010. Penalties; prohibited acts. - It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully injure...
Section 6-13-1020. Disposition of revenue. - All revenues derived by the Authority from the operation of...
Section 6-13-1030. Contractual authority. - All municipalities, public bodies and public agencies operating water district...
Chapter 15 - Sewage Collection, Disposal And Treatment By Governmental Entities
Section 6-15-10. Definitions. - (1) The term "general obligation bonds" shall mean bonds payable...
Section 6-15-20. Governmental entities authorized to contract for collection and disposal of sewage and to construct sewer facilities; joint ownership. - Every governmental entity shall be empowered to enter into contracts...
Section 6-15-30. Execution and filing of contracts. - Any contract made between governmental entities shall be executed on...
Section 6-15-40. Contract provisions for financing sewer facilities; bonds issued shall be for corporate purpose. - Contracts made pursuant to this chapter may provide that the...
Section 6-15-50. Inclusion of contract obligation in annual budget of contracting party; tax levy. - The parties to the contract may obligate themselves to provide...
Section 6-15-60. Sewer charges authorized. - The General Assembly confirms the right of any governmental entity...
Section 6-15-70. Sewer service charge may be added to water service charge; disconnection of water service for nonpayment of sewer charge. - In instances where the governing body provides water service to...
Section 6-15-80. Contracts with other agencies for joint collection of charges for sewer and water service. - In instances where the governing body does not furnish water...
Section 6-15-90. Levy of assessment for annual sewer service charge. - In the event that it is impractical to provide for...
Section 6-15-100. Lien for sewer service charge. - If the notice or notices prescribed by Section 6-15-90 shall...
Section 6-15-110. Other methods of collecting overdue charges. - The method provided in this chapter for the enforcement of...
Section 6-15-120. Enforcement of contracts. - Any contract authorized pursuant to this chapter may provide for...
Section 6-15-130. Issuance of general obligation bonds of special purpose district authorized. - The governing body of any special purpose district entering into...
Section 6-15-140. Powers granted by chapter shall be cumulative. - All powers granted by this chapter are intended to be...
Chapter 16 - Solid Waste Disposal Resource Recovery Facilities Act
Section 6-16-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Solid Waste Disposal-Resource...
Section 6-16-20. Definitions. - The following terms whenever used or referred to in this...
Section 6-16-30. Powers of joint agency; action by single governing body. - In addition to the powers granted to governing bodies, any...
Section 6-16-40. Creation of joint agency; findings prerequisite to creation; notice. - Any two or more governing bodies may by resolution or...
Section 6-16-50. Representatives to joint agency; application to Secretary of State; Secretary to examine application; corporate certificate; agency deemed valid. - Upon fulfilling the requirements set forth in Section 6-16-40, each...
Section 6-16-60. Board of directors; voting; election of chairman and other officers; quorum. - (a) The management and control of a joint agency shall...
Section 6-16-70. Admission of new members to agency; withdrawal; notice of membership change. - After the creation of a joint agency, any other governing...
Section 6-16-80. Dissolution of agency. - Whenever the board of directors of a joint agency and...
Section 6-16-90. Executive committee. - The board of directors of a joint agency may create...
Section 6-16-100. Rights and powers of joint agency. - Each joint agency shall have all the rights and powers...
Section 6-16-105. Requirements for joint agency member to contract for solid waste services with joint agency. - (A) A member of a joint agency may contract with...
Section 6-16-110. Agency may incur debt and issue bonds. - A joint agency may incur debt for any of its...
Section 6-16-120. Approval of governing bodies required for projects financed by bonds. - No joint agency may undertake a project required to be...
Section 6-16-130. Status of joint agency personnel; participation in South Carolina Retirement System. - Personnel employed or appointed by a member to work for...
Section 6-16-140. Annual report. - Each joint agency shall, following the closing of each fiscal...
Section 6-16-150. Board may enter contracts and accept grants and loans. - The board of directors of a joint agency may make...
Section 6-16-160. Eminent domain. - Any joint agency shall possess the power of eminent domain...
Section 6-16-170. Enumerated powers deemed supplemental to existing laws. - The foregoing sections shall be deemed to provide an additional...
Section 6-16-180. Chapter to be liberally construed. - The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed. HISTORY:...
Section 6-16-190. Waiver of immunity from suit. - The General Assembly waives and withdraws from the joint agencies...
Chapter 17 - Revenue Bond Refinancing Act Of 1937
Section 6-17-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as "The Revenue Bond Refinancing...
Section 6-17-20. Definitions. - The following terms wherever used or referred to in this...
Section 6-17-30. Borrowing or issuing refunding bonds and additional bonds for refinancing or improving enterprise. - Any municipality may refinance or refinance and improve any enterprise...
Section 6-17-40. Combination of projects. - For the purpose of this chapter a governing body may...
Section 6-17-50. Refunding shall be authorized by resolution. - The refunding shall be authorized by resolution of the governing...
Section 6-17-60. Terms and form of refunding bonds. - The refunding bonds may be issued in one or more...
Section 6-17-70. Provisions permissible in resolution authorizing issue of bonds. - The governing body of any municipality may, in addition to...
Section 6-17-80. Exemption from certain taxes. - The refunding bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt...
Section 6-17-90. Lien of bonds on revenues and other security. - The refunding bonds shall be special obligations of the municipality...
Section 6-17-95. Municipalities providing hospital, nursing home, or care facilities; mortgages. - Under the revenue bond refinancing act, in the case of...
Section 6-17-100. Holders of refunding bonds may be given rights and remedies of owners. - As additional security for any issue of refunding bonds hereunder,...
Section 6-17-110. All refunding bonds shall be ratably secured. - All refunding bonds of the same issue shall be equally...
Section 6-17-120. Liability of funds other than pledged revenue of municipality on refunding bonds. - No recourse shall be had for the payment of the...
Section 6-17-130. Execution by former officers shall be valid. - Refunding bonds bearing the signatures of officers of the municipality...
Section 6-17-140. Effect on validity of bonds of proceedings or contracts for improving enterprise; effect of recital in resolution. - The validity of the authorization and issuance of the refunding...
Section 6-17-150. Sale or exchange of bonds. - The refunding bonds may be sold or exchanged in installments...
Section 6-17-160. Purposes for which refunding bonds may be exchanged; payment of accrued interest. - If the governing body determines to exchange any refunding bonds,...
Section 6-17-170. Manner in which refunding bonds shall be sold. - If the governing body determines to sell any refunding bonds,...
Section 6-17-180. Duties of municipality and officers, agents and employees. - In order that the payment of the refunding bonds, and...
Section 6-17-190. Fiscal agent. - Any municipality may, in connection with the issuance of refunding...
Section 6-17-200. Appointment of receiver of enterprise. - If the municipality shall default in the payment of the...
Section 6-17-210. Powers and duties of receiver. - The receiver so appointed shall forthwith, directly or by his...
Section 6-17-220. Receiver shall be subject to court orders. - Such receiver shall in the performance of the powers herein...
Section 6-17-230. Receiver shall not sell or otherwise dispose of property. - Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the receiver...
Section 6-17-240. Discharge of receiver. - Whenever all that is due upon the refunding bonds, and...
Section 6-17-250. Rights and remedies of holders of bonds. - Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of...
Section 6-17-260. Remedies shall be cumulative. - No remedy conferred by this chapter upon any holder of...
Section 6-17-270. Effect of waiver or delay in invoking remedy. - No waiver of any default or breach of duty or...
Section 6-17-280. Effect of abandonment or loss of suit. - In case any suit, action or proceeding to enforce any...
Section 6-17-290. Compliance with chapter shall be sufficient for issuance of bonds. - This chapter constitutes full and complete authority for the issuance...
Section 6-17-300. Debts of municipality are not authorized. - Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed in any way...
Section 6-17-310. Existing rights shall not be impaired by chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed in any way...
Section 6-17-320. Chapter is supplemental and shall be liberally construed. - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...
Chapter 19 - State Grants For Water And Sewer Authorities, Districts Or Systems
Section 6-19-10. State authorized to make grants. - The State may make grants in aid in the financing...
Section 6-19-20. Purposes for which funds may be used. - The grants may be made to districts, authorities, nonprofit corporations...
Section 6-19-30. Source of funds; administration of grants; appointment and duties of advisory committee. - The fund for such grants must be from either revenue-sharing...
Section 6-19-35. Utilization of funds; advisory committee responsibility. - The objective of the South Carolina Rural Water and Sewer...
Section 6-19-40. Applications for grants; rules for consideration and approval. - (a) Application for a grant hereunder may be made to...
Section 6-19-50. Maximum amount of grants. - In any case, the grant shall not be in excess...
Section 6-19-60. Restrictions on use of funds. - Grant funds shall not be used for easements or rights-of-way...
Section 6-19-70. Minimum amount of funds for unincorporated communities. - No less than thirty-five percent of any designated funds shall...
Chapter 21 - Revenue Bond Act For Utilities
Section 6-21-5. Transportation authorities; power to establish and finance. - In furtherance of the powers granted to the counties of...
Section 6-21-10. "Borrower" defined. - The word "borrower" as used in this chapter shall be...
Section 6-21-20. "Governing body" defined. - The term "governing body" as used in this chapter shall...
Section 6-21-30. "Municipality" defined. - As used in this chapter the term "municipality" shall, unless...
Section 6-21-40. "System" defined. - The word "system" as used in this chapter shall include...
Section 6-21-45. Definition of "hospitals, nursing home and care facilities". - As used in Section 6-21-50, the phrase 'hospitals, nursing home...
Section 6-21-50. Authorized public works which may be purchased or constructed. - Any municipality of this State may purchase or construct a...
Section 6-21-55. Debt service on bonds for municipal improvements not to be imposed on property not located in improvement district. - The debt service on bonds authorized by this chapter issued...
Section 6-21-60. Construction and operation by municipality of natural gas systems in other municipalities. - Any municipality proposing to construct and operate a natural gas...
Section 6-21-70. Joint projects. - Any municipalities desiring to obtain the benefit of the provisions...
Section 6-21-80. Improvement of existing system. - Any municipality which may own and operate any such system...
Section 6-21-90. Construction on private property. - In the case of waterworks and sewerage systems any such...
Section 6-21-100. Construction and operation of works; acquisition of property. - Any municipality in the State may construct, acquire, own, equip,...
Section 6-21-110. Condemnation of property. - Any municipality may condemn any such works to be acquired...
Section 6-21-120. Municipality not bound to accept and pay for condemned property; source of payment. - The municipality shall be under no obligation to accept and...
Section 6-21-130. Option or contract of purchase. - In the event of the acquisition by purchase the governing...
Section 6-21-140. Estimate of cost of system. - Whenever the governing body of any borrower shall determine to...
Section 6-21-150. Estimate of repairs and betterments when existing works acquired. - In the event of the acquisition by purchase or condemnation...
Section 6-21-160. Ordinances or resolutions which may be adopted for purposes of chapter. - For the purposes of this chapter any borrower may adopt...
Section 6-21-170. Manner in which powers of counties and townships conferred by chapter may be exercised. - The powers conferred by this chapter on counties and townships...
Section 6-21-180. Acceptance of Federal loans and grants. - Any municipality desiring to borrow money and issue bonds under...
Section 6-21-185. Special purpose districts providing hospital, nursing home, or care facilities; mortgages. - Under the revenue bond act for utilities in the case...
Section 6-21-190. Bond issues authorized. - For the purpose of defraying the cost of purchasing, constructing,...
Section 6-21-200. Bonds shall not be subject to certain limitations. - The bonds authorized hereunder shall not be subject to any...
Section 6-21-210. Bond issue must be authorized by ordinance or resolution. - No such bonds shall be issued until authorized by an...
Section 6-21-220. Terms, form and execution of bonds. - Such serial bonds shall bear interest at not more than...
Section 6-21-230. Additional provisions as to form of bonds. - Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may also be in...
Section 6-21-240. Pledge of other revenues permitted for combined airport and harbor improvement project bonds of cities. - Any city combining its airport with any harbor improvement plan...
Section 6-21-250. Undelivered bonds executed by ex-officers shall be valid. - In case any of the officers whose signatures or countersignatures...
Section 6-21-260. Bonds shall be negotiable. - Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments...
Section 6-21-270. Bonds shall be tax exempt. - The bonds and interest coupons issued hereunder are hereby exempted...
Section 6-21-280. Sale of bonds. - Such bonds shall be sold in such manner and upon...
Section 6-21-290. Bonds shall be legal investments. - Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are legal...
Section 6-21-300. Deposit of and security for proceeds from bonds. - The governing body, when practicable, shall require that the proceeds...
Section 6-21-310. Use of proceeds from bonds. - All moneys received from any such bonds shall be used...
Section 6-21-320. Payment of bonds before maturities. - The governing body of the borrower authorizing bonds issued under...
Section 6-21-330. Statutory lien of bondholders on system or project. - There shall be created in the authorizing ordinance a statutory...
Section 6-21-340. Pledge of water revenues for water and sewer system. - Any municipality may pledge the revenues of its water system...
Section 6-21-350. Enforcement of lien of bondholders. - Such system, project or combined system so purchased, constructed, improved,...
Section 6-21-360. Appointment and powers of receiver. - If there be any default in the payment of the...
Section 6-21-370. Additional bonds for further improvements. - Any borrower having purchased, constructed, improved, enlarged or repaired any...
Section 6-21-380. Revenue refunding bonds. - When a borrower has outstanding any bonds issued under the...
Section 6-21-390. Rates for service. - Rates for services furnished by any such system, project or...
Section 6-21-400. Rates shall not be subject to regulations; permits shall not be required. - Rates charged for services furnished by any system, project or...
Section 6-21-410. Payment for service by borrower. - No free service shall be furnished by any such system,...
Section 6-21-420. Accounting basis of system or project. - The ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall definitely...
Section 6-21-430. Custodian of Gross Revenues; Funds shall be In Form of Trust. - The governing body of the borrower shall designate as custodian...