Title 13, Planning, Research and Development

At the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce an advisory council or councils may be appointed to advise with respect to each broad function which may be the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce. Each advisory council shall consist of a group of not more than nine members…

There is established under the direction and control of the Secretary of Commerce the South Carolina Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund for the purposes of selecting, assisting, and financing major qualified projects by providing financing assistance to governmental units a…

The department shall be audited by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants once each year to be designated by the State Auditor. The department may undergo an Agreed Upon Procedures audit in lieu of having audited financial statements. The audit shal…

If a term or provision of a section of this chapter is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this chapter nonetheless remains in full force and effect and the illegal or unenforceable term or provision is deleted and severed from this chapter.

The following terms, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Director" means the Director for the Division of Savannah Valley Development. (2) "Division" means the Division of Savannah Valley Development. (3…

The director has all the rights and powers necessary or convenient to manage the business and affairs of the division and to take action as he considers advisable, necessary, or convenient in carrying out his powers, including, but not limited to, the following rights and powers …

The director may exercise any of the powers and duties conveyed under Section 13-1-620 in the entire area of a county or portion of a county which borders the Savannah River or is within the Savannah River Basin.

In furtherance of its purposes, the division may issue revenue bonds, the interest on which may or may not be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, for the purpose of raising funds needed from time to time for the financing or refinancing, in whole or in p…

Revenue bonds issued under this article for any project described in Section 13-1-640 must be authorized by executive order of the director. The director's executive order may contain provisions which are a part of the contract between the division and the several holders of the …

The bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear a date, may mature at a time not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear interest at the rate or rates per annum as approved by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, may be payable in a medium of pay…

The principal of and interest on bonds issued under this article are exempt from taxation, as provided in Section 12-1-60. All security agreements, indentures, and financing agreements made pursuant to the provisions of this article are exempt from state stamp and transfer taxes.

No bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article until the proposal of the director to issue the bonds receives the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. When the director proposes to issue bonds, he shall file a proposal with the State Fiscal Ac…

The bonds must be signed in the name of the director by the manual or facsimile signature of the director. Interest coupons attached to the bonds must be signed by the facsimile signature of the director. The bonds may be issued notwithstanding that the director signing them or w…

(A) As used in this resolution: (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Commerce. (2) "Development" means identifying any governmental barriers to application of advanced energy generation, storage, and grid resilience, and potential opportunities to address these…

The bonds must be sold at public or private sale upon terms and conditions as the State Fiscal Accountability Authority considers advisable.

The deputy director shall file with the State Treasurer within thirty days from the date of their issuance a complete description of all obligations entered into by the division with the rates of interest, maturity dates, annual payments, and all pertinent data.

All provisions of an executive order authorizing the issuance of the bonds in accordance with this article and any covenants and agreements constitute legally binding contracts between the division and the several holders of the bonds, regardless of the time of issuance of the bo…

The bonds authorized by the article are limited obligations of the division. The principal and interest are payable solely out of the revenues derived by the division, including any revenues that may be derived by the division pursuant to the financing agreement with respect to t…

All funds of the division must be invested by the State Treasurer and, upon approval and designation by the State Treasurer of a financial institution or institutions, all funds must be deposited in such institutions by the division in accordance with policies established by the …

The division shall retain unexpended funds at the close of the fiscal year of the State regardless of the source of the funds and expend the funds in subsequent fiscal years.

(A) Prior to undertaking any project authorized by Section 13-1-640, the director shall make a determination: (1) that the project will serve the purposes of this article; (2) that the project is anticipated to benefit the general public welfare of the locality by providing servi…

The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under division of this article may be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, except any premium and accrued interest received in any sale must be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on th…

The regulations of the division must be promulgated in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 1.

The director may establish profit or not-for-profit corporations as he considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. Officials or employees of the division may act as officials or employees of the corporations created pursuant to this section without additional c…

The property of the division is not subject to any taxes or assessments, but the division shall negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes with the appropriate taxing authorities.

Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the division continues to be an "agency" for purposes of Chapter 78 of Title 15; however, the division is not considered to be an "agency" or "state agency" or any other form of state institution for purposes of Sections 2-7-65 …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, the South Carolina Department of Public Health, the Department of Environmental Services, or any other state agency, are hereby authorized to enter into written agreements with any other…

For the purpose of this article, the following words shall have the meaning indicated: (1) "By-product material" means any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or ut…

This article does not apply to any employee of a licensed hospital in this State when performing services commonly within the definition of radiologic technology as long as the services are performed within the course and scope of his employment as an employee of the hospital. No…

It shall be unlawful in this State for any commercial firm to accept for processing, reprocessing or storage or to process, reprocess or store any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste generated in a foreign country. Any person who violates the provisions of this sec…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to the processing, reprocessing or storage of spent nuclear fuel or radioactive waste funded by the federal government.

This article shall be cited as the South Carolina Radioactive Waste Transportation and Disposal Act.

Definitions as used in this article: A. "Carrier" means any person transporting radioactive wastes into or within the State for storage, disposal or delivery. B. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Services, including personnel authorized to act on behalf of the de…

This article applies to any shipper, carrier or other person who transports radioactive waste into or within this State, to any person involved in the generation of radioactive waste within this State, and to any shipper whose radioactive waste is transported into or within the S…

A. Before any radioactive wastes may be transported into or within the State, the shipper shall: 1. Deposit and maintain with the Department a cash or corporate surety bond satisfactory to the Department in form and amount or provide evidence of liability insurance sufficient to …

A. Any shipper who is not a resident of South Carolina and who is not registered with the Secretary of State for purposes of doing business within South Carolina shall be subject to service of process for purposes of administering and enforcing this article by leaving a copy of t…

A. After acceptance of and departure with a shipment of radioactive waste, a carrier shall immediately notify the Department of any variance, occurring after departure, from the shipper's notification of primary route and estimated date of arrival as provided in Section 13-7-160 …

A. The Department shall issue interim regulations as needed for the implementation of this article immediately upon the effective date of this article, the provisions of chapter 23 of title 1 notwithstanding; provided, that the regulations at a minimum shall require that the ship…

A. Owners and operators of disposal facilities shall permanently record, and report to the Department within twenty-four hours after discovery, any and all conditions in violation of the requirements of this article discovered as a result of inspections required by any license un…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person violating the provisions of this article, except as provided below for radiological violations, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each such violation; provided, that should the Department …

A. The monies obtained from the levying of fines, penalties or fees under this article shall accrue to the general fund of the State. B. The funds received from the purchase of permits shall be sufficient to administer and enforce the permitting provisions of this article.

The Division of State Development of the Department of Commerce, hereinafter in this section referred to as the division, is hereby designated as the agency of the State which shall be responsible for the promotion and development of atomic energy resources in South Carolina. In …

Whenever the Department finds that an emergency, as hereinabove defined, exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, and safety the Department may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such emergency and requiring that such actio…

For purposes of this article, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, hereinafter in this section referred to as the board, is designated as the agency of the State which shall have the following powers and duties that are in accord with its already established responsibilitie…

(A) The Department of Environmental Services is designated as the agency of the State which is responsible for the control and regulation of radiation sources but, notwithstanding anything in this article, does not have the power to regulate, license, or control nuclear reactors …

As used in this article, unless context requires otherwise: (1) "Compact" means the Southern States Energy Compact; (2) "Board" means the Southern States Energy Board.