South Carolina § 48-2-340 Certification of necessity of funding for specific emergency; accounting; recovery of costs.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-2-340 — Certification of necessity of funding for specific emergency; accounting; recovery of costs.

South Carolina § 48-2-340

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 2ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUNDS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 48-2-340 (2026).

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(A)The department, through the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, shall certify that funding for a specific emergency was necessary to protect the environment or public health, or both. Annually, the department shall prepare an independent accounting of all revenue in the fund. The report must be submitted to the chairman of the Board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and must be made available to the public upon request.

(B)Nothing in this section precludes the department from seeking appropriate enforcement action, including civil penalties and recovery of costs expended from the fund, against a party determined to be responsible for the environmental emergency. Costs recovered pursuant to an enforcement action must be deposited in the fund in accordance w

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(A) The department, through the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, shall certify that funding for a specific emergency was necessary to protect the environment or public health, or both. Annually, the department shall prepare an independent accounting of all revenue in the fund. The report must be submitted to the chairman of the Board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and must be made available to the public upon request. (B) Nothing in this section precludes the department from seeking appropriate enforcement action, including civil penalties and recovery of costs expended from the fund, against a party determined to be responsible for the environmental emergency. Costs recovered pursuant to an enforcement action must be deposited in the fund in accordance with the limitation prescribed in Section 48-2-330.