South Carolina § 28-3-20 Right of eminent domain conferred on certain state authorities.

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§ 28-3-20 — Right of eminent domain conferred on certain state authorities.

South Carolina § 28-3-20

Title 28EMINENT DOMAIN

Ch. 3STATE AUTHORITIES EMINENT DOMAIN ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 28-3-20 (2026).

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All state authorities, commissions, boards, or governing bodies established by the State of South Carolina, (hereinafter referred to as "state authority") which have been, or may be created in the future, to develop waterways of the State for use in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce; to construct, maintain, and operate powerhouses, dams, canals, locks, and reservoirs; to produce, transmit, sell, and distribute electric power; to reclaim and drain swampy and flooded lands; to improve health conditions of the State; and to reforest watersheds, and for which purposes the acquisition of property is necessary, have the right of eminent domain.

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All state authorities, commissions, boards, or governing bodies established by the State of South Carolina, (hereinafter referred to as "state authority") which have been, or may be created in the future, to develop waterways of the State for use in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce; to construct, maintain, and operate powerhouses, dams, canals, locks, and reservoirs; to produce, transmit, sell, and distribute electric power; to reclaim and drain swampy and flooded lands; to improve health conditions of the State; and to reforest watersheds, and for which purposes the acquisition of property is necessary, have the right of eminent domain.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 25-52; 1952 Code SECTION 25-52; 1942 Code SECTION 9112; 1939 (41) 265; 1987 Act No. 173, SECTION 18.

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