South Carolina § 48-3-20 Powers of counties and incorporated municipalities generally.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-3-20 — Powers of counties and incorporated municipalities generally.

South Carolina § 48-3-20

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 3POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-3-20 (2026).

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Subject to obtaining approvals from the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department required by SECTIONS 48-3-140 and 48-3-60, the several counties and incorporated municipalities of the State functioning through their respective governing boards shall be empowered:

(1)to enter into agreements with any industry to construct and thereafter operate, maintain and improve pollution control facilities;

(2)to enter into loan agreement with such industry prescribing the terms and conditions of the payments to be made by the industry to the county or the incorporated municipality, or its assignee, to meet the payments that shall become due on bonds;

(3)to issue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring by construction and purchase pollution control facilities or to i

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Subject to obtaining approvals from the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department required by SECTIONS 48-3-140 and 48-3-60, the several counties and incorporated municipalities of the State functioning through their respective governing boards shall be empowered: (1) to enter into agreements with any industry to construct and thereafter operate, maintain and improve pollution control facilities; (2) to enter into loan agreement with such industry prescribing the terms and conditions of the payments to be made by the industry to the county or the incorporated municipality, or its assignee, to meet the payments that shall become due on bonds; (3) to issue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring by construction and purchase pollution control facilities or to issue bonds for any enlargement, improvement or expansion of any then existing pollution control facility and to secure the payment of such bonds as hereafter provided; and (4) to accept any State or Federal grant that might become applicable to defray any portion of the cost of any pollution control facility.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-195.52; 1971 (57) 134. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.