South Carolina § 48-9-550 Determination against establishment; filing of subsequent petition.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-9-550 — Determination against establishment; filing of subsequent petition.

South Carolina § 48-9-550

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 9SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS LAW

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S.C. Code Ann. § 48-9-550 (2026).

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If the department shall determine after such hearing, after due consideration of the facts presented at such hearing and such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is no need for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After six months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed as provided in Section 48-9-510 and new hearings held and determinations made thereon.

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If the department shall determine after such hearing, after due consideration of the facts presented at such hearing and such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is no need for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After six months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed as provided in Section 48-9-510 and new hearings held and determinations made thereon.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-85; 1952 Code SECTION 63-85; 1942 Code SECTION 5806-105; 1937 (40) 242; 1965 (54) 106; 1970 (56) 2331; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1188.