South Carolina Code 44-96-165. Independent audits of trust funds
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-96-165
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-96-40
- Solid waste: means any garbage, refuse, or sludge from a waste treatment facility, water supply plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations and from community activities. See South Carolina Code 44-96-40
- Solid waste management: means the systematic control of the generation, collection, source separation, storage, transportation, treatment, recovery, and disposal of solid waste. See South Carolina Code 44-96-40
- Tire: means the continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering encircling the wheel of a motor vehicle, trailer, or motorcycle as defined in § 56-3-20(2), (4), and (13). See South Carolina Code 44-96-40
- Waste tire: means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect. See South Carolina Code 44-96-40
The Department of Health and Environmental Control, with the approval of the State Auditor, shall contract with one or more qualified, independent certified public accountants on a one-year basis to audit revenues and disbursements from the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund and the Waste Tire Trust Fund established pursuant to § 44-96-120 and from the Petroleum Fund established pursuant to § 44-96-160(V). The auditors may audit relevant records of a public or private entity that has submitted, kept, handled, or tracked monies for any of the three funds. This contract must be funded by the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund, the Petroleum Fund, and the Waste Tire Trust Fund.