South Carolina Code 48-2-30. Environmental Protection Fund established; sources of funds; accounting; investment and interest; allowable expenditures
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there must be deposited in the fund all fees as authorized by this article to be collected for the following environmental programs administered by the department, including fees for environmental permits, licenses, certificates, and registrations:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-2-30
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-2-20
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- fund: means a special account established within the Treasurer's Office in which is deposited all fees as authorized by this article to be collected for the department's environmental programs. See South Carolina Code 48-2-20
(1) Pollution Control Act;
(2) Clean Air Act;
(3) Safe Drinking Water Act;
(4) Hazardous Waste Management Act;
(5) Atomic Energy Act;
(6) Oil and Gas Act;
(7) any environmental program for which applicable federal law requires the establishment and collection of fees.
(8) Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting Act.
(C) The department shall maintain separate accounting for the monies collected and expended under each of the acts enumerated in subsection (B).
(D) Unencumbered monies and any unexpended balance of the fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the general fund but must be carried forward and maintained in separate accounts until expended in accordance with this article.
(E) Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund must be credited to the general fund.
(F) Monies in the fund must be invested by the State Treasurer for the benefit of the fund. The fund must be administered by the appropriate program area within the department.
(G) Monies in the fund may be expended only in accordance with annual appropriations approved by the General Assembly, except as otherwise authorized under § 48-2-60.