South Carolina Code 58-33-20. Definitions
(1) The term "commission" means Public Service Commission.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- certificate: means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- commission: means Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- land: means any real estate or any estate or interest therein, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- major utility facility: means :
(a) electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of more than seventy-five megawatts. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20 - municipality: means any county or municipality within this State. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes any individual, group, firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, government subdivision, government agency, local government, municipality, any other organization, or any combination of any of the foregoing, and shall include the South Carolina Public Service Authority. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
- utility: means any person engaged in the generating, distributing, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity for public use. See South Carolina Code 58-33-20
(2) The term "major utility facility" means:
(a) electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of more than seventy-five megawatts.
(b) an electric transmission line and associated facilities of a designed operating voltage of one hundred twenty-five kilovolts or more; provided, however, that the words "major utility facility" shall not include electric distribution lines and associated facilities.
(3) The term "commence to construct" means any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of the site or route of a major utility facility, but does not include surveying or changes needed for temporary use of sites or routes for nonutility purposes, or uses in securing geological data, including necessary borings to ascertain foundation conditions.
(4) The term "municipality" means any county or municipality within this State.
(5) The term "person" includes any individual, group, firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association, government subdivision, government agency, local government, municipality, any other organization, or any combination of any of the foregoing, and shall include the South Carolina Public Service Authority.
(6) The term "public utility" or "utility" means any person engaged in the generating, distributing, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity for public use.
(7) The term "land" means any real estate or any estate or interest therein, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted.
(8) The term "certificate" means a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity.
(9) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.