§ 13-19-10 Midlands Authority created; governing board; appointment and terms of board members; filling of vacancies
§ 13-19-20 Board officers; committees; meetings; quorum
§ 13-19-30 Rights and powers of board
§ 13-19-35 Area in which authority may exercise powers and duties
§ 13-19-40 Authority to issue bonds; financing agreements with respect to construction, operation, maintenance, and improvement of projects
§ 13-19-45 Issuance of revenue bonds, and financing agreements, with respect to particular projects
§ 13-19-50 Resolution by board authorizing issuance of revenue bonds
§ 13-19-60 Terms and particulars pertaining to bonds
§ 13-19-70 Bond principal and interest, security agreements, indentures, and financing agreements exempt from taxation
§ 13-19-80 Bond issue approval; proposal; disposition of proposal
§ 13-19-90 Signature and attestation of bonds and interest coupons
§ 13-19-100 Sale of bonds upon terms and conditions set by State Fiscal Accountability Authority
§ 13-19-110 Description of financial obligations to be filed with State Treasurer
§ 13-19-120 Resolutions, covenants, and agreements pertaining to issuance of bonds are binding; enforceability
§ 13-19-130 Limited obligation of bonds; state not to incur liability; security; trustee under security agreement or indenture
§ 13-19-140 Investment of funds by state treasurer; net earnings
§ 13-19-150 Carryover of unexpended funds from year to year
§ 13-19-160 Determinations required to be made by authority prior to undertaking projects; terms which must be included in financing agreement between authority and company with respect to projects
§ 13-19-170 Disposition of proceeds of sale of bonds; what constitutes cost of acquiring project
§ 13-19-180 Regulations promulgated by authority to be in accord with Title 1, Chapter 23
§ 13-19-190 Establishment of profit or not-for-profit corporations to carry out purposes of chapter; grants and loans; loan guarantees and limitations of liability
§ 13-19-200 Tax exemption of authority property; payment in lieu of taxes
§ 13-19-210 Purposes for which authority is or is not “agency,” “state agency,” or state institution
§ 13-19-220 Severability
§ 13-19-230 Chapter not to affect generation, transmission, distribution, or provision of electricity at wholesale, retail, or otherwise
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 13 > Chapter 19 - Midlands Authority

  • Alternative fuel: means a liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas product, or a combination of liquefied petroleum gas and a compressed natural gas product used in an internal combustion engine or motor to propel any form of vehicle, machine, or mechanical contrivance. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Biodiesel: means a fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids generally derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, commonly known as B100, that is commonly and commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Biodiesel blend: means a blend of biodiesel fuel with petroleum based diesel fuel, commonly designated Bxx where xx represents the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel in the blend (for example B20 is 20 percent biodiesel, 80 percent petro diesel), and that is commonly and commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Blend stock: includes any petroleum product component of gasoline, such as naphtha, reformate, or toluene, that can be blended for use in a motor fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Blended fuel: means a mixture composed of gasoline or diesel fuel and another liquid, other than a de minimis amount of a product such as carburetor detergent or oxidation inhibitor, that can be used as a fuel in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Blender: includes a person who produces blended motor fuel outside the bulk transfer/terminal system. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Blending: means the mixing of one or more petroleum products, with or without another product, regardless of the original character of the product blended, if the product obtained by the blending is capable of use or otherwise sold for use in the generation of power for the propulsion of a motor vehicle, an airplane, or a motorboat. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Bulk plant: means a motor fuel storage and distribution facility that is not a terminal and from which motor fuel may be removed at a rack. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Bulk transfer: means a transfer of motor fuel from one location to another by pipeline tender or marine delivery within bulk transfer/terminal system. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Delivery: means the placing of motor fuel subject to the user fee or any liquid into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • DGE: means the amount of liquefied natural gas containing the same energy content as one gallon of diesel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Diesel fuel: means a liquid, including biodiesel and a biodiesel blend that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a diesel-powered highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Diesel-powered highway vehicle: means a motor vehicle operated on a highway that is propelled by a diesel-powered engine. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Distributor: means a person who acquires motor fuel from a supplier or from another distributor for subsequent sale or use. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Enterer: includes a person who is the importer of record under federal customs law with respect to motor fuel subject to the user fee. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Ethanol: means "fuel grade ethanol". See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Export: means to obtain motor fuel in this State for sale or other distribution in another state. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • For its own use: means for its own consumption or in the manufacture of products other than motor fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Gasohol: means blended fuel composed of gasoline and fuel alcohol. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Gasoline: means all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline that are suitable for use as a motor fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • GGE: means the amount of compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas containing the same energy content as one gallon of gasoline. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Highway vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use on a highway. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Import: means to bring motor fuel into this State for sale, use, or storage by any means of conveyance other than in the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Invoiced gallons: means the gallons actually billed on an invoice in payment to a supplier. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Liquid: means a substance that is liquid in excess of sixty degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds a square inch absolute. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Motor fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, substitute fuel, renewable fuel, alternative fuel, and blended fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Motor fuel subject to the user fee: means gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, blended fuel, substitute fuel, alternative fuel and blends of them and any other substance blended with them. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or motor and is designed to permit the vehicle's mobile use on highways. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Net gallons: means the remaining product, after all considerations and deductions have been made, measured in United States gallons, corrected to a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit, thirteen degrees Celsius, and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds a square inch, the ultimate end amount. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Permissive supplier: means a person who does not meet the geographic jurisdictional connections to this State required of a supplier as defined in § 12-28-920(A), but who:

    (a) is a position holder in a federally qualified terminal located outside this State; or

    (b) acquires a product in out-of-state terminals from a position holder in a transaction that otherwise qualifies as a two-party exchange under § 12-28-110(63); and under this subitem and subitem (a);

    (c) is registered under Section 4101 of the Internal Revenue Code for transactions in taxable motor fuels in the bulk transfer/terminal distribution system. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Person: means a natural person, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, a representative appointed by a court, the State, a political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • person: includes any individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or group; and

    (2) "individual" means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Position holder: means the person who holds the inventory position in motor fuel in a terminal, as reflected on the records of the terminal operator. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Qualified terminal: means a qualified terminal as defined under Internal Revenue Code, regulation, and practices and which has been assigned a terminal control number by the Internal Revenue Service. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Rack: means a mechanism for delivering motor fuel from a refinery, a terminal, or a bulk plant into a railroad tank car, a transport truck, or another means of bulk transfer outside of the bulk transfer/terminal system. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Refiner: means a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a refinery within the United States. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Refinery: means a facility used to produce motor fuel subject to the user fee from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, or other hydrocarbons and from which motor fuel subject to the user fee may be removed by pipeline, by vessel, or at a rack. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Removal: means a physical transfer other than by evaporation, loss, or destruction of motor fuel subject to the user fee from a terminal, manufacturing plant, customs custody, pipeline, marine vessel including barges and tankers, refinery, or any receptacle that stores motor fuel subject to the user fee. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Renewable fuel: means liquid nonpetroleum based fuels that can be placed in vehicle fuel tanks and used as a fuel in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Retailer: means a person who engages in the business of selling or distributing to the end user within this State. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Substitute fuel: means a liquid that is commonly and commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Supplier: means a person who meets all the following conditions:

    (i) is subject to the general taxing jurisdiction of this State;

    (ii) is registered under Section 4101 of the Internal Revenue Code for transactions in taxable motor fuels in the bulk transfer/terminal distribution system; and

    (iii) is one of the following:

    1. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Terminal: is a storage and distribution facility for motor fuel subject to the user fee, supplied by pipeline or marine vessel, which has been registered as a qualified terminal by the Internal Revenue Service. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Terminal operator: is a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a terminal and does not use a substantial portion of the motor fuel subject to the user fee that is transferred through or stored in the terminal for its own use. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Transmix: means the buffer or interface between two different products in a pipeline shipment or a mix of two different products within a refinery or terminal that results in an off-grade mixture. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Transport truck: means a semitrailer or trailer combination rig designed or used to transport liquid motor fuel over the highways. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Transporter: means a person engaged in the business of transporting motor fuels subject to the user fee. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Two-party exchange: means a transaction in which a product is transferred from one licensed supplier or licensed permissive supplier to another pursuant to an exchange agreement. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Ultimate purchaser: means a person who uses motor fuel subject to the user fee. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • Wholesaler: means a person who acquires motor fuel subject to the user fee from a supplier or from another wholesaler for subsequent sale and distribution at wholesale by tank cars, motor vehicles, or both. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110