Pursuant to SECTION 58-37-140, this section expires on May 12, 2035.
As used in this article:
(1) "Agency" means any agency, department, board, commission, or political subdivision of this State. However, it does not include the Public Service Commission, except for Sections 58-37-110 and 58-37-120.
(2) "Application" means a written request made to an agency for grant of a permit or approval of an action or matter within the agency's jurisdiction pertaining to an energy infrastructure project.
(3) "Brownfield energy site" means an existing or former electrical generating site or other existing or former industrial site.
(4) "Energy corridor" means a corridor in which a utility or the South Carolina Public Service Authority has:
(a) transmission lines with a rated voltage of at least 110 kilovolts, including the substations, switchyards, and other appurtenant facilities associated with such lines; or
(b) high pressure natural gas transmission pipelines and the metering, compression stations, valve station, and other appurtenant facilities associated with such lines.
(5) "Energy corridor project" means an energy infrastructure project that involves the expansion of electric or natural gas delivery capacity in whole or in principal part within an existing energy corridor.
(6) "Energy infrastructure project" means the construction, placement, authorization, or removal of energy infrastructure including, but not limited to, electric transmission and generation assets, natural gas transmission assets, and all associated or appurtenant infrastructure and activities, including communications and distribution infrastructure.
(7) "Permit" means a permit, certificate, approval, registration, encroachment permit, right of way, or other form of authorization.
(8) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, trust, agency, or the State of South Carolina.