S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-5

Legislative findings

Known as the Joint Authority Water and Sewer Systems Act

The act spans §§ 6–6 (33 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Civil Action No.: 2001-CP-32-0711 Carolina Water Service, Inc. v. Lexington County Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Commission (2006)

Most recently applied in West Anderson Water District v. City of Anderson (June 2016)

1997 Act No. 74, SECTION 1; 2007 Act No. 59, SECTION 1, eff June 6, 2007.

The General Assembly finds that:

(1) The availability of water and sewer services to assist economic development and to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of its people is a very critical matter for this State.

(2) It is appropriate to make it possible for a member of a joint authority water system to utilize certain sources of revenues available to them, including payments in lieu of taxes, to assist in the development of additional water and sewer treatment capacity and the provision of collection and distribution lines.

(3) It is desirable to facilitate a joint authority water and sewer system in accommodating the desires of its members in projects and financings that affect only those members.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.