South Carolina § 10-9-310 - Definitions.
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§ 10-9-310. Definitions.
For purposes of this article "geothermal resources" means the natural heat of the earth at temperatures greater than forty degrees Celsius and includes:
(1) the energy, including pressure, in whatever form present in, resulting from, created by, or that may be extracted from that natural heat;
(2) the material medium, including the brines, water, and steam naturally present, as well as any substance artificially introduced to serve as a heat transfer medium;
(3) all dissolved or entrained minerals and gases that may be obtained from the material medium but excluding hydrocarbon substances and helium.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 375, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, SECTION 7.M, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, made nonsubstantive changes.
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