South Carolina § 10-9-320 - Lease of development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by State.
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§ 10-9-320. Lease of development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by State.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control may lease development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by the State. The department must promulgate regulations regarding the method of lease acquisition, lease terms, and conditions due the State under lease operations. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is designated as the exclusive agent for the department in selecting lands to be leased, administering the competitive bidding for leases, administering the leases, receiving and compiling comments from other state agencies concerning the desirability of leasing the state lands proposed for leasing and such other activities that pertain to geothermal resource leases as may be included herein as responsibilities of the department.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 375, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 86; 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, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board (board)", and substituted "department" for "board" throughout.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-9-320 ("Lease of development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by State.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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