South Carolina § 48-5-40 - Powers of authority.

§ 48-5-40. Powers of authority.

The authority has all powers necessary, useful, or appropriate to fund, invest, use, and administer the clean water fund, the drinking water fund, and other authorized activities permitted by the Safe Drinking Water Act including, but not limited to, the power to:

(1) have perpetual succession as a public body corporate and as a political subdivision of the State;

(2) adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for the administration of its affairs and the implementation of its functions in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 1;

(3) sue and be sued in its own name;

(4) have an official seal and alter it at will although the failure to affix the seal does not affect the validity of an instrument executed on behalf of the authority;

(5) make and service loans, enter into loan agreements, accept and enforce loan obligations, and provide other forms of financial assistance permitted by this chapter;

(6) make and execute contracts and all other instruments and agreements necessary or convenient for the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and functions;

(7) establish (a) policies and procedures for the making and administration of loans and (b) fiscal controls and accounting procedures to ensure proper accounting and reporting by the authority and project sponsors;

(8) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its properties and assets;

(9) hire staff and employ agents, advisers, consultants, and other employees, including attorneys, financial advisers, engineers, and other technical advisers and public accountants and determine their duties and compensation;

(10) procure insurance against a loss in connection with its property, assets, or activities including insurance against liability for its acts or the acts of its employees or agents;

(11) procure insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support from a public or private entity, including a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of this State, for the payment of bonds issued by it, including the power to pay premiums or fees on insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support;

(12) receive and accept from any source aid, grants, and contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter subject to the conditions upon which the aid, grants, or contributions are made;

(13) enter into agreements with a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of this State for the purpose of planning and providing for the financing of projects;

(14) collect, or authorize the trustee under a trust indenture securing bonds to collect, amounts due under the loan agreement or loan obligation, including taking the action required to obtain payment of sums in default;

(15) enter into contracts or agreements for the servicing and processing of loan agreements or loan obligations;

(16) invest or reinvest its funds as permitted by applicable law;

(17) unless restricted under an agreement with holders of bonds, consent to a modification with respect to the rate of interest, time, and payment of an installment of principal or interest, or other term of a loan agreement or loan obligation;

(18) establish and revise, amend and repeal, and collect fees and charges in connection with activities or services rendered by the authority;

(19) perform an act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted or reasonably implied by this chapter;

(20) disburse monies from the fund to the department and the authority for program, project, loan and fund management; and

(21) establish accounts for the deposit of portions of the federal capitalization grants, as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, for purposes of certain other authorized activities.

HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 513, SECTION 3; 1997 Act No. 41, SECTIONS 4, 5.