South Carolina § 6-15-10 - Definitions.
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§ 6-15-10. Definitions.
(1) The term "general obligation bonds" shall mean bonds payable from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes upon all taxable property within the corporate limits of the governmental entity issuing the same.
(2) The term "sewer facilities" shall mean any facilities used or useful in the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage, and shall include sewer mains, sewer trunks, sewer collecting lines, sewer lateral lines, disposal facilities, treatment facilities and any tools or implements used in the construction, maintenance, operation, improvement or enlargement thereof.
(3) The term "governmental entity" means any incorporated municipality, county, or special purpose district within the State of South Carolina.
(4) The term "governing body" means, in the case of an incorporated municipality, the municipal council of the municipality, in the case of a county, the governing council or board thereof, and in the case of any special purpose district, the agency or commission charged by law with performing the functions of the special purpose district.
(5) The term "municipality" shall mean any incorporated city or town.
(6) The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm or corporation.
(7) The term "sewage" shall mean domestic and industrial waste requiring collection, disposal or treatment.
(8) The term "revenue bonds" shall mean bonds issued pursuant to SECTIONS 6-21-10 to 6-21-570, inclusive, or Chapter 11, Title 6, or any other law incorporating the general provisions of either of these laws.
(9) The term " sewer service charge " means any charge imposed by any municipality, county, or special purpose district for services rendered in the collection, disposal, or treatment of sewage.
(10) The term "sewer connection fee" or "connection fee" or "tapping fee" shall be the charge imposed by any governing body upon any person for providing a tap in or connection to any sewer facilities.
(11) The term "special purpose district" shall mean any special purpose or public service district now existing or hereafter created pursuant to general or special law and to which is committed any of the functions of collecting, disposing of and treating sewage.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-507; 1965 (54) 693; 1986 Act No. 499, SECTION 1.
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