South Carolina § 6-17-40 - Combination of projects.
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§ 6-17-40. Combination of projects.
For the purpose of this chapter a governing body may by resolution combine two or more projects, works, undertakings or systems into a combined system or enterprise. A governing body may also combine into one system or enterprise any existing project, work, undertaking or system with any proposed project, work, undertaking or system which such governing body shall have deemed to be related and the initial construction of the proposed project, work, undertaking or system shall, for all purposes of this chapter, be considered an improvement, extension or betterment of the existing enterprise. Governing bodies are specifically empowered to combine into one enterprise an existing waterworks system with a proposed sewer system and, for the purpose of this chapter, the initial construction of the sewer system shall be deemed an improvement, extension or betterment of the existing waterworks system.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-654; 1952 Code SECTION 59-654; 1942 Code SECTION 9287; 1937 (40) 313; 1940 (41) 1682.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-17-40 ("Combination of projects.") 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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