2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 31 - Public Service Authority
Section 58-31-250. Legislative oversight.

(A) The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee may request and the Authority must produce, in writing or by testimony at the request of the relevant committee, within thirty days of any request any or all of the following:

(1) annual audited financial statements;

(2) projected and actual annual revenue;

(3) actual annual expenditures;

(4) any debt issuances in the previous five years, whether short-term or long-term;

(5) percent of annual revenues utilized for administration. For purposes of this item, "administration" includes executive-level employees compensation and other operating costs;

(6) organizational flow chart displaying the position titles and name of executive-level employees;

(7) major components of any long-term capital plan, including timing and cost estimates, and financing plan for such capital investments whether paid from operations or debt;

(8) performance objectives and results;

(9) performance measurements used to evaluate program effectiveness;

(10) any outstanding litigation issues; and

(11) planning documents and progress reports, including budgeted and actual expenditures.

(B) The Authority must post its annual audited financial report in a conspicuous place on the Authority's website and distribute the reports to members of the General Assembly.

(C) Any problems or issues of concern that arise during this oversight process may be forwarded to the State Inspector General for investigation after a vote of either committee. The Inspector General is granted the authority to complete the investigation.

(D) The Authority and the Board of Directors and its subcommittees are public bodies for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.

(E) Any and all compensation for the Authority CEO must be reviewed by the Agency Head Salary Commission. Additionally, any employment contracts or retention contracts that last longer than five years, and all contract extensions, must be reviewed by the Agency Head Salary Commission.

HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 90 (H.3194), Section 8, eff June 15, 2021.