2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government
CHAPTER 11 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Section 1-11-180. Additional powers of the Department of Administration; condition of state property; blanket bonds; energy utilization management system; regulations.
(A) In addition to the powers granted the Department of Administration under this chapter or any other provision of law, the department may:
(1) survey, appraise, examine, and inspect the condition of state property to determine what is necessary to protect state property against fire or deterioration and to conserve the use of the property for state purposes;
(2) approve blanket bonds for a state department, agency, or institution including bonds for state officials or personnel. However, the form and execution of blanket bonds must be approved by the Attorney General; and
(3) contract to develop an energy utilization management system for state facilities under its control and to assist other agencies and departments in establishing similar programs. However, this does not authorize capital expenditures.
(B) The Department of Administration shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 42; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.C, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.C, in subsection (A), substituted "Department of Administration" for "Budget and Control Board" and substituted "department may" for "board may"; deleted former subsections (A)(2) and (A)(3) relating to destruction of agency records and submission of plans and specifications, and redesignated accordingly; and in subsection (B), substituted "Department of Administration shall" for "Budget and Control Board may".
