Aquatic Plant Management (South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage; Chapter 6) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision South Carolina Document type Legislation Date 1976 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Financing Research Special fund Subsidy/incentive Institution Governance Procedural matters Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the South Carolina Code of Laws concerns aquatic plant management. It states that there is hereby created the South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Program for the purpose of preventing, identifying, investigating, managing, and monitoring aquatic plant problems in public waters of South Carolina. The program will coordinate the receipt and distribution of available federal, state, and local funds for aquatic plant management activities and research in public waters. The Department of Natural Resources is designated as the state agency to administer the Aquatic Plant Management Program and to apply for and receive grants and loans from the federal government or such other public and private sources as may be available for the Aquatic Plant Management Program and to coordinate the expenditure of such funds. The Chapter further provides for the Aquatic Plant Management Trust Fund; the Aquatic Plant Management Council, and its membership and duties; and the Aquatic Plant Management Plan. Full text English Website www.scstatehouse.gov