Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

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