Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. The Drought Response Committee shall
consist of state representation and local representation for each drought
management area as specified in R.121-11.4.
(1) A representative of each of the following
State agencies shall represent State interests:
(a) South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources;
(b) South Carolina
Emergency Preparedness Division of the Office of the Adjutant
General;
(c) South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(d) South Carolina Department of
Agriculture;
(e) South Carolina
Forestry Commission;
(2)
Local representatives for each drought management area as specified in
R.121-11.4
shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to
represent the following interests:
(a)
Counties;
(b)
Municipalities;
(c) Public service
districts;
(d) Private water
suppliers;
(e)
Agriculture;
(f)
Industry;
(g) Domestic
users;
(h) Regional councils of
governments;
(i) Commissions of
public works;
(j) Power generation
facilities;
(k) Special purpose
districts;
(l) Soil and Water
Conservation Districts.
There may not be more than two members on a local committee
from each county within the drought management area.
The statewide committee shall coordinate planning and response
only upon consultation with the appropriate local committee in the impacted
drought management area during moderate, severe and extreme drought
declarations. The Governor shall appoint the chair of the Drought Response
Committee. The department shall provide administrative support.
(3) The Governor may
appoint additional members as necessary to insure broad based input on the
committee and may make interim appointments when the General Assembly is not in
session. The statewide committee shall coordinate planning and response only
upon consultation with the appropriate local committee in the impacted drought
management area during moderate, severe and extreme drought
declarations.
(4) Individual
members of the Drought Response Committee representing local interests shall
serve a term of four (4) years and may be reappointed. Appointments will
commence and end as of March 1; however, the appointment will continue after
March 1 until a successor is appointed. For additional Drought Response
Committee members over and above those identified in Subsection (2) above, the
appointment may continue after March 1 until a successor is appointed or notice
is given that the additional position will not be reappointed.
B. The Governor shall appoint the
chair of the Drought Response Committee. The department shall provide
administrative support.
C. The
Drought Response Committee for individual drought management areas shall
convene upon notice by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources or at
the request of five committee members. A majority of the members is needed for
a quorum. Decisions will be made by the majority of members present at the
meeting, and voting on any matter before the committee shall be by committee
members in person only, not by proxy.
