South Carolina Code 49-11-250. Liability for actions or failure to act
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Nothing in this article and no action or failure to act under this article:
(1) imposes liability on the State, the department, districts, or an agency or its officers or employees for the recovery of damages caused by the action or failure to act; or
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 49-11-250
- Dam: means an artificial barrier with appurtenant works, including, but not limited to, dams, levees, dikes, or floodwalls for the impoundment or diversion of waters or other fluids where failure may cause danger to life or property. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control or its staff or agents. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Districts: means the soil and water conservation districts of this State. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Owner: means those who own, control, operate, maintain, manage, or propose to construct a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Reservoir: means a reservoir which contains the impoundment of water by a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
(2) relieves the owner or operator of a dam or reservoir of the duties, obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities arising from or incident to the ownership or operation of a dam or reservoir.