(A) There is created a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State to be known as the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority.

(B) The authority is governed by a board of directors as provided in this chapter.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 11-50-30

  • Authority: means the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority. See South Carolina Code 11-50-40
  • Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See South Carolina Code 11-50-40
  • Other financial assistance: means , but is not limited to, grants, contributions, credit enhancement, capital or debt reserves for bonds or debt instrument financing, interest rate subsidies, provision of letters of credit and credit instruments, provision of bond or other debt financing instrument security, and other lawful forms of financing and methods of leveraging funds that are approved by the board. See South Carolina Code 11-50-40

(C) The corporate purpose of the authority is to select and assist in financing qualified rural infrastructure by providing loans and other financial assistance to municipalities, counties, special purpose and public service districts, and public works commissions for constructing and improving rural infrastructure facilities. The exercise by the authority of a power conferred in this chapter is an essential public function.

(D) The authority shall establish and maintain the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Fund into which monies for the purposes of the authority must be deposited.

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