South Carolina Code 11-51-60. Research infrastructure project used for unapproved purpose; reimbursement of debt service to State
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 11-51-60
- General obligation debt: means any indebtedness of the State which must be secured in whole or in part by a pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing power of the State, including, but not limited to, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, and issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 11-51-30
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- project: means a project that would advance economic development and create a knowledge based economy, thereby increasing job opportunities, or facilitate and increase externally funded research at the research universities, including, but not limited to, land acquisition, acquisition or construction of buildings, equipment, furnishings, site preparation, road and highway improvements, water and sewer infrastructure, and other things necessary or convenient to advance economic development or to facilitate and increase research at the research universities. See South Carolina Code 11-51-30
- Research Centers of Excellence Review Board: means the board created pursuant to § 2-75-10. See South Carolina Code 11-51-30
- State board: means the governing board of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. See South Carolina Code 11-51-30
In the event a research infrastructure project is used for a purpose other than as approved by the Research Centers of Excellence Review Board pursuant to § 11-51-80(2), the research university for which the research infrastructure project was originally established shall reimburse the State a percentage of debt service on the general obligation debt issued to finance the debt, the percentage to be equal to the percentage of the research infrastructure project which is used for an unapproved purpose. Amounts reimbursed to the State pursuant to this section must be applied, as directed by the state board, to the debt service on the applicable general obligation debt, either currently or by way of defeasance, or to the general fund of the State.