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        SECTION 15 - H79 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, DEPARTMENT OF                                 PAGE 436

 6         15.1. (AH: Publication Distribution)  The Commission is authorized to supply one free copy of each new publication to the libraries
 7     of all institutions of higher learning in the State, and to each member of the Commission and its Directors; to the State Library; to each
 8     Public Library which is approved for a cash allotment by the South Carolina State Library.
 9         15.2. (AH: Use of Proceeds)  The proceeds of facilities rentals, gift shop operations, training sessions, sales of publications,
10     reproductions of documents, repair of documents, research fees, handling charges, and the proceeds of sales of National Register of Historic
11     Places certificates and plaques by the Archives Department shall be deposited in a special account in the State Treasury, and may be used
12     by this department to cover the cost of facility operations and maintenance, gift shop inventory, additional training sessions, publication,
13     reproduction expenses, repair expenses, and National Register of Historic Places certificates and plaques, and selected Historic Preservation
14     Grants.
15         15.3. (AH: Nat'l. Historic Preservation Program)  The funds earned from the United States Department of Interior by the South
16     Carolina Department of Archives and History for administering the National Historic Preservation Program in this State, with the exception
17     of the appropriate amount of indirect cost reimbursement to the General Fund, must be deposited in a special account in the State Treasury,
18     to be used by this department for a Historic Preservation Grants program that will assist historic properties throughout South Carolina.
19     From this fund, the Department may contribute a sum, not to exceed $175,000 annually, to the South Carolina Archives and History
20     Foundation to assist in activities designed to support and enhance capital fund raising efforts.  The Foundation will provide accounting
21     for these funds at the end of each fiscal year.  Any funds donated to the Department by the Foundation will be deposited in the Historic
22     Preservation Grants Program account for use in funding other state historic preservation projects.
23         15.4. (AH: Disposal of Materials)  Upon prior approval of the Commission, the agency may remove certain record and non-record
24     materials from its collections by gift to another public or nonprofit institution or by sale at public auction.  This is a supplemental form
25     of disposition beyond that recognized in the Public Records Act for the retention, copying, and destruction of public records; and it pertains
26     only to those accessioned Archives materials having a market value and which duplicate existing archival material, fall outside the scope
27     of the Archives collection policy, or have no further possible research value.  All funds realized through sale by public auction shall be
28     placed in a special account to be used for improved access to and preservation of the state archives collections.  The Commission shall
29     report annually to the Budget and Control Board regarding such dispositions.
30         15.5. (AH: Technical Assistance and Review Fees)  The Department of Archives and History is authorized to charge a fee of $35 for
31     providing technical assistance in repairing and rehabilitating historically significant properties.  The agency may also charge fees based
32     on the following fee schedule for investment tax credit reviews for historically significant properties under the Federal Investment Tax
33     Credit Program or other programs requiring review of compliance with federal guidelines.
34         A fee of $250 is authorized for review of proposed or ongoing rehabilitation work for all projects.  Fees for review of completed
35     rehabilitation work is based on the dollar amount spent on the rehabilitation as follows:
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37               FEE                   SIZE OF REHABILITATION
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39              $  500           $    5,000     to   $ 99,999
40              $  800           $  100,000     to   $499,999



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 1              $1,500            $  500,000    to   $999,999
 2              $2,500            $1,000,000 or more
 3         If a review of proposed or on-going rehabilitation work has been made prior to submission of the Request for Certification of Completed
 4     Work, the Department will deduct the $250 from the total owed for review of completed rehabilitation work.  In general, each rehabilitation
 5     of a certified historic structure will be considered a separate project when computing the amount of the fee.
 6         Revenues from these fees will be retained, carried forward and used by this department for Historic Preservation programs assisting
 7     historic properties throughout South Carolina.
 8         Revenues received from application fees for reviewing and certifying the rehabilitation work on historic properties under the review
 9     compliance program will be retained by the agency.
10         15.6. (AH: Funding to Maintain Archival Materials)  Funds remaining from the $300,000 appropriated in FY 1993-94 will be
11     deposited in a special account and carried forward to the next fiscal year.  These funds will not be considered as part of the 10% carry
12     forward in General Fund appropriations.  Funds will be expended for supplies, procedures, and equipment designed to preserve the
13     Archives collection.  The Senate Finance and Ways and Means Committees shall be furnished a report annually detailing such
14     expenditures.
15         15.7. (AH: History Center Funding)  Funds appropriated for the Department of Archives and History, History Center must be used
16     by the State Budget and Control Board and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History who are directed to proceed
17     expeditiously with the design and construction of a replacement facility for the Department of Archives and History's current facility on
18     Senate Street in Columbia.  This shall include, but not be limited to, awarding a contract to begin construction.  To finance the project,
19     state funding appropriated in this act or any other appropriation act shall be expended in the order authorized funding becomes available
20     for the History Center.  Additional funding is to be provided from other sources as may be determined by the General Assembly.  If interim
21     financing is necessary, the State Treasurer may provide interim financing.  Of the funds appropriated in this act and/or any other funds
22     appropriated in any other appropriation act for construction of the South Carolina History Center, $2,000,000 shall support the National
23     Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant (CH-20306), be used to match Endowment funds and be expended for the approved
24     purposes of this grant, specifically construction of the South Carolina History Center.
25         15.8. (AH: Historical Burial Ground)  Of the funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 15, $100,000 may be expended in FY 97-98 for
26     historical burial ground preservation.  Of these funds, $10,000 shall be used for the Historical Burial Grounds in the City of Spartanburg.
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