S.C. Code Ann. § 13-21-220: Purposes for which authority is or is not "agency," "state agency," or state institution.

Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the authority continues to be an "agency" for purposes of Chapter 78 of Title 15; however, the authority is not considered to be an "agency" or "state agency" or any other form of state institution for purposes of Sections 2-7-65 and 2-57-60.