{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-9-550","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-550","heading":"Fire marshal duties.","body":"(A) The State Fire Marshal shall:\n(1) ensure that the laws of this State governing gaseous and liquefied hydrogen at a hydrogen facility are executed faithfully;\n(2) require conformance with fire prevention and protection standards based on nationally recognized standards prescribed by law or regulation for the prevention of fire and the protection of life and property;\n(3) develop training and certification requirements a county or municipal official must satisfy to grant a permit to a hydrogen facility through a delegation of the State Fire Marshal's authority under Section 23-9-540, subject to the limits in subsection (B) of this section;\n(4) develop minimum requirements for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storing, handling, and dispensing hydrogen at a facility. These requirements must:\n(a) reasonably be necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the public and a person using these materials; and\n(b) substantially conform to the generally accepted standards of safety concerning hydrogen;\n(5) impose at least semi-annual random inspections of a facility licensed under this article to determine the hydrogen's value for fueling and the facility's safety; and\n(6) promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of this article.\n(B) When a codes and standards organization certified by the American National Standards Institute develops a standard procedure for training and certifying a county or municipal official to permit to a hydrogen facility, the State Fire Marshal may adopt this procedure.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 9 State Fire Marshal","ARTICLE 5 South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:50:04Z","sha256":"aec97a6a0cc27b4759233ae0c44345e67f0e3a1affced23570183ce39fecbc26","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-9-540","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-9-560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}