S.C. Code Ann. § 40-59-30
The members of the Commission shall be compensated for their services at the regular per diem, mileage and subsistence rates as provided by law for members of State boards and commissions and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with, and as a result of, their work on such Commission. All such compensation paid and costs and expenses incurred shall be paid only from the fees received by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.