S.C. Code Ann. § 57-1-750 – Compensation of members; expenses associated with review of candidates for Department of Transportation Commission

(A) Committee members are entitled to such mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which appointed. These expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the State on warrants duly signed by the chairman of the review committee and payable by the authorities from which they are appointed.
(B) The expenses associated with the review committee's duties to qualify and nominate candidates for the Department of Transportation Commission must be paid from the legislative appropriation of the general fund of the State.