H 4759 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 4759 General Bill, By J. Smith, Bailey, Battle, Bauer, J.M. Baxley, G. Brown,
T. Brown, Carnell, Cave, Chellis, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer,
Dantzler, Delleney, Fleming, Gourdine, Harrison, Harvin, J. Hines, Inabinett,
Jennings, B.L. Jordan, Kelley, Kirsh, Limehouse, Lloyd, Maddox, McCraw, McGee,
W. McLeod, J.D. McMaster, Meacham, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Neilson,
Phillips, Pinckney, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Rodgers, Scott, Simrill, Stille,
Webb, Wilder, Woodrum and W.J. Young
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 51-17-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE ACREAGE LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY THAT
MAY BE ACQUIRED FOR THE HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THIS
LIMITATION CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND OF THIRTY THOUSAND ACRES OR MORE, AND TO
PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SUCH TRACTS INTO THE HERITAGE TRUST
PROGRAM.
03/04/98 House Introduced and read first time HJ-7
03/04/98 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-8
05/13/98 House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Leach HJ-14
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 51-17-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
ACREAGE LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF REAL
PROPERTY THAT MAY BE ACQUIRED FOR THE HERITAGE
TRUST PROGRAM, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THIS
LIMITATION CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND OF THIRTY
THOUSAND ACRES OR MORE, AND TO PROVIDE
PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSFER OF SUCH TRACTS INTO
THE HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 51-7-140 of the 1976 Code, as last amended
by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 51-7-140. Not more than one hundred thousand
acres total of real property shall be acquired in fee under the
provisions of this chapter provided, that this one hundred
thousand acre limitation does not apply to tracts of land of thirty
thousand acres or more which has been acquired by the State and
which the Budget and Control Board and the Board of the
Department of Natural Resources both determine should be a part of
the Heritage Trust Preserve. In this event, appropriate deeds or other
forms of conveyance may be executed by the State transferring such
tracts into the Heritage Trust Program. Moreover, no acquisition
shall be made under this chapter in any county without written
approval of a majority of the county delegation in the county where
the property is located."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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