The Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry proposes the following amendment (SFGF-3872.BC0003S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 2 and inserting:

SECTION X. Article 10, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 50-11-2250. (A) To the greatest practical extent, decisions by the department must not result in any net loss of land acreage available for hunting opportunities on wildlife management areas owned by the department.
 (B) Annually, on or before July first, the department must submit to the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the House Agricultural, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee a report providing:
  (1) the acreage available for hunting opportunities on wildlife management areas owned by the department; and
  (2) efforts by the department to offset the loss of hunting opportunities, if any, on wildlife management areas owned by the department.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking the effective date and inserting:

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governoron January 1, 2027.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.