S 0012 General Bill, By Leventis, Hutto, Glover, Washington, Short and Thomas
Similar (H 3024)
Summary: Farm and Forest Lands Protection Act, Priority Agricultural Land Trust Fund; Forestry, Agriculture, Conservation
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 46, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGRICULTURE, BY ADDING CHAPTER 53 SO AS TO ENACT THE "FARM AND FOREST LANDS PROTECTION ACT" WHICH ESTABLISHES STATE AND COUNTY PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL LAND BOARDS, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES, WHICH ESTABLISHES CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR CREATING PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL LAND AREAS AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR LAND WITHIN THE PRIORITY AREA, WHICH CREATES THE PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST FUND TO DISBURSE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WHICH REQUIRES THE PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL LAND AREAS, AND WHICH RESTRICTS SOME LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO PRIORITY AREAS.
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11/18/98	Senate	Prefiled
11/18/98	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/12/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-13
01/12/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-13
03/18/99	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-6
04/27/99	Senate	Special order SJ-62
05/26/99	Senate	Debate adjourned SJ-73
03/02/00	Senate	Amended SJ-10
03/02/00	Senate	Read second time SJ-10
03/02/00	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-10
03/15/00	Senate	Amended SJ-36
03/15/00	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-36
03/17/00	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
03/17/00	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-9