S*0691 (Rat #0346, Act #0316 of 2000) General Bill, By Land, Drummond, Elliott, Hutto, Leatherman, Peeler, Holland, Gregory, Bryan, McGill, McConnell, Branton and Grooms
Summary: Forest Management Protection Act, Forestry, Acts Cited By popular Name, Natural Resources Department
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 50 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FORESTRY, BY ADDING CHAPTER 2 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FOREST MANAGEMENT PROTECTION ACT", TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, DEFINITIONS, AND GUIDELINES FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT, TO DEFINE FORESTRY OPERATION AND FORESTRY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE THAT NO ESTABLISHED FORESTRY OPERATION IS OR MAY BECOME A NUISANCE, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, IF THE FORESTRY OPERATION ADHERES TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AS PROMULGATED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE AN ORDINANCE OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT MAKES A FORESTRY OPERATION FOLLOWING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AS PROMULGATED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION A NUISANCE OR PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT AS A NUISANCE IN DEROGATION OF THIS CHAPTER IS NULL AND VOID, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT DO NOT APPLY WHEN A NUISANCE RESULTS FROM THE NEGLIGENT, ILLEGAL, OR IMPROPER OPERATION OF A FORESTRY OPERATION.-AMENDED TITLE
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04/07/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/07/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-5
05/13/99	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-23
03/14/00	Senate	Read second time SJ-45
03/14/00	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-45
03/14/00	Senate	Special order SJ-45
04/06/00	Senate	Amended SJ-22
04/06/00	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-22
04/11/00	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-11
04/11/00	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
05/17/00	House	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-10
05/23/00	House	Read second time HJ-70
05/24/00	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-12
05/25/00		Ratified R 346
05/30/00		Signed By Governor
06/14/00		Effective date 05/30/00
06/14/00		Copies available
06/14/00		Act No. 316