H 4047 {Rat #124, Act #119 of 2024} General Bill, By Ott
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-100 SO
 AS TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF RECORDS REGARDING THE OCCURRENCE OF RARE,
 THREATENED, ENDANGERED, OR IMPERILED PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. - RATIFIED TITLE

   2/28/2023  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   2/28/2023  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
   5/2/2023  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 6)
   5/3/2023  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 72)
   5/3/2023  House  Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 72)
   5/4/2023  House  Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 25)
   5/4/2023  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   5/4/2023  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 12)
   2/8/2024  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/14/2024  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)
   2/14/2024  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
   2/15/2024  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 9)
   3/7/2024         Ratified R 124
   3/11/2024         Signed By Governor
   3/14/2024         Effective date 03/11/24
   3/14/2024         Act No. 119

H 4047 General Bill, By Ott

(A119, R124, H4047)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-100 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF RECORDS REGARDING THE OCCURRENCE OF RARE, THREATENED, ENDANGERED, OR IMPERILED PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Prohibition of release of certain records

SECTION 1.    Article 1, Chapter 15, Title 50 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-15-100.    (A) The department may not release records in its possession that contain site-specific information including, but not limited to, unique numeric identifiers of precise geographic locations, telemetry, or other locational data, regarding the occurrence of federal- or state-listed rare, threatened, species in need of management, endangered, or otherwise imperiled plant and animal species on public or private property, except in support of scientific, conservation, or educational purposes. The owner or owners of private property upon which threatened, endangered, or at-risk species occur shall be entitled to records specific to said property upon the request to the department.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of March, 2024.

Approved the 11th day of March, 2024.

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