Current Status Bill Number:3872 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950328 Primary Sponsor:Witherspoon All Sponsors:Witherspoon and Worley Drafted Document Number:pfm\7340bdw.95 Companion Bill Number:304, 305 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Subject:Heritage Trust Program
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House 19950328 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 51-17-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY UNDER THE HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM, SO AS TO LIMIT THE TOTAL PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED IN ANY ONE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 51-17-140 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1282, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 51-17-140. Not more than one hundred thousand acres total of real property shall may be acquired in fee under the provisions of this chapter. Moreover, No acquisition shall may be made under this chapter in any a county without written approval of a majority of the county delegation in the county where the property is located, and not more than twenty thousand acres total property may be acquired in any one county."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.