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Committee Amendment Adopted

April 29, 2026

 

H. 3872

 

Introduced by Reps. B. J. Cox, Bauer and Caskey

 

S. Printed 4/29/26--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2025

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTing THE "HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-1-320 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO NET LOSS OF DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LAND FOR HUNTING AND FISHING.

    Amend Title To Conform

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  This act may be cited as the "Hunting Heritage Protection Act."

 

SECTION 2.  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.

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

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