South Carolina House Bill 3540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "black Farmer Restoration Program", To Direct The Department Of Agriculture To Establish The "black Farmer Restoration Fund" To Purchase Farmland On The Open Market And Grant It To Eligible Individuals, To Establish Certain Requirements And Limitations For The Program, To Establish The "farm Conservation Corps" To Provide Training In An On-field Environment For Socially Disadvantaged Residents; And To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 3, Title 46 As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions".

Black Farmer Restoration Program

Rep. JA Moore [D]

Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3540&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3540_20221215.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3540%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf