South Carolina Senate Bill 1261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 9 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-09 - Act No. 186

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CUTTING OF TIMBER ON LANDS HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO DELETE OBSOLETE REFERENCES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE THE CUTTING AND SALE OF SUCH TIMBER WITH THE STATE FORESTER, RATHER THAN SUBMIT THE MATTER TO THE STATE FORESTER; TO PROVIDE THAT LAND USED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE OR MANAGED FOREST LAND BEFORE ACQUISITION BY THE DEPARTMENT MUST BE MANAGED AND TIMBER HARVESTED TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT; TO REVISE PROCEDURES FOR ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON THE TIMBER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE FORESTER MUST APPROVE THE IMMEDIATE HARVEST OF TIMBER IF AN ECOLOGICAL OR SILVICULTURE EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER OCCURS NECESSITATING SUCH HARVEST OF TIMBER; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT, RATHER THAN THE BOARD, TO EXECUTE DEEDS AND CONTRACTS REQUIRED IN CARRYING OUT THIS ARTICLE; TO DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING THE STATE FORESTER TO HAVE TREES MARKED BEFORE CUTTING BEGINS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, THE PROCEEDS OF THESE TIMBER SALES MUST CONTINUE TO BE CREDITED TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION FUND. - ratified title

Make Technical Corrections; To Delete Obsolete References; To Require The Department To Coordinate The Cutting And Sale Of Such Timber With The State Forester, Rather Than Submit The Matter To The State Forester; To Provide That Land Used By The Department For Agriculture Or Managed Forest Land Before Acquisition By The Department Must Be Managed And Timber Harvested To Provide Optimum Fish And Wildlife Habitat; To Revise Procedures For Advertising For Bids On The Timber; To Provide That The State Forester Must Approve The Immediate Harvest Of Timber If An Ecological Or Silviculture Emergency Or Natural Disaster Occurs Necessitating Such Harvest Of Timber; To Authorize The Director Of The Department, Rather Than The Board, To Execute Deeds And Contracts Required In Carrying Out This Article; To Delete The Provision Requiring The State Forester To Have Trees Marked Before Cutting Begins; And To Provide That, Unless Otherwise Provided For, The Proceeds Of These Timber Sales Must Continue To Be Credited To The Fish And Wildlife Protection Fund. - Ratified Title

Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-09		Act No. 186
2010-06-03		Effective date 05/28/10
2010-05-28		Signed By Governor
2010-05-25		Ratified R 229
2010-05-18		Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-26
2010-05-13		Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-10
2010-05-12		Read second time HJ-89
2010-05-12		Amended HJ-89
2010-04-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-04-29		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-8
2010-03-25		Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-23
2010-03-25		Introduced and read first time HJ-23
2010-03-24		Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
2010-03-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-03-23		Read second time SJ-8
2010-03-23		Amended SJ-8
2010-03-18		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-42
2010-03-17		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-12
2010-03-09		Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-3
2010-03-09		Introduced and read first time SJ-3

H4543 (Similar To) 2010-02-16 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-3

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=1261&session=118