TO AMEND ARTICLE 11, CHAPTER 9, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND THE POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE DISTRICTS, BY ADDING SECTION 48-9-1330 TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS FROM FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 11, CHAPTER 13, TITLE 8.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 11, Chapter 9, Title 48 is amended by adding:

"Section 48-9-1330.    The appointed commissioners of any conservation district are exempt from the requirements of Article 11, Chapter 13, Title 8 if the value of their economic interests that would otherwise require filing a disclosure is equal to or less than five hundred dollars."

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