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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) (A143, R186, H3872) AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DECISIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN ANY NET LOSS OF DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LAND FOR HUNTING. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Citation SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Hunting Heritage Protection Act." No net loss of land acreage for hunting and fishing 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. Time effective SECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1, 2027. Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026. Approved the 15th day of May, 2026. __________
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