South Carolina H 3629: Motor vehicles

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2025-2026 Bill 3629 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 18, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3629

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Committee Amendment Adopted

March 17, 2026

H. 3629

Introduced
by Rep. T. Moore 

S. Printed 3/17/26--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-23-120, RELATING TO FORESTRY
COMMISSION ACQUISITIONS, SO AS TO SET PRICING VALUES; BY AMENDING SECTION
48-23-132, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM SPECIFIED SOURCES, SO AS TO OUTLINE WHAT
THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-60, RELATING TO DUTIES AND
POWERS OF COUNTY FORESTRY BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO SPECIFY DUTIES; BY
AMENDING SECTION 48-33-70, RELATING TO FOREST FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, SO AS
TO UPDATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-80, RELATING TO ACCESS
TO PROPERTY, SO AS TO DESIGNATE WHO MAY ACCESS LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PREVENTING OR CONTROLLING FIRES; BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-270 RELATING TO USE
OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION, REFORESTATION, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT,
AND HARVEST CUTTING IN STATE PARKS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-280 RELATING
TO USE OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION AND REFORESTATION IN MANCHESTER AND
SANDHILLS STATE FORESTS.

 Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 48-23-120 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 48-23-120. The State Commission of Forestry may
acquire, by purchase, gift, or otherwise, timberlands and submarginal agricultural
lands, and cut over forest
lands in this State at an average price not to exceed five dollars per acre and
in no event above ten dollars per acre and use such lands for timber
production, demonstration in forestry practice, erosion and flood prevention,
game sanctuaries, public shooting grounds, public hunting,
and places of general recreation. The State Commission of
Forestry must not acquire land by purchase at a price exceeding its fair market
value.

SECTION 2. Section 48-23-132 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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48-23-132. Revenue received from hunting privileges, rentals, fuel wood sales,
the marketing of pine straw, merchantable timber, forest tree seed, and
miscellaneous products on commission lands, excluding Sand
Hills State Forest, must be retained by the commission to be used for
reforestation of the Manchester State Foreststate forests, the development and operation of state
forests and forest tree seed orchards, the maintenance of wildlife habitat, and
the administration and operation of various programs on commission holdings.
The commission may carry forward unexpended funds under this section to be used
for those purposes.

SECTION 3. Section 48-33-60 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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48-33-60. The county boards shall assist in the efficient performance of the
requirements of this chapter and the general conduct of the forestry program in
the county. They shall review, revise and adopt the
annual forest fire protection plan and the county ranger, fire wardens,
towermen and all other county forest fire protection officers shall be
employed, retained or dismissed only with the consent of the county forestry
board. The county ranger, fire wardens and towermen and all other county
officers of the county board shall be residents of the county in which they are
so employed.

SECTION 4. Section 48-33-70 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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48-33-70. The State Commission of Forestry shall prepare
for each county forestry board a plan for forest fire protection for the fiscal
year and present such planan update on forest fire protection activities at the Julyannual meeting of the
board. It shall have power to make and enforce all rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of forest fire protection.

SECTION 5. Section 48-33-80 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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48-33-80. The State Commission of Forestry, and any of its authorized agents and
any member of a county forestry board may, at any or all times, go upon
any land for the purpose of preventing or controlling forest fires, as defined
herein, without making themselves liable for trespassing.

SECTION
6.A. Section 48-23-270 of the S.C. Code is repealed.

B. Section
48-23-280 of the S.C. Code is repealed.

SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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