Bill 4039

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4039
Ratification Number:            309
Act Number:                     286
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970416
Primary Sponsor:                Sharpe 
All Sponsors:                   Sharpe 
Drafted Document Number:        kgh\15111htc.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980317
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980408
Subject:                        Scenic Rivers Trust Fund, use of
                                funds extended to educational or
                                planning projects; Natural Resources
                                Department

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980423  Act No. A286
------  19980408  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980401  Ratified R309
Senate  19980317  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19980312  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19980310  Committee report: Favorable              01 SANR
Senate  19980303  Introduced, read first time,             01 SANR
                  referred to Committee
House   19980227  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980226  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Friday, 19980227
House   19980225  Committee report: Favorable              20 HANR
House   19970416  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee

(A286, R309, H4039)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-29-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SCENIC RIVERS TRUST FUND, SO AS TO EXTEND THE AUTHORIZED USE OF THESE TRUST FUNDS TO EDUCATIONAL OR PLANNING PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE SCENIC RIVERS PROGRAM.

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

Trust fund uses

SECTION 1. The first unnumbered paragraph of Section 49-29-110 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1256, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

There is created the Scenic Rivers Trust Fund which must be kept separate from other funds of the State. The fund must be administered by the department for the purpose of acquiring fee simple or lesser interest in land adjacent to scenic rivers and river segments, legal fees, appraisals, surveys, or other costs involved in the acquisition of those interests. The fund also may be utilized for educational or planning projects associated with the administration and management of the State Scenic Rivers Program.

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 04/08/98.