SC H4543

Legislative Description

Make Technical Corrections, To Delete Obsolete References, To Require The Department To Coordinate The Cutting And Sale Of Such Timber With The South Carolina Forestry Commission, Rather Than Submitting The Matter To The State Forester For Approval, To Provide That Land Owned By The Department That Was Previously Used For Agriculture Or Managed Forest Land Must Be Managed To Provide Optimum Fish And Wildlife Habitat And Timber Production, To Revise Procedures For Advertising For Bids On The Timber, To Provide Procedures For The Harvest And Sale Of Timber If An Emergency Or Natural Disaster Occurs Necessitating Immediate Harvesting Of Timber, To Authorize The Director Of The Department, Rather Than The Board, To Execute Deeds And Contracts Required In Carrying Out This Article, 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.

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