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Read. Follow. Verify.South Carolina General Assembly expands Conservation Bank Board and adjusts public access rules for trust-funded land
Last action · January 13, 2026: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 107)Sponsors: Travis Moore and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Private landowners are exempt from public access requirements for grants funding s, while s acquired with trust funds must provide board-approved public access. Additionally, the South Carolina Conservation Bank Board expands to eighteen members with the addition of the Chief Resilience Officer, and eligible trust fund recipients must meet updated asset or accreditation standards.
Property owners, land trusts, and local governments will operate under modified criteria for receiving conservation trust funds and different statutory mandates regarding whether acquired lands or easements must permit public access upon the Governor's approval.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Chief Resilience Officer
Gains an ex officio seat on the South Carolina Conservation Bank Board without voting privileges.
Not-for-profit charitable corporations and trusts
Must meet updated asset certification thresholds or Land Trust Alliance accreditation to qualify as eligible trust fund recipients.
Private landowners
Exempt from mandatory public access requirements when receiving grants to fund conservation easements on private lands.
Key Facts
- The South Carolina Conservation Bank Board is expanded from seventeen to eighteen members with the addition of the Chief Resilience Officer of the South Carolina Office of Resilience.
- Ex officio board members, including the newly added Chief Resilience Officer and other department heads, serve without voting privileges.
- Not-for-profit charitable corporations or trusts seeking eligible trust fund recipient status must certify liquid assets of at least one hundred thousand dollars or be accredited by the Land Trust Alliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is being added to the South Carolina Conservation Bank Board?
Do conservation easements on private land require public access under this bill?
What financial or accreditation criteria apply to not-for-profit land trusts receiving trust funds?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 107)
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107)
- Dec 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Dec 16, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled
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Analysis Score
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