2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 51 - Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Chapter 17 - Heritage Trust Program

Editor's Note

Sections 51-17-10 through 51-17-150 were designated as Article 1 by 2006, Act No. 251, Section 1.

• Section 51-17-10. Definitions.
• Section 51-17-20. Declaration of legislative findings.
• Section 51-17-30. Purpose of Heritage Trust Program.
• Section 51-17-40. Powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources Board.
• Section 51-17-50. Heritage Trust Advisory Board created; composition.
• Section 51-17-60. Powers and duties of Board.
• Section 51-17-70. Powers and duties of the Department of Natural Resources.
• Section 51-17-80. Establishment of Heritage Preserves.
• Section 51-17-85. Disposition of Heritage Trust property; exception.
• Section 51-17-90. South Carolina Heritage Trust created.
• Section 51-17-100. Registering of Heritage Sites.
• Section 51-17-110. Funding; appropriations; user fees; income.
• Section 51-17-115. Establishment and administration of Heritage Land Trust Fund.
• Section 51-17-117. Heritage Trust Program; donations of real and personal property; disposition of donations.
• Section 51-17-120. Effect on certain other lands.
• Section 51-17-130. Enforcement; penalties.
• Section 51-17-140. Heritage Trust properties; prior approval by county delegation.
• Section 51-17-150. Annual report detailing acquisitions in previous year and planned acquisitions for next five years.

Editor's Note

2006 Act No. 251, Section 2.A, provides as follows:

"(A) The General Assembly finds that it is desirable to provide continuing and general statutory authority for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to incur debt for the purpose of acquiring, restoring, improving, and managing certain Heritage Preserves as a part of The Heritage Trust Program, which debt is secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from a portion of the state deed recording fee dedicated to the Heritage Land Trust Fund pursuant to Article 24 of Title 12 of the 1976 Code. As trustee of the South Carolina Heritage Trust and administrators of the Heritage Land Trust Fund, the Board of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has demonstrated a need for additional funds to provide for acquisition, restoration, improvement, and management of properties that qualify for inclusion in the Heritage Trust Program and preservation for the benefit of present and future residents of the State of South Carolina.

"(B) The General Assembly further finds that it is in the best interests of the people of this State to authorize the board of the Department of Natural Resources, in its role as the trustee of the South Carolina Heritage Trust, acting through and in accordance with the terms of the Heritage Trust Program, to acquire, restore, improve, and manage additional properties suitable for inclusion in the Heritage Trust Program and to incur indebtedness for these purposes which is payable from the revenues derived from that portion of the state deed recording fee dedicated to the Heritage Land Trust Fund pursuant to Article 24 of Title 12 of the 1976 Code as provided in Article 3."

• Section 51-17-310. Definitions
• Section 51-17-320. Power to issue bonds; purpose.
• Section 51-17-330. Income from bonds exempt from state taxes; investment by fiduciaries.
• Section 51-17-340. State pledge relating to alteration of rights of trustees and holders of bonds.
• Section 51-17-350. Annual reports.
• Section 51-17-360. Expiration of authority to issue Heritage Trust Revenue Bonds.