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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/220.htm

TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA THIRTY-BY-THIRTY CONSERVATION ACT"; TO AMEND TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 61, TO ESTABLISH THE GOAL OF PROTECTING THIRTY PERCENT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY NOT LATER THAN 2030, TO ESTABLISH THE THIRTY-BY-THIRTY INTERAGENCY TASKFORCE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS BY STATE AGENCIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, AND TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Whereas, rapid land development in South Carolina has led to the loss of forestlands, farmlands, wildlife habitats, biodiversity, outstanding natural areas, beaches, and public areas for outdoor recreation and has impacted the health of the State's streams, rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and bays, all of which impacts the quality of life of the State's current and future citizens and may jeopardize the well-being of the State's environment and economy if not addressed appropriately; and

Whereas, this same rapid land development has also led to the loss of historical and archaeological sites that embody the heritage of the State; and

Whereas, this same rapid land development is occurring across the United States and across the world; and

Whereas, scientists have documented this rapid loss of natural area and wildlife, including the loss of 1,500,000 acres of natural area in the United States per year; the loss of 2,900,000,000, or twenty-nine percent of, North American birds since 1970; threats to approximately 12,000 plant and animal species in the United States, all of which are in need of proactive conservation efforts; and the loss of one-half of freshwater and saltwater wetlands in the contiguous forty-eight states; and

Whereas, scientists have recommended conserving and protecting thirty percent of the land and thirty percent of the ocean in each country by 2030 in order to address this deterioration of natural systems, loss of biodiversity, and rapid land development; and

Whereas, national leaders have introduced measures to commit the United States to protecting thirty percent of its lands and oceans by 2030; and

Whereas, in order to support national efforts and provide state leadership to address the deterioration of natural systems, loss of biodiversity, and rapid land development, South Carolina must establish a bold goal for the amount of land to be protected by the year 2030. Now, therefore,

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

SECTION    1.    This act must be known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Thirty-By-Thirty Conservation Act".

SECTION    2.    Title 48 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

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