Legislative Update: Historic Land Conservation Funding
State budget deal reached, including historic land conservation funding
After the House and Senate reached an agreement, the General Assembly passed a state budget.
For conservation, this budget deal means that the historic investment ($85M+) in land conservation projects allocated to state agencies like the South Carolina Conservation Bank is no longer in jeopardy. This year’s budget marks a record level of investment in protecting South Carolina’s natural heritage and represents a major step toward the state’s new and ambitious goal of protecting seven million acres of land and water, per the recently passed SC Protected Lands Act.
CVSC thanks Senator Davis, Senator Hutto, and Senator Peeler for working to include this historic conservation funding in the state budget.