# S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-30: SECTION 48-59-30. Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-30
- **Heading:** SECTION 48-59-30. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 48 / Chapter 59 / Section 48-59-30

## Text

As used in this chapter: (1) "Bank" means the South Carolina Conservation Bank. (2) "Board" means the governing board of the bank. (3) "Trust fund" means the South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 48-59-60. (4) "Eligible trust fund recipient" means: (a) the following state agencies, which own and manage land for the land's natural resource, historical, and outdoor recreation values: (i) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, (ii) South Carolina Forestry Commission, and (iii) South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. (b) a municipality of this State and any agency, commission, or instrumentality of such a municipality; (c) a county of this State and any agency, commission, or instrumentality of such county; or (d) a not-for-profit charitable corporation or trust authorized to do business in this State whose principal activity is the acquisition and management of interests in land for conservation or historic preservation purposes and which has tax-exempt status as a public charity under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (5) "Farmland" means land used for the production of food, fiber, or other agricultural products. (6) "Land" means real property, including highlands and wetlands of any description. (7) "Conservation easement" means an interest in real property as defined in Chapter 8 of Title 27, the South Carolina Conservation Easement Act of 1991. (8) "Interests in lands" means fee simple titles to lands or conservation easements. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 224, SECTION 1, in (4), inserted (c), relating to counties, redesignated (c) as (d), and made a nonsubstantive change.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-10 SECTION 48-59-10. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-20 SECTION 48-59-20. Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-30 SECTION 48-59-30. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-40 SECTION 48-59-40. South Carolina Conservation Bank; board members and meetings; terms, recusal, and personal liability of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-50 SECTION 48-59-50. Bank powers and duties; executive director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-60 SECTION 48-59-60. South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-70 SECTION 48-59-70. Trust fund grants or loans for land interests; application; conservation criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-80 SECTION 48-59-80. Interests in lands to be held by eligible trust fund recipients; mortgages; insurance; rights of fee simple title owners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-80.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-90 SECTION 48-59-90. Eminent domain or condemnation proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-90.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-100 SECTION 48-59-100. Public access requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-100.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-110 SECTION 48-59-110. Trust fund use restriction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-110.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-120 SECTION 48-59-120. Repeal or amendment requirements applicable to SECTION 48-59-90.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-120.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-130 SECTION 48-59-130. Recreational and economic use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-130.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 48-59-140 SECTION 48-59-140. Conservation easements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T48_C59_S48-59-140.md)

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