HB 843

Requires Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (Department) to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Town of Lake Waccamaw (the Town) to allow the Town’s employees, agents, and contractors to access the Waccamaw Dam (the Dam) within Lake Waccamaw State Park to plan and undertake necessary repairs to the Dam. In addition to access, the MOA also must include the scope, nature, and estimated time line of Dam repairs and provide for the resumption of maintenance and management of the Dam by the Department once Dam repairs are complete. Requires the Department to enter into the MOA by September 1, 2025, and to submit a copy of the MOA to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Recourses and the Fiscal Research Commission prior to the convening of the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly.