HB3103: Relating to reliable forest management outcomes; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act tells the State Forester to see how much forestland there is. The Act tells the State Forester to make harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act tells the State Forester to manage state forestland. The Act says some people can ask for an injunction. The Act gives moneys to the State Forester. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). [Digest: The Act directs the State Forester to create harvest levels for cutting timber on state forestland. The Act directs the State Forester to develop a timber inventory model. The Act directs the State Forester to sell timber at the harvest level. The Act gives moneys to the State Forester. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).] Directs the State Forester to determine the available state forestland, establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and [develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels] manage available state forestland. [Directs the State Forester to offer timber for sale at the sustainable harvest level, annually report on sales of timber relative to the sustainable harvest level and address any deficit in timber sales. Confers standing on certain persons to challenge a failure to address a deficit.] [Directs the State Forester to adopt sustainable harvest levels, forest management plans and related significant policy documents by rule. Establishes certain requirements for judicial review of the rules.] [Makes certain changes concerning forest management reports by the State Forester.] Allows certain persons to seek an injunction if the State Forester fails to establish sustainable harvest levels or manage available state forestland. Appropriates moneys to the State Forester out of the General Fund for [developing a timber inventory model and] adopting a sustainable harvest level. [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.