Forest Management Legislation

Updated July 2003

COLORADO	MAINE	MICHIGAN
NEW JERSEY	NEW YORK	OREGON
WISCONSIN

Colorado

CO H.J.R. 1020
DATE-INTRO: 21 FEBRUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 10 APRIL 2003; Passed Senate.

Concerns the support for administrative procedures that would enable increased forest management to help reduce the risk of catastrophic wild fires.

Maine

ME H.B. 143
DATE-INTRO: 21 JANUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 8 APRIL 2003; Public Law No.

Clarifies the ability of the Maine Forest Service and Tax Assessors to view private landowners forest management plans.

ME H.B. 262
DATE-INTRO: 28 JANAURY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 25 MARCH 2003; filed as LR 962; eligible for the Governor's desk.

Reenacts standards for road construction for forest management activities.

ME L.R. 1653
DATE-INTRO: 15 JANUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 15 JANUARY 2003; filed.

Provides public information on forest management practices and addresses forestry harvest reports.

Michigan

MI H.B. 4351
DATE-INTRO: 18 MARCH 2003
LAST-ACTION: 18 MARCH 2003; to House Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism.

Creates an adopt-a-forest program for volunteer groups or individuals to remove illegaly dumped waste from public forestlands.

New Jersey

NJ S.R. 113
DATE-INTRO: 9 JANUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 14 JANAURY 2003; to Senate Committee on Economic Growth, Agriculture and Tourism.

Denounces the rollback of national forest management regulations.

New York

NY A.B. 818
DATE-INTRO: 9 JANUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 9 JANUARY 2003; to Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development.

Provides protections for old-growth forest and environment of Allegany State Park including prohibiting commercial logging within the park, construction of the new road for the purpose of exploiting park resources, and the use of unnatural techniques, including fencing and herbicide use for forest management.

NY A.B. 5891
DATE-INTRO: 4 MARCH 2003
LAST-ACTION: 4 MARCH 2003; to Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.

Requires forest management plans, subject to the approval of the Department of Environmental Conservation, for certain lands subject to a conservation easement purchased by the State and forbids clearcutting on these lands without the forest management plan. In addition, increase the jurisdiction of the Adirondack Park Agency over clearcutting.

Oregon

OR H.B. 3152
DATE-INTRO: 10 MARCH 2003
LAST-ACTION: 18 JUNE 2003; Enacted.

Directs certain state agencies to adopt forest management plans that address forest health and forest fuel accumulation.

OR H.B. 3264
DATE-INTRO: 11 MARCH 2003
LAST-ACTION: 18 MARCH 2003; to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Provides that the State Forester does not approve plans for forestry operations. Specifies that the State Forester reviews plans for forestry operations and provides comments to the operator. The failure of the State Forester to provide comments on a plan is not approval of the plan, nor does that failure ensure compliance with applicable standards or rules.

OR H.B. 3632
DATE-INTRO: 6 MAY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 18 JUNE 2003; To Senate Committee on Rules.

Specifies that certain state forests are primarily valuable for production of forest crops and secondarily valuable for other purposes; directs State Forester or actively manage certain state forests primarily for timber production and timber harvest; directs State Board of Forestry to modify Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan.

OR S.B. 595
DATE-INTRO: 21 FEBRUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 29 APRIL 2003; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means.

Creates the Task Force on Federal Forest Programs. Specifies the make-up of the task force membership and directs them to develop and make recommendations on standards for the Forest Legacy Program.

Wisconsin

WI A.J.R. 18
DATE-INTRO: 10 FEBRUARY 2003
LAST-ACTION: 29 MAY 2003; from Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources: Recommended passage.

Supports the use of sound, scientific and sustainable forest management harvest techniques in order to preserve and maximize the use and enjoyment of the State's forests.

Visitor counts for this page.