Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 4106
Directs the State Forester to establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
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 establish sustainable harvest levels for harvesting timber on state forestland and develop a timber inventory model to inform sustainable harvest levels. 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 shortfall in timber sales. Confers standing on certain persons to challenge a failure to address a shortfall. 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. Appropriates moneys to the State Forester out of the General Fund for developing a timber inventory model and a sustainable harvest level. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Brian Stout, Virgle Osborne, Boomer Wright, Court Boice, Lucetta Elmer
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 5 to March 7, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 7
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Feb 20Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
- Feb 20Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives