Bill Text: CA AB1977 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Timber harvesting plans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-24 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 25. [AB1977 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1977-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1977	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bradford

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Section 4581 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to timber harvesting.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1977, as introduced, Bradford. Timber harvesting plans.
   The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person
from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan
prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to
the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 4581 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   4581.   No   A    person shall
 not  conduct timber operations unless a timber harvesting
plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been
submitted for  such   those  operations to
the department pursuant to this article.  Such  
The  plan shall be required in addition to the license required
in Section 4571.