KY HB111 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 22 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-26 - to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Pending: Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 149.330 to 149.355 to require the Division of Forestry to maintain a list of approved third-party forest certification programs; deem programs accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council, the American Tree Farm System, and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as approved; allow family forest land owners who are third-party certified to apply for official recognition from the division; allow the division to collect reasonable fees; amend KRS 131.140 to require the Department of Revenue to advise property valuation administrations that a timber production assessment model should be used on recognized third-party certified family forest land; amend KRS 132.220 to require filing with property valuation administrators; amend KRS 149.330 to define "family forest land."

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Title

AN ACT relating to the economic and environmental sustainability of forest lands.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2013-02-26Senateto Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2013-02-22Senatereceived in Senate
2013-02-21House3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute
2013-02-19Houseposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2013
2013-02-15House2nd reading, to Rules
2013-02-14Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2013-02-05Houseposted in committee
2013-01-10Houseto Economic Development (H)
2013-01-09Houseintroduced in House

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