Wesley Chesbro
- Democratic
Author
The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. A violation of the act is a crime. Existing law authorizes a person who intends to become a working forest landowner, as defined, or nonindustrial tree farmer, as defined, to file a working forest management plan or a nonindustrial timber management plan, as applicable, with the department, with the long-term objective of an uneven aged timber stand and sustained yield through the implementation of the plan. Existing law requires, in the event of a change of ownership of the land described in the working forest management plan, the landowner to notify the new landowner of the existence of the plan and the need to notify the department of the new landowner's intent regarding assumption of the plan. Existing law provides the new landowner one year from the date of the receipt of the notification by the department to notify the department in writing of the assumption of the working forest management plan and if the department does not receive notification within this period, the plan expires. In addition, existing law requires a nonindustrial timber management plan to expire 180 days from the date of change of ownership unless the new timberland owner notifies the department in writing of the change of ownership and his or her assumption of the plan. This bill would, in the event of change of ownership of land described in a nonindustrial timber management plan, require a transferring landowner to notify the acquiring landowner of the existence of the plan and the need to inform the department if he or she intends to assume the plan. This bill would require, upon change of ownership of land described in either a working forest management plan or a nonindustrial timber management plan, the transferring landowner to send the department a copy of the notice provided to the acquiring landowner. The bill would require the department to provide the acquiring landowner with the notice if the transferring landowner fails to provide it and the department discovers the change of ownership. The bill would give the acquiring landowner one year from the date of the receipt of either notice to notify the department of his or her intent to assume the plan. The bill would authorize the department to cancel the plan if no notice is received within this period. This bill would make other technical changes. The bill would provide that a violation of the above provisions relating to notice by a landowner does not constitute a crime.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 291, Statutes of 2014.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5960.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4377.).
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4850.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7).
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2239 | HTML |
| 02/21/14 - Introduced | |
| 04/22/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/04/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/13/14 - Enrolled | |
| 08/25/14 - Chaptered |
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