53 | 32 | | * Section 1. AS 38.05.110(c) is amended to read: 3 |
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54 | 33 | | (c) If a sale of timber may be offered under multiple provisions of 4 |
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55 | 34 | | AS 38.05.110 - 38.05.120 [AS 38.05.110 - 38.05.123], the commissioner shall |
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56 | 35 | | 5 |
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57 | 36 | | determine the applicable provisions under which to offer the timber. 6 |
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58 | 37 | | * Sec. 2. AS 38.05.113(c) is amended to read: 7 |
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59 | 38 | | (c) Sales of 160 acres or less and expedited sales conducted under 8 |
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60 | 39 | | AS 38.05.117 [EMERGENCY SALES] are exempt from the requirements of this 9 |
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61 | 40 | | section. 10 |
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62 | 41 | | * Sec. 3. AS 38.05.117 is repealed and reenacted to read: 11 |
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63 | 42 | | Sec. 38.05.117. Expedited sales for salvage, fire, and pest mitigation. (a) 12 |
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64 | 43 | | After making a written finding that the disposal will serve the best interests of the state 13 |
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65 | 44 | | under AS 38.05.035(e), the commissioner may offer, on an expedited basis, timber for 14 |
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68 | 49 | | (1) has lost economic value because of insect infestation, disease, or 1 |
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69 | 50 | | the effects of fire or fire suppression activities; 2 |
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70 | 51 | | (2) that, if not harvested within two years, is likely to lose substantial 3 |
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71 | 52 | | economic value because of insect infestation, disease, or the effects of fire or fire 4 |
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72 | 53 | | suppression activities; 5 |
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73 | 54 | | (3) the removal of which will aid in preventing surrounding timber or 6 |
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74 | 55 | | forested land from losing economic value because of imminent insect infestation or 7 |
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75 | 56 | | disease; or 8 |
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76 | 57 | | (4) is located on land that is to be cleared for conversion to nonforest 9 |
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77 | 58 | | uses. 10 |
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78 | 59 | | (b) The provisions of AS 38.05.113 do not apply to timber sales conducted 11 |
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79 | 60 | | under this section. 12 |
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80 | 61 | | (c) In this section, "forested land" has the meaning given in AS 41.15.170. 13 |
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81 | 62 | | * Sec. 4. AS 38.05.118 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 14 |
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82 | 63 | | (d) Notwithstanding AS 38.05.115 and (a) of this section, and upon a written 15 |
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83 | 64 | | finding that the sale is in the best interest of the state and will promote economic 16 |
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84 | 65 | | activity in the timber sector or reduce the risk of fire or the spread of disease or insect 17 |
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85 | 66 | | infestation, the commissioner may negotiate a sale of timber to a local manufacturer of 18 |
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86 | 67 | | wood products or a user of wood fiber at less than the appraised value. However, 19 |
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87 | 68 | | while an initial stumpage rate for a contract under this subsection shall be determined 20 |
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88 | 69 | | by negotiation, the rate may not be less than the base price for the area as established 21 |
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89 | 70 | | under regulations adopted by the commissioner. A contract under this subsection must 22 |
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90 | 71 | | provide that a stumpage rate be redetermined by negotiation at least once every five 23 |
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91 | 72 | | years during the term of the contract to reflect changes in market conditions. The 24 |
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92 | 73 | | redetermined rate may not be less than the base price for the area as established under 25 |
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93 | 74 | | regulations adopted by the commissioner. 26 |
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94 | 75 | | (e) If more than one local manufacturer of wood products or user of wood 27 |
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95 | 76 | | fiber expresses interest in the same sale of timber under this section, the commissioner 28 |
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96 | 77 | | may sell the timber by bid under AS 38.05.120. 29 |
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97 | 78 | | * Sec. 5. AS 38.05.123 is repealed. 30 |
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100 | 83 | | read: 1 |
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101 | 84 | | REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than the 30th day of the Second 2 |
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102 | 85 | | Regular Session of the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature, the Department of Natural 3 |
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103 | 86 | | Resources shall prepare and present a report to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the 4 |
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104 | 87 | | house of representatives on timber sales conducted by the department under AS 38.05.110 - 5 |
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105 | 88 | | 38.05.120 for the period between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, and notify the legislature 6 |
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106 | 89 | | that the report is available. The report must 7 |
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107 | 90 | | (1) include an accounting of timber sales conducted under AS 38.05.110 - 8 |
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108 | 91 | | 38.05.120 that describes each timber sale, including 9 |
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109 | 92 | | (A) the limitations, conditions, and terms of the sale; 10 |
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110 | 93 | | (B) whether the sale was a salvage, fire, or pest mitigation sale under 11 |
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111 | 94 | | AS 38.05.117, as repealed and reenacted by sec. 3 of this Act, a negotiated sale under 12 |
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112 | 95 | | AS 38.05.118, as amended by sec. 4 of this Act, or another type of sale; 13 |
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113 | 96 | | (C) if applicable, the amount of time between the publication of the 14 |
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114 | 97 | | written finding and the timber being offered for sale, and any other factors that 15 |
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115 | 98 | | extended the period required for publication of the written finding authorizing the sale, 16 |
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116 | 99 | | if any, or otherwise delayed the sale; and 17 |
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117 | 100 | | (D) how the department provided notice of the sale; 18 |
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