California Assembly Bill AB2168 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2168AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 15, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly  Member   Chesbro   Members   Chesbro   and Dickinson  FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to add Section 4582.70 to the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry and fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2168, as amended, Chesbro. Forestry: 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 professional forester has been submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. This bill would require the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, if the director determines a preharvest inspection is necessary to review a timber harvesting plan, to coordinate with a specified interdisciplinary team to ensure that all necessary members of the team that request participation are present for the inspection. The bill would require a review team member who requests participation to make a good faith effort to participate in the scheduled preharvest inspection. The bill would authorize the director, if there are compelling reasons why a member of the review team cannot attend the initial inspection, and the director articulates those reasons, in writing  .   ,  to the person who submitted the plan, to schedule an additional onsite visit to complete the initial inspection. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 4582.70 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 4582.70. If the director determines that a preharvest inspection is necessary to review a timber harvesting plan, the director shall coordinate with the interdisciplinary team required to be established pursuant to Section 1037.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations to ensure that all necessary members of the team that request participation are present for the inspection. A review team member who requests participation shall make a good faith effort to participate in the scheduled preharvest inspection. If there are compelling reasons why a member of the review team cannot attend the initial inspection, and the director articulates those reasons, in writing, to the person who submitted the plan, the director may schedule an additional onsite visit to complete  the   that  initial inspection.