California Assembly Bill AB992 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 992AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 31, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nielsen FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section  4581   4515  of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 992, as amended, Nielsen. Forestry: timber harvesting plan. 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.  The act requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to submit to the Legislature on December 1st of each year a report on actions taken pursuant to the act during the preceding fiscal year.  This bill would  make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision   instead require the board to submit the report on August 1st of each year  . 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 4515 of the   Public Resources Code   is amended to read:  4515. The board shall submit to the Legislature on  December   August  1st of each year a report on the actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year.  Such   The  report shall include a statement of the actions, including legislative recommendations  , which   that  are necessary to more fully carry out the purposes and requirements of this chapter.  SECTION 1.   Section 4581 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4581. A person shall not conduct timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted for those operations to the department pursuant to this article. The plan shall be required in addition to the license required in Section 4571.