BILL NUMBER: AB 1958INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Wood FEBRUARY 12, 2016 An act to add Section 4556 to the Public Resources Code, relating to oak woodlands. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1958, as introduced, Wood. Forest practices: oak woodlands. The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, which regulates timber harvesting, requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to divide the state into districts, taking into account differing characteristics, and to adopt, and continuously review and revise, district forest practice rules and regulations for each district in accordance with specified policies. This bill would require the board, by January 1, 2018, to revise or repeal those rules and regulations that are an impediment to the restoration of oak woodlands. 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 4556 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 4556. By January 1, 2018, the board shall revise or repeal those rules and regulations that are an impediment to the restoration of oak woodlands.