A.B. 86
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 86–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
(ON BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
FOR THE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF THE
TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY AND
THE MARLETTE LAKE WATER SYSTEM)
PREFILED JANUARY 6, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to logging permits.
(BDR 47-377)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to forestry; revising provisions relating to logging
permits; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, a timber owner or the agent of a timber owner is required 1
to secure a logging permit from the State Forester Firewarden prior to any logging 2
or cutting operation. (NRS 528.042) Existing law defines the term “logging 3
operation” as the commercial harvesting of trees by a timber owner or the agent of 4
a timber owner using certain methods. (NRS 528.0175) This bill removes the 5
requirement to secure a logging permit for a cutting operation. 6
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 528.042 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
528.042 1. Prior to any logging [or cutting] operation, any 2
timber owner or the agent of the timber owner shall secure a logging 3
permit from the State Forester Firewarden. 4
2. Application for such permit shall be made to the nearest 5
office of the Division of Forestry of the State Department of 6
Conservation and Natural Resources. 7
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 1
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