H.B. No. 0247

State lands-removal of forest products.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Bucholz

 

AN ACT relating to public lands; providing for the expedited process of forest product removal from state lands as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/27/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/28/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/28/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/5/2003          H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Diercks, Hageman, Harvey, Morgan, Powers, Prosser, Semlek and Slater

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/7/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0247HS001/A     ADOPTED

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"The board shall provide by rule and regulation for an expedited contract and permitting process of not more than sixty (60) days for removal of forest products upon an adequate showing of either a forest resource or forest industry urgency and a finding that there will be no harm to the income generated from the public lands.  For the purposes of this subsection, "urgency" means conditions of forest product availability causing substantial interruption of the ability of users of forest resources to make beneficial use of those resources.".  HAGEMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2003          H Passed CoW

2/10/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Iekel and Reese.

Ayes 58    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/19/2003         S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Cathcart, Northrup and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Geis

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2003         S Placed on General File

3/5/2003          Died on General File