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MO HB833
Bill
Status
2/4/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ross
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AI Summary
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Prohibits clear cutting (felling most or all trees in a tract) on all state-owned forest land in Missouri
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Establishes a "Forestry Management Consortium" to review and prescribe management plans for each tract of state-owned forest land
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Consortium membership includes the Missouri Forest Products Association, Missouri Consulting Foresters Association, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Natural Resources, and USDA Forest Service North Central Research Station
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Management plans must maximize health and timber production for 20-year periods, with the Department of Conservation required to implement plans without variance
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Department of Conservation must fund all consortium expenses and may request plan revisions before the 20-year period expires
Legislative Description
Establishes the Forestry Management Consortium to review and prescribe management plans for forest lands owned by the Department of Conservation
Last Action
Public Hearing Completed (H)
4/20/2015