BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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GOVERNOR'S VETO
AB
429 (Dahle)
As Enrolled September 8, 2015
2/3 vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | 78-0 | (May 11, |SENATE: |36-0 | (September 2, |
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|ASSEMBLY: | 78-0 |(September 3, | | | |
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Original Committee Reference: A. & A.R.
SUMMARY: Establishes a bid preference for state contracts for
lumber and other solid wood products harvested in compliance
with the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act (Act), federal
timber sales, or a federal certification program identified by
the director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CDF).
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The Senate amendments:
1)Delete the purchase preference for lumber harvested under a
compliance offset protocol.
2)Allow the purchase preference to apply to lumber harvested in
accordance with a forest program that has been identified by
the director of the CDF after consideration at a public
hearing.
3)Make clarifying changes.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Declares in the Act that forest lands are among the most
valuable natural resources in the state.
2)Recognizes that the state's forests currently are an annual
net sequester of five million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
3)Expresses legislative intent to achieve the goal of maximum
sustained production of high-quality timber products while
giving consideration to values relating to sequestration of
carbon dioxide, recreation, watershed, wildlife, range and
forage, fisheries, regional economic vitality, employment, and
aesthetic enjoyment.
4)Provides for the regulatory review and approval of timber
harvest plans.
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FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, onetime costs of up to $100,000 to the General Fund
for the Department of General Services to promulgate regulations
that would establish how the bid preference in this bill would
interact with other existing bid preferences.
GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE:
This bill requires state agencies to provide a bid preference
for California products when contracting for lumber and solid
wood products.
In recent years I have signed sweeping reforms into law that
have reduced fees and regulatory burdens on California's
forestry industry. These reforms have helped the industry
compete on a level playing field.
While I encourage the purchase of California products,
especially when price and quality are equal, this bill could
invite costly legal challenges for little benefit. For this
reason I cannot sign it.
Analysis Prepared by: William Herms / A. & A.R. / (916)
319-3600 FN: 0002463
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