BILL NUMBER: AB 2168	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to add Section 4582.70 to the Public Resources Code,
relating to forestry and fire protection.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2168, as introduced, Chesbro. Forestry: timber harvesting
plans.
   The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person
from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan
prepared by a professional forester has been submitted to, and
approved by, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
   This bill would require the Director of Forestry and Fire
Protection, if an initial inspection is needed to review a timber
harvesting plan, to coordinate with a specified interdisciplinary
review team to ensure that all necessary members are present for the
inspection. The bill would permit the director, if there are
compelling reasons why a member of the review team cannot attend the
initial inspection, and the director articulates those reasons in
writing to the person who submitted the plan, to schedule an
additional onsite visit to complete the initial inspection.
   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 4582.70 is added to the Public Resources Code,
to read:
   4582.70.  If an initial inspection is needed to review a timber
harvesting plan, the director shall coordinate with the
interdisciplinary team required to be established pursuant to Section
1037.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations to ensure
that all necessary members of the team are present for the
inspection. If there are compelling reasons why a member of the
review team cannot attend the initial inspection, and the director
articulates those reasons in writing to the person who submitted the
plan, the director may schedule an additional onsite visit to
complete the initial inspection.