BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2112
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Date of Hearing: April 30, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 2112 (Dahle) - As Introduced: February 20, 2014
Policy Committee: Natural
ResourcesVote:9-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill extends the time to file a notice of extension for a
Timber Harvest Plan (THP) from 30 to 140 days prior to the
expiration date.
FISCAL EFFECT
Negligible state costs.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose. The Forest Practices Act currently provides two
different notification requirements for extensions on THPs.
Existing law allows the notice of extension for any THP
approved between January 1, 2010 and December 21, 2011 to be
filed no earlier than 140 days but no less than 10 days before
the expiration date. Extension notifications for all other
THPs must be filed no earlier than 30 days but no less than 10
days before the expiration date.
This bill provides the same notice of extension requirement
for all THPs thereby giving the permit holder an extra 110
days to prepare and file a notice of exemption.
2)Background. The Forest Practices Act prohibits timber
operations unless a THP has been prepared by a registered
professional forester and approved by the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). A THP
must contain a description of the location and method of the
planned harvest, the timeframe of operations, measures to
avoid excessive erosion and any other information required by
regulations.
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Generally, the effective period of a THP is limited to five
years. A THP may be extended for a two-year period in order
to complete timber operations if good cause is shown and all
timber operations conform with the plan at the time of filing
the notice of extension. An extension is prohibited if listed
species are discovered in the logging area of the THP or if
there are significant changes in the harvest area or adjacent
areas after cumulative impacts were evaluated.
THPs approved between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011
may be extended for two two-year extensions. The extension
notification requirement for this specific category of THPs is
the same as proposed by this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081