California

Public Resources Code - PRC

8,181 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 45030 — (a) A party to a hearing held pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 44300) of Part 4 may appeal to the board to review the written decision of the hearing panel or hearing officer or to revie
• § 45031 — Within 30 days from the date that an appeal is filed with the board, the board may do any of the following: (a) Determine not to hear the appeal if the appellant fails to raise substantial issues.
• § 45032 — (a) In the board’s hearing on the appeal, the evidence before the board shall consist of the record before the hearing panel or hearing officer, relevant facts as to any actions or inactions not subje
• § 45040 — (a) Within 30 days from the date of service of a copy of a decision or order issued by the board pursuant to Section 45031 or 45032, any aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for
• § 45041 — The evidence before the court shall consist of the records before the hearing panel or hearing officer and the board, if any, including the enforcement agency’s records, and any other relevant evidenc
• § 45042 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Section 1094.
• § 4505 — (a) (1) The Legislature acknowledges that federally recognized California Native American tribes have inherent sovereignty and authority to regulate their members and cultural practices, including, bu
• § 4511 — This chapter shall be known as the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973.
• § 4512 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the forest resources and timberlands of the state are among the most valuable of the natural resources of the state and that there is great concern t
• § 4512.5 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) State forests play a critical and unique role in the state’s carbon balance by sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing
• § 4513 — It is the intent of the Legislature to create and maintain an effective and comprehensive system of regulation and use of all timberlands so as to ensure both of the following: (a) Where feasible, the
• § 4514 — This chapter or a ruling, requirement, or policy of the board is not a limitation on the following: (a) On the power of a city or county or city and county to declare, prohibit, and abate nuisances.
• § 4514.3 — (a) Timber operations conducted pursuant to this chapter are exempt from the waste discharge requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of Chapter 4 of Division 7 of the Water Code as l
• § 4514.5 — A person may commence an action on his or her own behalf against the board or the department for a writ of mandate pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code
• § 4516 — Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shall have the right, within the reasonable exercise of its powers, to adopt rules and regulations by ordin
• § 4516.5 — (a) Individual counties may recommend that the board adopt additional rules and regulations for the content of timber harvesting plans and the conduct of timber operations to take account of local nee
• § 4516.6 — (a) To provide for adequate public review and comment, notwithstanding Section 4582.
• § 4516.8 — In addition to the authority provided in Section 4516.
• § 4517 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be
• § 4521 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 4521.3 — “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
• § 4523 — “District” means a forest district.
• § 4524 — “License” means a license to engage in timber operations, issued pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 4571) of this chapter.
• § 4525 — “Person” includes any private individual, organization, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, city, county, district, or the state or any department or agency thereof.
• § 4525.3 — “Resource conservation standards” means the minimum acceptable condition resulting from timber operations.
• § 4525.5 — “Rules” means the district forest practice rules adopted by the board.
• § 4525.7 — “Slash” means branches or limbs less than four inches in diameter, and bark and split products debris left on the ground as a result of timber operations.
• § 4526 — “Timberland” means land, other than land owned by the federal government and land designated by the board as experimental forest land, which is available for, and capable of, growing a crop of trees o
• § 4526.5 — “Timber operator” means a person who is engaged in timber operations or who contracts with others to conduct the operations on his or her behalf, except a person who is engaged in timber operations as
• § 4527 — (a) (1) “Timber operations” means the cutting or removal, or both, of timber or other solid wood forest products, including Christmas trees, from timberlands for commercial purposes, together with all
• § 4527.5 — “Timber owner” means a person who owns commercial timber, timberland, or timber rights, including Christmas tree rights, on lands of another except a federal agency.
• § 4528 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Basal area per acre” means the sum of the cross-sectional areas at breast height of the tree stems of commercial species per acre.
• § 4528.5 — This chapter does not apply to a person who engages in activities regulated by this chapter, as an employee, with wages as his or her sole compensation.
• § 4529 — The penalties and remedies which are prescribed in this chapter are concurrent and alternative to any other civil, criminal, or administrative rights, remedies, or penalties which are provided or allo
• § 4529.5 — Service of documents where required under this chapter may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to the respondent’s latest address registered on file with the department.
• § 4531 — The board shall divide the state into not less than three districts.
• § 4551 — (a) The board shall adopt district forest practice rules and regulations for each district in accordance with the policies set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 4511) of this chapter and pur
• § 4551.3 — (a) A sustained yield plan that is prepared and approved in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 4551, including Article 6.
• § 4551.5 — Rules and regulations shall apply to the conduct of timber operations and shall include, but shall not be limited to, measures for fire prevention and control, for soil erosion control, for site prepa
• § 4551.7 — The board shall, on or before November 1, 1988, adopt regulations pertaining to site preparation that involves disturbance of soil or burning of vegetation following timber harvesting activities condu
• § 4551.9 — (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the board shall adopt regulations to require that a timber harvesting plan include a map or maps, depicting the location and boundaries of past, present, and reasonab
• § 4552 — The rules and regulations adopted by the board shall be based upon a study of the factors that significantly affect the present and future condition of timberlands and shall be used as standards by pe
• § 4553 — The rules and regulations shall be continuously reviewed and may be revised.
• § 4554 — Except for emergency regulations or orders of repeal adopted pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.
• § 4554.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11343.
• § 4555 — If the director determines that a substantial question exists concerning whether the intent of this chapter is currently provided for by the rules and regulations of the board, and that approval of a
• § 4561 — It is the purpose of this section to set forth resource conservation standards for timber operations, and to ensure that a cover of trees of commercial species, sufficient to utilize adequately the su
• § 4561.1 — The resource conservation standards relating to stocking enumerated in Section 4561 shall constitute minimum requirements, and these shall be the standards to which all timber harvesting plans shall c
• § 4561.2 — Notwithstanding Section 4561.
• § 4561.5 — The board may from time to time, after a public hearing, amend permanent stocking standards applicable to commercial timberland where the growing timber does not meet the acceptable stocking standards
• § 4561.7 — (a) The site designated for testing purposes by subdivision (b) is exempt from any stocking requirements.
• § 4562 — In order to reduce the incidence and spread of fire on timberlands, the board shall adopt rules in the fire protection zone as such zone is defined by the board, including, but not limited to, land al
• § 4562.5 — It is the purpose of this section to insure that soil erosion associated with timber operations is adequately controlled to protect soil resources, forest productivity, and water quality.
• § 4562.7 — The purpose of this section is to ensure the protection of beneficial uses that are derived from the physical form, water quality, and biological capability of streams.
• § 4562.9 — The board shall adopt regulations requiring maintenance of installed drainage facilities and soil stabilization treatments on skid trails, roads, and landings for a period of at least one year, but no
• § 4570 — For purposes of this article, “real person in interest” means an individual who is one of the following: (a) The sole proprietor, principal owner, or principal officer of an entity that is applying fo
• § 4571 — (a) No person shall engage in timber operations until that person has obtained a license from the board.
• § 4572 — (a) The board shall, by regulation, prescribe the form and content of an application for a timber operator license or license renewal, establish procedures for filing the application, and require a re
• § 4573 — The board may deny a timber operator license for any of the following reasons: (a) The applicant is not the real person in interest.
• § 4574 — (a) Timber operator licenses shall be valid for a period not to exceed two calendar years, as prescribed by the board.
• § 4575 — A license is subject to future legislation and is not transferable.
• § 4576 — A license may be suspended or revoked by the director pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code for any of the reasons specified b
• § 4576.1 — During the period for which a timber operator license has been suspended, revoked, or denied pursuant to Section 4573 or 4576, the real person in interest, as defined in Section 4570, may not have any
• § 4577 — The board may delegate its authority under this article to the director.
• § 4578 — Timber operations, timber harvesting, and any other activities pursuant to a timber harvest plan or a federal or state timber sales contract are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing wit
• § 4581 — No person shall conduct timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted for such operations to the department pursuant to this artic
• § 4582 — The timber harvesting plan shall be filed with the department in writing by a person who owns, leases, or otherwise controls or operates on all or any portion of any timberland and who plans to harves
• § 4582.3 — The board shall, on or before May 1, 1985, adopt regulations regarding notice of intent to harvest timber, to be given within two working days following submission of a timber harvesting plan, which i
• § 4582.4 — Notice of the filing of timber harvesting plans shall be made by the department to any person who requests, in writing, such notification.
• § 4582.5 — Timber harvesting plans shall be applicable to a specific piece of property or properties and shall be based upon such characteristics of the property as vegetation type, soil stability, topography, g
• § 4582.6 — (a) Upon receipt of the timber harvesting plan, the department shall place it, or a true copy of the plan, in a file available for public inspection in the county in which timber operations are propos
• § 4582.7 — (a) The director shall have 30 days from the date that the initial inspection is completed (10 of these days shall follow the date of final interagency review) or, if the director determines that the
• § 4582.71 — (a) A timber harvesting plan may not be approved if the appropriate regional water quality control board finds, based on substantial evidence, that the timber operations proposed in the plan will resu
• § 4582.75 — The rules adopted by the board and the provisions of this chapter shall be the only criteria employed by the director when reviewing timber harvesting plans pursuant to Section 4582.
• § 4582.8 — Within 10 days from the date that a timber harvesting plan is determined to be in conformance under Section 4582.
• § 4582.9 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Director of Fish and Game or the State Water Resources Control Board may, not later than 10 days after approval of a plan by the director,
• § 4583 — A timber harvesting plan shall conform to all standards and rules which are in effect at the time the plan becomes effective.
• § 4583.2 — The registered professional forester who prepared the timber harvesting plan and or any other registered professional forester who is employed by the owner or operator, shall report to the owner and o
• § 4583.5 — If the board finds that the registered professional forester has made a material misstatement in the filing of a timber harvesting plan or report pursuant to this chapter, it shall take disciplinary a
• § 4584 — Upon determining that this exemption is consistent with the purposes of this chapter, the board may exempt from this chapter, or portions of this chapter, a person engaged in forest management whose a
• § 4584.1 — Rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 4584, except subdivision (k) of Section 4584, shall comply with the following standards, as determined appropriate and necessary by the b
• § 4584.2 — Rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 4584, shall comply with the following standards: (a) Notices of exemption that are prepared and submitted to the direc
• § 4584.5 — Nothing in Section 4584 shall exempt the owner of any timber harvested from registering with the State Board of Equalization or from the payment of any applicable timber yield taxes imposed pursuant t
• § 4585 — (a) Within one month after completion of the work described in the timber harvesting plan or nonindustrial timber harvest notice, excluding work for stocking, site preparation, or maintenance of drain
• § 4586 — Within six months of the receipt of the work completion report specified in Section 4585, the director shall determine, by inspection, whether the work described in the report has been properly comple
• § 4587 — (a) Within five years after completion of timber operations on an area identified in a report submitted pursuant to Section 4585 or nonindustrial timber harvest notice, a report of stocking with respe
• § 4588 — Within six months of the receipt of the stocking report, the director shall determine, by inspection, whether the stocking has been properly completed.
• § 4589 — (a) The department and board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Water Resources Control Board, shall, commencing December 31, 2019, and annually thereafter, revie
• § 4590 — (a) (1) A timber harvesting plan approved by the department on or after July 1, 2012, is effective for a period of not more than five years, unless extended pursuant to paragraph (2).
• § 4591 — Amendments to the original timber harvesting plan may be submitted detailing proposed changes from the original plan.
• § 4591.1 — The board shall specify by regulation those deviations which may be undertaken by an operator without submission of an amended plan but which must subsequently be reported to the department, and provi
• § 4592 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a registered professional forester may in an emergency, on behalf of a timber owner or operator, file an “emergency notice” with the department th
• § 4592.5 — (a) The department shall provide guidance and assistance to ensure the uniform and efficient implementation of processes and procedures regulating the filing, review, approval, required modification,
• § 4593 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a substantial acreage of timberlands of the state are held by private nonindustrial owners and that it is the policy of the state to increase the productivi
• § 4593.10 — (a) Upon a change of ownership of the land described in the nonindustrial timber management plan, the transferring landowner shall provide the acquiring landowner with written notice that discloses th
• § 4593.11 — The nonindustrial tree farmer may cancel the nonindustrial timber management plan by submitting a written notice to the department.
• § 4593.2 — Notwithstanding Section 4521, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern construction of this article: (a) “Nonindustrial timberlands” means timberland owned by a nonindus
• § 4593.3 — A nonindustrial timber management plan may be filed with the department in writing by a person who intends to become a nonindustrial tree farmer with the long-term objective of an uneven aged timber s
• § 4593.4 — The board shall adopt regulations regarding the notice of receipt of the proposed nonindustrial timber management plan.
• § 4593.5 — The department shall provide notice of the filing of nonindustrial timber management plans to any person who requests, in writing, that notification.
• § 4593.6 — Upon receipt of the nonindustrial timber management plan, the department shall place it, or a true copy thereof, in a file available for public inspection in the county in which timber operations are
• § 4593.7 — (a) The director has 45 days from the date the initial inspection is completed as provided in Section 4604, or a longer period mutually agreed upon by the director and the person submitting the nonind
• § 4593.8 — The nonindustrial tree farmer may submit a proposed amendment to the approved plan and may not take any action which substantially deviates, as defined by the board, from the approved plan until the a
• § 4593.9 — The nonindustrial tree farmer may take actions which do not substantially deviate from the approved plan without the submittal of an amendment, but those actions shall be subsequently reported to the
• § 4594 — The nonindustrial tree farmer who owns, leases, or otherwise controls or operates on all or any portion of any timberland within the boundaries of an approved nonindustrial timber management plan, and
• § 4594.2 — The registered professional forester who prepares the nonindustrial timber management plan or prepares the notice, or any other registered professional forester who is employed by the owner or operato
• § 4594.4 — If the board finds that a registered professional forester has made any material misstatement in any nonindustrial timber harvesting notice, nonindustrial timber management plan, or report under this
• § 4594.6 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a registered professional forester certifies by written declaration, on behalf of the timber owner or operator, that the nonindustrial timber h
• § 4594.7 — If it is determined that the objectives of uneven aged management and sustained yield are not being met by a nonindustrial tree farmer, or there are other persistent violations detected that are not b
• § 4597 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The nonindustrial timber management plan established pursuant to Article 7.
• § 4597.1 — Notwithstanding Section 4521, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern construction of this article: (a) “Long-term sustained yield” means the average annual growth sust
• § 4597.10 — The working forest landowner may cancel the working forest management plan by submitting a written notice to the department.
• § 4597.11 — The working forest landowner who owns, leases, or otherwise controls or operates on all or any portion of any timberland within the boundaries of an approved working forest management plan, and who pl
• § 4597.12 — (a) For an approved working forest management plan, the director shall convene a meeting with the interdisciplinary review team, as that term is used in subdivision (a) of Section 1037.
• § 4597.13 — The registered professional forester who prepares the working forest management plan or prepares the notice of harvest, or any other registered professional forester who is employed by the owner or op
• § 4597.14 — If the board finds that a registered professional forester has made any material misstatement in a working forest harvest notice, working forest management plan, or report pursuant to this chapter, th
• § 4597.15 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a registered professional forester certifies by written declaration, on behalf of the timber owner or operator, that the working forest harvest
• § 4597.16 — If the department determines that the objectives of uneven aged management and sustained yield are not being met by a working forest landowner, or there are other persistent violations detected that a
• § 4597.17 — If a landowner with a nonindustrial timber management plan or a working forest management plan with less than 2,500 acres expands his or her total timberland ownership to 2,500 or more acres, the land
• § 4597.18 — A participating landowner, in conjunction with the preparation of an application for a working forest management plan filed with the department, may also seek approval of a safe harbor agreement from
• § 4597.19 — Notwithstanding any other law, if a person with a working forest management plan or a nonindustrial timber management plan applies for state restoration grant funding for a restoration project that ha
• § 4597.2 — A working forest management plan may be submitted to the department in writing by a person who intends to become a working forest landowner with the long-term objective of an uneven aged timber stand
• § 4597.21 — This article does not affect the applicability of county rules adopted pursuant to Section 4516.
• § 4597.22 — This article does not apply to the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, as described in Section 895.
• § 4597.3 — The board shall adopt regulations regarding the notice of receipt of the proposed working forest management plan.
• § 4597.4 — The department shall provide notice of the filing of working forest management plans, the proposed plans, and working forest harvest notices on its Internet Web site, and to any person who requests, i
• § 4597.5 — Upon receipt of the proposed working forest management plan, the department shall place the proposed plan, or a true copy of the proposed plan, in a location or on an Internet Web site available for p
• § 4597.6 — (a) The department shall provide a time period for public comment, starting from the date of the receipt of a working forest management plan, as follows: (1) Ninety days for a working forest managemen
• § 4597.7 — The working forest landowner may submit a proposed amendment to the approved plan and shall not take any action that substantially deviates, as defined by the board, from the approved plan until the a
• § 4597.8 — The working forest landowner may take actions that do not substantially deviate from the approved plan without the submission of an amendment, but those actions shall be subsequently reported to the d
• § 4597.9 — (a) Upon a change of ownership of the land described in the working forest management plan, the transferring landowner shall provide the acquiring landowner with written notice that discloses the exis
• § 4598 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In order to meet the goals of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.
• § 4598.1 — (a) The purpose of this article is to encourage private investments in, and improved long-term management of, timberlands and resources within the state to promote carbon sequestration through increas
• § 4598.2 — (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this article, the department may enter into agreements and make grants and take other actions necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
• § 4598.3 — As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Eligible landowner” means any person who meets the conditions set forth in Sections 4598.
• § 4598.4 — Agreements may be entered into and grants may be made by the director pursuant to this article for the purpose of preparing PTEIRs for projects that demonstrate potential to increase carbon sequestrat
• § 4598.5 — (a) The director may enter into agreements, on behalf of eligible landowners, pursuant to which the department will undertake the preparation of PTEIRs.
• § 4598.6 — To be eligible for participation in an agreement or grant pursuant to Section 4598.
• § 4598.7 — Payments or grants pursuant to this article may be made for work that is also the subject of payments or other assistance provided pursuant to federal law.
• § 4598.8 — In addition to the requirements of Section 4598.
• § 4598.9 — To carry out this article and to facilitate participation in the program authorized by this article, the board may promulgate regulations, guidelines, or publications the board deems appropriate.
• § 4601 — Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($
• § 4601.1 — (a) (1) In addition to any other penalty, any person who intentionally, knowingly, or negligently violates this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter is subject
• § 4601.2 — (a) The director may issue a complaint and proposed order to any person on whom an administrative penalty may be imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4601.
• § 4601.3 — (a) Any party who is aggrieved by a final order issued by the board or an administrative law judge under Section 4601.
• § 4601.4 — (a) The violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter prescribing any procedural requirement that does not result in, or cause, any environmental damage, and is not
• § 4601.5 — (a) Any person who violates a rule or regulation of the board, the violation of which is an infraction as described in Section 4601.
• § 4602.5 — (a) This section provides an administrative procedure to suspend timber operations temporarily while judicial remedies are pursued pursuant to this article.
• § 4602.6 — (a) If a timber operator believes that a forest officer lacked reasonable cause to issue or extend a stop order pursuant to Section 4602.
• § 4603 — The Attorney General may, on his or her own motion or at the request of the board, bring an action to enforce compliance with the rules and regulations of the board and this chapter.
• § 4604 — (a) The department shall provide an initial inspection of the area in which timber operations are to be conducted within 10 days from the date of filing of the timber harvesting plan or nonindustrial
• § 4605 — The department may bring an action to enjoin the violation, or threatened violation, of any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board.
• § 4606 — If upon a hearing to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued, or upon a hearing of any motion for a preliminary injunction, or if the court should find in any such action that any
• § 4607 — The department may take such appropriate steps as are necessary and incur expenses to correct any violation.
• § 4608 — (a) Before taking any corrective action, other than under Section 4605, the department shall serve a written notice upon the person responsible for the violation.
• § 4609 — If the corrective action is not taken on or before the date specified in the notice served pursuant to Section 4608, the department may take, or contract for the taking of, such corrective action and
• § 4610 — The expenses incurred by the department in taking any corrective action pursuant to this article shall be increased by two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or 10 percent, whichever sum is higher, as admin
• § 4611 — Neither the board, the department, nor any person authorized by the board or the department to enter upon any lands for the purpose of taking any corrective action pursuant to this article is liable t
• § 4621 — (a) A person who owns timberlands that are to be devoted to uses other than the growing of timber shall file an application for conversion with the board.
• § 4621.2 — (a) If the timberlands which are to be devoted to uses other than the growing of timber are zoned as timberland production zones under Section 51112 or 51113 of the Government Code, the application sh
• § 4622 — Approval of an application for conversion shall be conditioned upon the granting of the necessary rezoning or use permit if rezoning or a use permit is required.
• § 4623 — The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit by the applicant that the applicant has a present bona fide intent to convert the land to a use other than timber growing.
• § 4624 — The board shall deny a timberland conversion permit for any of the following reasons: (a) The applicant is not the real person in interest.
• § 4624.5 — A person whose application for a timberland conversion permit has been denied shall be entitled to a hearing before the board pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Divisio
• § 4625 — If the board finds the applicant does have a bona fide intention to convert the land, it shall approve the application, authorizing the applicant to cut and remove any and all trees, provided that the
• § 4626 — If at any time the board finds that the applicant has failed to conform to the intent to convert, as set forth in the application and proof, the board may revoke the permit and require full compliance
• § 4627 — The board may, by regulation, delegate its authority and responsibilities under this article to the director if it determines that the director can more efficiently exercise such authority and carry o
• § 4628 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article or of Section 4581, no public agency shall be required to submit a timber harvesting plan or file an application for conversion with the board where t
• § 4629 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) A thriving in-state forest products sector provides public benefits, including employment opportunities in both rural and urban areas, and
• § 4629.1 — The Legislature further finds that the state’s forest practice regulatory program needs to develop adequate performance measures to provide transparency for both the regulated community and other stak
• § 4629.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the revenues in any fiscal year may be accounted for on an accrued basis.
• § 4629.12 — (a) The Director of Finance shall authorize a loan, from the General Fund to the fund, to implement the activities described in Section 4629.
• § 4629.13 — Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the fund for cashflow loans to the General Fund, as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code.
• § 4629.2 — In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish all of the following: (a) Promote and encourage sustainable forest practices consistent with provisions of this chapter in a
• § 4629.3 — (a) The Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 4629.4 — (a) On or before October 1, 2012, the board shall adopt a regulation that interprets and makes specific the lumber products and engineered wood products that the board determines shall be subject to t
• § 4629.5 — (a) (1) There is hereby imposed an assessment on a person who purchases a lumber product or an engineered wood product for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, at the rate of 1 percent of
• § 4629.6 — Moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only be expended for the following purposes: (a) To reimburse the State Board of Equalization for its administrative costs as
• § 4629.7 — All grants made pursuant to subdivisions (g) and (h) of Section 4629.
• § 4629.8 — (a) Funds deposited in the fund shall be appropriated in accordance with the following priorities: (1) First priority shall be for funding associated with the administration and delivery of responsibi
• § 4629.9 — (a) On or before January 10, 2013, and on each January 10 thereafter in conjunction with the 2014–15 Governor’s Budget and each Governor’s Budget thereafter, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Age
• § 4630 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Innovative forest products” means products made using small-diameter woody materials, brush, and dead trees removed
• § 4630.1 — (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the department, in consultation with the board, shall identify barriers to in-state production of mass timber and other innovative forest products and shall develop solu
• § 4630.2 — (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the Forest Management Task Force or its successor entity shall, in consultation with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Joint Institute for
• § 4631 — It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state and their industries and other activities involving the use of wood, lumber, poles, piling, and other forest prod
• § 4631.5 — It is further declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state that the state do all of the following: (a) Retain the existing land base of state forests in timber production
• § 4635 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 4636 — “Continuous production” means such management as will approach a balance between depletion and growth.
• § 4637 — “Forest land” means lands primarily suited to growing timber and other forest products.
• § 4638 — “Forest products” includes sawlogs, pilings, poles, split products, pulpwood, bolts, bark and other products.
• § 4639 — “Management” means the handling of forest crop and forest soil so as to achieve maximum sustained production of high quality forest products while giving consideration to values relating to recreation
• § 4640 — “Protection” means protection of forest trees against damage by fire, insects, disease, and trespass.
• § 4641 — “Purchase area” means an area of forest land within which forest lands of sufficient acreage may be available and can be consolidated to make state forest units.
• § 4642 — “Reforestation” includes reforestation by natural means from seed and artificially by seeding or planting.
• § 4643 — “State forest” means forest land owned or to be owned by the state.
• § 4645 — The department, in accordance with plans approved by the board, may engage in the management, protection, and reforestation of state forests.
• § 4646 — The director, acting in accordance with policies adopted by the board, shall administer this chapter.
• § 4647 — The department shall prepare a map setting forth the boundaries of purchase areas, and it shall prepare data relating to the forest conditions within these areas.
• § 4648 — (a) Acquisition of forest land pursuant to this chapter shall be made only upon the approval of the director.
• § 4649 — Whenever it is deemed advisable and advantageous, the board may enter into an agreement with the Department of Corrections, or the Youth Authority for employment of inmates of these institutions in wo