Introduced
by
To revise the composition of the board of the Michigan forest finance authority to include representatives of forest products industries. The board governs a state forest development fund. The bill also revises the uses of that fund to include payments in lieu of taxes to local governments on state forestland, maintenance of certification of sustainable forestry standards in the state forest, and assistance to private landowners for forest management activities. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 1022 to 1024, which would require state forest management to be based on sustainable forestry principles, and requires the state to seek forest certification from an independent third party organization. House Bills 5552 to 5554 are the same bills.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described, and to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5554 instead of SB 1023.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To eliminate the tie-bar to Senate Bill 1023, which would establish four private management forest pilot project areas.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
by
To revise the order of some of the bills provision, but not remove or add any provisions.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 90 to 18 (details)
To revise the composition of the board of the Michigan forest finance authority to include representatives of forest products industries. The board governs a state forest development fund. The bill also revises the uses of that fund to include payments in lieu of taxes to local governments on state forestland, maintenance of certification of sustainable forestry standards in the state forest, and assistance to private landowners for forest management activities. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 1023 and House Bill 5554, which would require state forest management to be based on sustainable forestry principles, and requires the state to seek forest certification from an independent third party organization.
Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)
