SENATE BILL 33

Sponsored By:

Senator Colburn

Entitled:

Forest Conservation

Synopsis:

Defining "forest mitigation banking" to mean the intentional restoration or creation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities; establishing standards concerning the use of the Reforestation Fund to purchase credits in, establish, or maintain a forest mitigation bank; prohibiting the use of the Reforestation Fund to finance administrative activities associated with a mitigation bank; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

11/15

Pre-filed

1/8

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

1/3

Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.

2/5

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/6

Favorable Report Adopted

Special Order 2/11 (Senator Amoss) Adopted

2/11

Second Reading Passed

2/13

Third Reading Passed (43-0)

4/5

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 559

House Action

2/14

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/12

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/31

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (123-3)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSERVATION -see also- RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION

FORESTS AND PARKS -see also- PROGRAM OPEN SPACE; TREES

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

NATURAL RESOURCES -see also- FORESTS AND PARKS

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TREES

ZONING AND PLANNING

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Natural Resources

( 5-103 , 5-103 , 5-103 , 5-1601 , 5-1601 , 5-1601 , 5-1602 , 5-1602 , 5-1603 , 5-1604 , 5-1606 , 5-1607 , 5-1610 , 5-1610.1 , 5-1613 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 069373/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997 at: 11:51 Status: Adopted