California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 904 — Forest practices: working forest management plans.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2013.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. A violation of the act is a crime. The bill would authorize a person who intends to become a working forest landowner, as defined, to file a working forest management plan with the department, with the long-term objective of an uneven aged timber stand and sustained yield through the implementation of the plan. The bill would require the plan to be prepared by a registered professional forester, be public record, and contain certain information, including the name and address of the timberland owner. The bill would require the department to provide a public comment period of at least 90 days from the date of the receipt of the plan, as specified. The bill would require the department to determine if the plan is accurate, complete, and in proper order. The bill would require the director to return the plan if the director determines that the plan is not in conformance, as provided. The bill would require 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 plan and who harvests any of the timber during a given year to file a working forest harvest notice, as defined, with the department in writing. The bill would require the notice to be public record and to include certain information, including a statement that state or federally listed rare, threatened, candidate, or endangered plant or animal species have not been discovered in the harvest area since the approval of the plan. The bill would require the director to convene an interdisciplinary review team, as described, every 5 years to review an approved plan's administrative record, plan summary information, as specified, and any other information relevant to verify that operations have been conducted in accordance with the plan and applicable laws. The bill would require the department to cancel a previously approved plan if the department determines that the objectives of uneven aged management and sustained yield are not being met or if there are other persistent violations, as provided. The bill would require the board to adopt regulations needed to implement the above provisions by January 1, 2016. The bill would provide that its provisions shall not apply to the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, as defined. The bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the need for special legislation. Because a violation of these provisions is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3036.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 2188.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  9. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  13. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 2. Page 1698.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chesbro · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Chesbro

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 904 CHESBRO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 76002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB904 Chesbro By Wolk

Passed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32103
Democratic 3000
Total 35103
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Nay
Monning — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 904 CHESBRO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61205
Republican 4000
Democratic 6001
Total 71206
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Levine — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Conway — Yea
Stone — Nay
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Stone — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 904 do?
The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations on timberland unless a timber harvesting plan has been prepared by a registered professional forester and has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and approved by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. A violation of the act is a crime. The bill would authorize a person who intends to become a working forest landowner, as defined, to file a working forest management plan with the department, with the long-term objective of an uneven aged timber stand and sustained yield through the implementation of the plan. The bill would require the plan to be prepared by a registered professional forester, be public record, and contain certain information, including the name and address of the timberland owner. The bill would require the department to provide a public comment period of at least 90 days from the date of the receipt of the plan, as specified. The bill would require the department to determine if the plan is accurate, complete, and in proper order. The bill would require the director to return the plan if the director determines that the plan is not in conformance, as provided. The bill would require 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 plan and who harvests any of the timber during a given year to file a working forest harvest notice, as defined, with the department in writing. The bill would require the notice to be public record and to include certain information, including a statement that state or federally listed rare, threatened, candidate, or endangered plant or animal species have not been discovered in the harvest area since the approval of the plan. The bill would require the director to convene an interdisciplinary review team, as described, every 5 years to review an approved plan's administrative record, plan summary information, as specified, and any other information relevant to verify that operations have been conducted in accordance with the plan and applicable laws. The bill would require the department to cancel a previously approved plan if the department determines that the objectives of uneven aged management and sustained yield are not being met or if there are other persistent violations, as provided. The bill would require the board to adopt regulations needed to implement the above provisions by January 1, 2016. The bill would provide that its provisions shall not apply to the Southern Subdistrict of the Coast Forest District, as defined. The bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the need for special legislation. Because a violation of these provisions is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 904?
AB 904 is sponsored by Chesbro.
What is the current status of AB 904?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
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