BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
SB 5616: Sustainable forestry act
Adopting the sustainable forestry act.
Summary
- Revises provisions regulating Class IV forest practices. Revises provisions for the regulation of harvest and other forest practices. Provides policies and processes to manage change in the type and condition of wildlife habitat over the next ten years.
From the Bill Digest (SB 5616), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jack Metcalf (R-10)
- Introduced
- February 11, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1823
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jack Metcalf (R-10)
4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5616 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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