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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1243: DNR timber sale program

Modifying expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' timber sale program.

Summary

  • Stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of timber that can be sold by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through their contract harvesting program.
  • Stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of money that can be held in the Contract Harvest Revolving Account.
  • Allows, for five more years, the DNR to set the final appraised value for the purposes of an auction based on the current market prices for the valuable material in question.
  • Provides five more years of authority to the DNR to give consideration to requests from timber purchasers when the purchasers request timber sale extensions or other flexible options in the execution of a timber sale contract designed to avoid a contract default.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1243), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2013
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2013
  3. Passed HouseMar 6, 2013
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kathy Haigh (D-35)
Introduced
January 21, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5337
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' timber sale program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kathy Haigh (D-35)

11 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Drew MacEwen R-35Brian Blake D-19Pat Sullivan D-47Ed Orcutt R-20Cindy Ryu D-32Marcie Maxwell D-41Dave Upthegrove D-33Kristine Lytton D-40Kevin Van De Wege D-24Joel Kretz R-7Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 6, 2013
Version voted on: HB 1243
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55000
Republican42001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass.
  13. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. Referred to Appropriations.
  15. AGNR - Majority; do pass.
  16. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1243 in other sessions

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