The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practices Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The act authorizes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to exempt from some or all of those provisions of the act a person engaging in specified forest management activities including the cutting or removal of trees in compliance with existing law relating to defensible space that eliminates the vertical continuity of vegetative fuels and the horizontal continuity of tree crowns for the purpose of reducing flammable materials and maintaining a fuel break for a distance of no more than 150 feet on each side from an approved and legally permitted structure, as provided.
California AB 1867 (20132014) — Timber harvest plans: exemption: reducing flammable materials.
The Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practices Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations, as defined, unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The act authorizes the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to exempt from some or all of those provisions of the act a person engaging in specified forest management activities including the cutting or removal of trees in compliance with existing law relating to defensible space that eliminates the vertical continuity of vegetative fuels and the horizontal continuity of tree crowns for the purpose of reducing flammable materials and maintaining a fuel break for a distance of no more than 150 feet on each side from an approved and legally permitted structure, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1867 PATTERSON Assembly Third Reading — 67–2 (pass) · lower
AB 1867 PATTERSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 69–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Patterson — primary (person)
Berryhill — coauthor (person)
Cannella — coauthor (person)
Fuller — coauthor (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Harkey — coauthor (person)
Huff — coauthor (person)
Olsen — coauthor (person)
Vidak — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2014-04-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-22 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 2. Page 5091.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2014-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-12 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 2. Page 4716.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.