SSB 5667: Concerning eligibility, enrollment, and compensation of small forestland owners volunteering for participation in the forestry riparian easement program.

What this bill does

Reduces the duration of easements under the Forestry Riparian Easement Program (FREP) from 50 years to 40 years. Increases the amount the Small Forest Landowner Office (SFLO) must offer a small forest landowner from 50 percent to 90 percent of the value of qualifying timber in the FREP. Increases payments for qualifying timber on unstable slopes from $50,000 to $150,000.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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