(a) On or before December 31, 2018, the department and board shall review and submit a report to the Legislature on the trends in the use of, compliance with, and effectiveness of, the exemptions and emergency notice provisions described in Sections 4584 and 4592 of this code and Sections 1038 and 1052 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The report shall include an analysis of exemption use, whether the exemptions are having the intended effect, any barriers for small forest owners presented by the exemptions, and measures that might be taken to make exemptions more accessible to small forest owners. The report shall also include recommendations to improve the use of those exemptions and emergency notice provisions.
(b) The Department of Fish and Wildlife, regional water quality control boards, and the public shall be provided opportunities to participate in the review and the development of the report.
(c) The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 77. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018