JOINT STUDY ORDER DIRECTING THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY TO STUDY NEW PAYMENT MODELS FOR THE LOGGING INDUSTRY
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that:
1. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall conduct a study of new payment models for the logging industry. The committee shall conduct the study during authorized interim committee meetings.
2. The committee shall:
A. Examine how logging contractors and their employees are paid;
B. Explore new models of payment;
C. Examine public policies for forests that promote better forestry practices or protect wildlife habitat and how the policies affect landowners;
D. Examine whether there are forest policies that give incentives for mismanagement or disincentives for improved management;
E. Examine state labor and educational policies that govern the creation of apprenticeship programs;
F. Identify the opportunities for and barriers to creating logger apprenticeship programs; and
G. Consult with interested parties affected by the forest industry.
3. The committee shall submit a report, together with any necessary implementing legislation, to the Legislature no later than December 3, 2003.
Passed by the Senate June 10, 2003 and the House of Representatives June 11, 2003.
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