TO PRESERVE PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO PRESERVE TIMBER AT THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION.

Senate Bill 85 restricts the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees from commercially harvesting timber at the Pine Tree Research Station in St. Francis County. The bill allows the Board to manage timber on this property for wildlife purposes. Any contract initiated by the Board for timber management, including harvesting for wildlife purposes, must first be submitted to the Senate and House Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development for review. This measure is intended to preserve public property and the timber at the research station.