Establishes various programs in DEP concerning management of publicly owned forested land; appropriates $60 million.
This bill directs New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create programs managing publicly owned forested lands (over 0.5 acres with 10% canopy cover), appropriating $60 million for implementation. It requires the DEP to conduct a statewide survey and 10-year planning process mapping forests, identifying areas for carbon reserves to support climate goals, protecting mature forests, and addressing threats like invasive species or wildfires. The bill mandates that local governments and the state develop forest stewardship plans without commercial profit as a goal, prohibiting wood sales except for ecological or climate-related purposes. It also establishes an advisory board to define "ecological threats" guiding forest management in designated Carbon Reserve Forests.
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Introduced Jan 29, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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