The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which restricts road construction and timber harvest on millions of federal acres. The proposal would return roadless-area decisions to forest-level planning.
President Trump delayed planned tariffs on Canada for three days as trade negotiations continue, including discussions about provincial restrictions on U.S. wine and liquor that have significantly affected California wine exports.
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board is proposing new road assessment requirements for large landowners in the Gualala River watershed. California Farm Bureau opposes the draft order as written and seeks revisions.
The fate of several major Farm Bureau priority bills became clearer this week as the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees completed their annual suspense file hearings, one of the final major hurdles before bills head to the floor. Among the most notable outcomes, SB 1305, which Farm Bureau opposed and which addressed grizzly bears in California, was held in committee and will not advance this year. SB 601, an opposed measure that would have expanded the State Water Resources Control Board's authority to adopt water quality control plans for all "waters of the state," was also stopped. Read the full report here.
Contact
- Phone: (916) 561-5500
- Fax: (916) 561-4507
- Email: cfbf@cfbf.com
- 2600 River Plaza Dr.
- Sacramento, CA 95833
.svg.png?cacheid=0.9616018850896426)
