SB 6539 - DIGEST |
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB) |
Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Endeavor to generate an average of two hundred thirty million dollars from state lands and state forestlands each year; |
(2) Evaluate its lands portfolio and revenue streams, management practices, and transaction processes, and develop options and recommendations to promote achievement of this goal; |
(3) Seek to account for the volatility of forest product markets and consider ways to mitigate the impact of market downturns on its revenues; and |
(4) Annually adjust the two hundred thirty million dollar goal for inflation, however, it may not count trust land transfer funds towards the goal. |
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to develop methods or tools to estimate the current asset value of state lands and forestlands. |