SB 5235-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/18/03)

Declares that any decision or action of the department of natural resources and the board of natural resources concerning state trust lands are exempt from all of the procedural requirements for the preparation of an environmental impact statement or the making of a threshold determination required by this chapter for class I, II, and III forest practices as defined by rules adopted by the forest practices board under RCW 76.09.050. Such forest practices include timber sales by the department of natural resources and the board of natural resources. State trust lands include federally granted trust lands, forest board transfer lands, forest board purchase lands, and the community college reserve trust lands.