87-1-622. Forest management plan -- sustainable yield study required -- definition. (1) The commission and the board shall adopt forest management plans for lands under their jurisdiction, based on an annual sustainable yield, to implement the provisions of 87-1-201(9)(a)(iv).
(2) The department, under the direction of the commission, shall, before July 1, 2012, commission a study by a qualified independent third party to determine, using scientific principles, the annual sustainable yield on forested department lands. The department shall direct the qualified independent third party to determine the annual sustainable yield pursuant to all state and federal laws.
(3) The annual timber sale requirement for the timber sale program administered by the department to address fire mitigation, pine beetle infestation, and wildlife habitat enhancement may not exceed the annual sustainable yield.
(4) The commission and the board shall review and redetermine the annual sustainable yield for lands under their jurisdiction at least once every 5 years.
(5) Expenditures necessary to meet the requirements of this section are authorized to be made by the department pursuant to 87-1-601.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the term "annual sustainable yield" means the quantity of timber that can be harvested from forested department lands each year, taking into account the ability of forested lands to generate replacement tree growth and in accordance with:
(a) the provisions of 87-1-201(9)(a)(iv);
(b) state and federal laws, including but not limited to the laws pertaining to wildlife, recreation, and maintenance of watersheds; and
(c) water quality standards that protect fisheries and aquatic life and that are adopted under the provisions of Title 75, chapter 5.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 395, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 235, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 1. Organization and Operation
87-1-601. Use of fish and game money
87-1-602. Payment of salaries, per diem, and expenses
87-1-603. Payments to counties for department-owned land -- exceptions
87-1-604. Authorization for allocation of funds to school districts
87-1-605. Fees used to purchase recreational facilities
87-1-606. Fee limitation for multiple licenses
87-1-607. through 87-1-609 reserved
87-1-610. Contributions for leasing appropriation rights -- general spending authority
87-1-611. Fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund created
87-1-612. Purposes of the fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund
87-1-613. Agreements for use of fund -- department as trustee
87-1-614. Expenditure of principal and earnings
87-1-615. Investment of fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund
87-1-616. through 87-1-620 reserved
87-1-621. Forest management account
87-1-622. Forest management plan -- sustainable yield study required -- definition
87-1-623. Wolf management account
87-1-625. Funding for wolf management
87-1-626. and 87-1-627 reserved