26.42 Forestry diversification.
(1) The department shall establish a forestry diversification program and shall promote and assist the development and use of industrial and commercial products from forestry products, including all of the following:
(a) Alternative fuels, including fuels that are considered to be renewable fuels under the renewable fuel program under 42 USC 7545 (o).
(b) Heat.
(c) Electricity, including electricity that satisfies the requirements in s. 196.378 (2).
(d) Marketable credits for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 285.78 (1) (c), derived from appropriate management practices used in the production of timber.
(2) The department shall promote and assist the development and use of the products identified in sub. (1) (a) to (d) in cooperation with and with the assistance of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
History: 2009 a. 401.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 26 - Protection of forest lands and forest productivity.
26.03 - Harvest of raw forest products.
26.06 - Enforcement, seizure and sale of materials.
26.07 - Money, how disposed of.
26.09 - Civil liability for unauthorized cutting, removal or transportation of raw forest products.
26.10 - Reports by the department to the board of commissioners of public lands.
26.105 - Forestry and fire prevention study.
26.11 - Forest fires; department jurisdiction; procedure.
26.13 - Town fire wardens; duties, expenses.
26.14 - Forest fires, authority of fire fighters, compensation, penalties, civil liability.
26.145 - Fire suppression aids.
26.15 - Responsibility of wardens and citizens.
26.18 - District attorneys to prosecute.
26.19 - Destruction of forest protection equipment or notices.
26.20 - Fire protection devices.
26.205 - Tractors, spark arresters.
26.21 - Civil liability for forest fires.
26.30 - Forest insects and diseases; department jurisdiction; procedure.
26.36 - Forest energy resources.
26.37 - Lake states wood utilization consortium.
26.39 - Forestry education and training.
26.40 - Forestry education grant program.
26.42 - Forestry diversification.
26.97 - Law enforcement and police power.