California Forest Legacy Program Act

Overview

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Privately owned forest lands comprise nearly half of California’s 32.6 million acres of forest land, and include some of the state’s most important and productive forest resources, including timber, fish and wildlife habitat, watersheds, and climate benefits. It is in the interest of the state to provide and maintain a favorable climate for long-term investment in forest resources. (b) The importance of private forest lands to California’s economy and environment has been recognized for many years, and more recently for almost three decades by the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4), the California Timber Productivity Act of 1982 (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51100) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code), and other statutes and policies. (c) California’s private forest lands and woodlands are threatened by continued population growth and changes in land use patterns, including parcel size reductions, residential and commercial development, and by changes in forest cover. (d) Heirs of forest landowners frequentl

Sections covered

• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12200Title
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12210Findings and Declarations
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12211Findings and Declarations
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12220Definitions
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12230Administration
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12231Administration
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12240California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12241California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12242California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12244California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12245California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12246California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12247California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12248California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12249California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12249.5California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12249.6California Forest Legacy Program
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12250Eligibility Criteria
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12250.5Eligibility Criteria
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12251Eligibility Criteria
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12252Eligibility Criteria
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12260Selection Criteria and Process
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12262Selection Criteria and Process
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12263Selection Criteria and Process
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12264Selection Criteria and Process
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12275Easement Monitoring and Management
• Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 12276Easement Monitoring and Management