89A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Advisory committee. “Advisory committee” means the Forest Resources Research Advisory Committee established under section 89A.08. Subd. 3. Biological diversity. “Biological diversity” means […]
89A.02 POLICY. It is the policy of the state to: (1) pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection of the state’s forest resources to achieve the state’s economic, environmental, and social goals; (2) encourage cooperation and collaboration between public and private sectors in the management of the state’s forest resources; (3) recognize and consider forest […]
89A.03 MINNESOTA FOREST RESOURCES COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Membership. The governor must appoint a chair and 15 other members to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council. The Indian Affairs Council will appoint one additional member. When making appointments to the council, the governor must appoint knowledgeable individuals with an understanding of state forest resource issues who reflect […]
89A.04 PARTNERSHIP. It is the policy of the state to encourage forest landowners, forest managers, and loggers to maintain a partnership in which the implementation of council recommendations can occur in a timely and coordinated manner across ownerships. The partnership shall serve as a forum for discussing operational implementation issues and problem solving related to […]
89A.05 TIMBER HARVESTING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. Subdivision 1. Development and revision. The council shall coordinate the development and periodic revision of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines based on the information derived from forest resources, practices, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring programs, and other information deemed appropriate by the council. The guidelines must address […]
89A.06 LANDSCAPE-LEVEL FOREST RESOURCE PLANNING AND COORDINATION. Subdivision 1. Framework. The council must maintain a framework that will enable long-range strategic planning and coordination to occur, to the extent possible, across all forested regions of the state and across all ownerships. The framework must include: (1) identification of the landscapes within which long-range strategic planning […]
89A.07 MONITORING. Subdivision 1. Forest resource monitoring. The commissioner shall maintain a program for monitoring broad trends and conditions in the state’s forest resources at statewide, landscape, and site levels. The council shall provide oversight and program direction for the implementation of the monitoring program. To the extent possible, the information generated under the monitoring […]
89A.08 RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The council chair shall appoint a Forest Resources Research Advisory Committee and a chair of that committee. The committee must consist of representatives of: (1) the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota; (2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth; (3) […]
89A.09 INTERAGENCY INFORMATION COOPERATIVE. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, is encouraged to maintain an Interagency Information Cooperative that must include members from: (1) the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota; (2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University […]
89A.10 CONTINUING EDUCATION. It is the policy of the state to encourage timber harvesters and forest resource professionals to maintain continuing education programs within their respective professions that promote sustainable forest management, including the Minnesota Logger Education Program and the University of Minnesota Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative, respectively. History: 1995 c 220 s 87,141,142; 1995 […]
89A.105 IMPLEMENTATION. Implementation of this chapter is subject to biennial appropriations of the legislature. History: 2014 c 289 s 46
89A.11 SUNSET. Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09; 89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11 expire June 30, 2028. History: 2002 c 379 art 1 s 28; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 75; 2014 c 289 s 47; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 45
