Sec. 4. Notices and report. Resolved: That the Director of the State Planning Office shall provide members of the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry with notices of all meetings of the working group created pursuant to section 1. No later than January 15, 2003, the director shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public lands matters with a summary of the group's activities and the guidelines and processes established in accordance with this resolve.

SUMMARY

This resolve requires the Director of the State Planning Office to convene a working group to develop a process for state agencies to use when negotiating conservation easements to be acquired with state funds. The working group is charged with developing criteria for acquiring public access rights and guidelines for stipulations regarding forest management when the landowner retains the right to harvest timber. The Director of the State Planning Office is required to report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public lands matters no later than January 15, 2003.