HB 112: "An Act providing for establishment and maintenance by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development of a registry of professional foresters; and relating to the membership of the Board of Forestry."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 112 01 "An Act providing for establishment and maintenance by the Department of Commerce, 02 Community, and Economic Development of a registry of professional foresters; and 03 relating to the membership of the Board of Forestry." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 08.02 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 08.02.013. Professional foresters. (a) The commissioner of commerce, 07 community, and economic development shall establish and maintain a registry of 08 professional foresters for any person who meets the requirements of (b) of this section 09 and who requests to be listed in the registry. 10 (b) A person may request to be listed in the registry of professional foresters if 11 the person 12 (1) is a certified forester on record with the Society of American 13 Foresters; or 14 (2) holds a bachelor of science degree from an accredited forestry
01 school and has been employed as a forester for at least three years. 02 (c) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 03 shall develop an application form to be used by a person requesting to be listed on the 04 registry of professional foresters. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 41.17.041(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor as 07 follows: 08 (1) a representative of a commercial fishermen's organization; 09 (2) a representative of a Native corporation established under 43 10 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act); 11 (3) a representative of an environmental organization; 12 (4) a representative of a forest industry trade association; 13 (5) a professional fish or wildlife biologist who is not employed in that 14 capacity by a state, municipal, or federal government agency, except for university 15 employment; 16 (6) a professional forester associated with a national organization of 17 foresters who is not employed in that capacity by a state, municipal, or federal 18 government agency, except for university employment; 19 (7) a representative of a mining organization; 20 (8) a representative of a recreational organization; and 21 (9) the state forester, who serves ex officio and without a vote. 22 * Sec. 3. AS 44.33.020(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 23 (45) maintain the registry of professional foresters created under 24 AS 08.02.013.