Week two of the Florida legislature saw bills begin to move. The Association will provide week-by-week recaps of the action on legislation that could impact forest business. Follow this link for a brief look at what's happening on issues affecting the forest community.
Two events are scheduled for March 16, 2010 to help the Florida Forestry Association raise the profile of Florida's Working Forests. These activities are part of the Association's overall effort to reposition Florida’s forests from something nice to have to something we must have.
Leaders of conservation and the forest community will sit down on March 16th in Tallahassee and talk about the importance of maintaining working forests in Florida’s landscape. The roundtable, hosted by Florida Forestry Association, Florida Division of Forestry and Audubon of Florida will include a diverse set of forest stakeholders ranging from forest stewards to environmental advocates, conservation groups, non-industrial landowners and industry representatives.
Invitation letter can be downloaded here
Schedule can be downloaded here
Registration form can be downloaded here
As a forest stakeholder, we invite you to come to Tallahassee on March 16th and meet with your respective leader to put a forestry face on land, water quality, renewable energy and existing and emerging forest business in your community. The Capitol visits will follow the Conservation Roundtable.
EPA's proposed "nutrient" rule for Florida's water bodies was the focus of the public hearing conducted Tuesday in Tallahassee. The Florida Forestry Association joined many other organizations in voicing serious concerns about the science behind the proposed rule, as well as the economic implications of trying to comply with the rule's standards. The text of FFA's comments presented to the panel of EPA representatives are available here.
Federal legislation - H.R. 1799, the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009. H.R. 1799 would give the option to individual states to increase their allowable weight on a single-trailer truck up to 97,000 pounds on their Interstate highways by adding a sixth axle. Download proposed bill here. Download bill summary here.
Download federal weight talk sheet here.