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Committee advances HB 4,105 to Ways and Means after public testimony on timber‑revenue predictability
Summary
After public testimony from a forester, a school superintendent and an environmental group, the committee voted to forward HB 4,105 to Ways and Means; debate focused on judicial review provisions and whether mandatory minimum harvests would weaken safeguards.
The House committee voted to advance House Bill 4,105 to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means after reopening the public hearing and taking testimony from multiple stakeholders.
Alex Wick, who identified himself as a master forester, former wildland firefighter and climate scientist, offered a testimony that framed public policy as stewardship: "I stand before you as someone who once ran towards danger for a living…And now I live with a disability," he said, urging investment in education, science and forest stewardship as part of resilient community policy.
Tyler Reed, identified in the transcript as superintendent of the "Nea…
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