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Bill would codify Act 250 exemptions for logging below 2,500 feet, clarify limits on conversion
Summary
Legislative Council told the Senate committee H.932 would codify existing Act 250 practice exempting logging and forestry below 2,500 feet, clarify that conversions for commercial/industrial uses remain regulated, and restore log-concentration yards to exempt status.
Legislative Council staff told the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee on April 3 that H.932 would largely codify existing practice that exempts logging and forestry activities below 2,500 feet from Act 250 jurisdiction while clarifying limits where forestry activities are a cover for commercial or industrial conversion.
Ellen Shikowski, of the Office of Legislative Council, said the bill "is largely not changing law with the exception of one thing" — it would restore an older treatment of log-concentration yards so those yards are treated as part of logging/forestry and therefore exempt when they fall within…
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