Committee backs bill to codify Forest Products Commission rules and boost public education on forest health
Rep. Boyle presented H 502 to place existing Forest Products Commission rules into law; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation and Rep. Boyle will sponsor it on the floor.
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Rep. Boyle presented H 502 to the House Resources & Conservation Committee, explaining the bill would put existing Forest Products Commission rules into statute. She said the commission’s purpose is to educate the public on forest health and argued that formalizing the rules in law strengthens public education amid widespread misinformation on the topic.
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