New York A01252 mandates forest management plans for certain state-purchased conservation easement lands and prohibits clearcutting without such.

New York A01252 requires forest management plans, subject to approval by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for lands subject to a conservation easement purchased by the state. It prohibits clearcutting on these lands without an approved forest management plan. The bill also increases the jurisdiction of the Adirondack Park Agency over clearcutting. The forest management plans must include descriptions of forest resources, silvicultural systems, harvest rates, and environmental safeguards.

New York A01252 mandates forest management plans for certain state-purchased conservation easement lands and prohibits clearcutting without such.

New York A01252 requires forest management plans, subject to approval by the Department of Environmental Conservation, for lands subject to a conservation easement purchased by the state. It prohibits clearcutting on these lands without an approved forest management plan. The bill also increases the jurisdiction of the Adirondack Park Agency over clearcutting. The forest management plans must include descriptions of forest resources, silvicultural systems, harvest rates, and environmental safeguards.