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Rep. Clark to Lead Panel Reviewing Wisconsin Forest Lands
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/14/2010
State Rep. Fred Clark will chair a special committee this summer that will review the state's Managed Forest Land Program, which provides property tax deferral for forest owners who commit to practicing sound forest management. The Baraboo Democrat says over three million acres of land is enrolled in MFL under 44,000 separate enrollments, comprising about 19-percent of Wisconsin's 16 million acres of working forest land.
"The Managed Forest Law is an essential tool in promoting our $22 billion forest products industry and the thousands of good paying jobs it creates," Clark said.
The panel will address public access on MFL enrolled land, and the impact of the program's enrollment on local and county zoning and revenues. He says recent changes in forest ownership patterns and newly emerging forest product markets, such as interest in biofuels produced from wood products, make the timing of this study important.
"We need to protect the best parts of the MFL while closing loopholes that allow a small number of enrollees to abuse the program rules for their own benefit," Clark noted, who also serves as the
chairman of the Assembly Committee on Forestry. "At the end of the day we need a program that promotes our forest economy, provides for public recreation access and other public benefits, and ensures
sustainable forest management."
Along with Clark, Rep. Don Friske will serve as the vice-chair for the committee.
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