In July, as part of ongoing advocacy efforts, RCRC submitted comments to the Board of Forestry on proposed modifications to the Public Agency and Utility Right of Way Exemption Regulation. RCRC also engaged at the Board’s July 23 Forest Management Committee at which the issue was brought up for discussion.
RCRC supported many of the Board’s proposed changes to the regulation to ensure utilities appropriately manage felled wood after vegetation management operations to avoid increasing risks and costs upon the underlying landowner.
The Board’s overview of the proposed changes can be found here and the text of the proposed changes can be found here.
For more information, please contact John Kennedy, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate.