Section 3 - Forest Revenue Flashcards

1
Q

Stumpage

A

Fee that individuals and firms are required to pay the government when they harvest crown timber in BC.

Payment of utilization for a public resource

NOT a tax on logging

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2
Q

Appraisal data submissions (ADS)

A

Must be signed by an RPF or RFT.

Contains field data that is used to determine stumpage rate or in the case or BCTS the upset used in the auction

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3
Q

Market pricing

A

Determines stumpage rates in BC

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4
Q

Tenure obligation adjustment accounts for

A

additional obligations that a long term tenure holder is responsible for

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5
Q

Obligations of long term tenure holder

A
  • forest planning and administration
  • road development
  • road management
  • silviculture (bidder is not responsible)
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6
Q

Stumpage adjustment dates

A

Quarterly on

Jan 1

April 1

July 1

October 1

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7
Q

Scale

A

Determine the volume or quantity of timber

Classify the quality of timber

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8
Q

Waste assessments are payable to _____ for ____

A

Payable to the government for merchantable crown timber that could’ve been cut and removed but wasn’t

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9
Q

Recreation regulation of FRPA gives rules for use of:

A
  1. Rec sites
  2. Rec trails
  3. Interpretive forest sites
  4. Site and trail fees
  5. Enforcement actions for non-compliance
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10
Q

FRPA three pillars

A
  1. Objectives
  2. Plan and Practice requirements
  3. Compliance and enforcement
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11
Q

FRPA pillars :

Objectives,
plan and practice requirements
Compliance and enforcement

Are supported by

A
  1. Profesional reliance
  2. Effectiveness evaluations
  3. Strategic land use plans (SLUP)
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12
Q

Provincial resource statutes

A

Water act

Wildlife act

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13
Q

Plan strategy tools in order of largest to smallest

A

LRMP > SRMP > FSP

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14
Q

LRMP

A

Land and resource management plan

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15
Q

RLUP

A

Regional land use plans

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16
Q

SRMP

A

Sustainable resource management plans

17
Q

Operational level planning must specify

A

results and strategies that are consistent with government-set legal objectives

18
Q

BC public ownership percentage

A

92%

19
Q

This FRPA pillar takes precedence over all others

A

Land use objectives

20
Q

Intended purpose of objections enabled by regulation

A

Support effective forest management under FRPA by addressing specific resource values but not specified in legislation

21
Q

GAR

A

Government action regulations

22
Q

FRPA framework includes these plans

A
  1. Forest stewardship plan
  2. Site plan
  3. Woodlot licence plan
23
Q

Permits for harvesting and road building rights are issued under

A

Forest act

24
Q

Hierarchy of objectives

A

Objectives enabled in regulation(FRPA,GAR) > objectives in regulation(OSBC) > land-use objectives

25
Q

FDU

A

Forest development units

26
Q

Forest development units are identified in ___

A

FSP - forest stewardship plan

27
Q

FSP content requirements

A

Map

Results and strategies

Consistent objectives and timber harvesting rights that align w govt

  • must be signed and sealed by tenure holder RPF/RFT
28
Q

NAR

A

Net area to be redirected

29
Q

How can objectives be addressed?

A

By a result, strategy or both

30
Q

Site plan is a link between _____ and ____

A

FSP and operational site

31
Q

FSP content elements that may be certified

A
  1. VQO results and strategies
  2. maps
  3. Invasive plant mgmt measures
  4. Natural Range barriers mgmt measures
  5. FG height component of stocking standards
32
Q

FSP certification

A

Allows the DEM to accept elements at face value without going into detail

Certified elements will still be reviewed in the plan as a whole

33
Q

Can a site plan apply to one or more cut blocks or roads?

A

Yes, a site plan can apply to more than one cutblock or road

34
Q

RUP

A

Range use plan

Focuses on default prescribed requirements outlined in the RPPR

35
Q

Federal resource statutes

A

Species at risk act

Fisheries act

36
Q

Statutes for self-regulating professions

A

Foresters act

37
Q

Forest development units determine

A

where harvesting and road building can occur during plan