Section 3 - Forest Revenue Flashcards
Stumpage
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
Appraisal data submissions (ADS)
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
Market pricing
Determines stumpage rates in BC
Tenure obligation adjustment accounts for
additional obligations that a long term tenure holder is responsible for
Obligations of long term tenure holder
- forest planning and administration
- road development
- road management
- silviculture (bidder is not responsible)
Stumpage adjustment dates
Quarterly on
Jan 1
April 1
July 1
October 1
Scale
Determine the volume or quantity of timber
Classify the quality of timber
Waste assessments are payable to _____ for ____
Payable to the government for merchantable crown timber that could’ve been cut and removed but wasn’t
Recreation regulation of FRPA gives rules for use of:
- Rec sites
- Rec trails
- Interpretive forest sites
- Site and trail fees
- Enforcement actions for non-compliance
FRPA three pillars
- Objectives
- Plan and Practice requirements
- Compliance and enforcement
FRPA pillars :
Objectives,
plan and practice requirements
Compliance and enforcement
Are supported by
- Profesional reliance
- Effectiveness evaluations
- Strategic land use plans (SLUP)
Provincial resource statutes
Water act
Wildlife act
Plan strategy tools in order of largest to smallest
LRMP > SRMP > FSP
LRMP
Land and resource management plan
RLUP
Regional land use plans
SRMP
Sustainable resource management plans
Operational level planning must specify
results and strategies that are consistent with government-set legal objectives
BC public ownership percentage
92%
This FRPA pillar takes precedence over all others
Land use objectives
Intended purpose of objections enabled by regulation
Support effective forest management under FRPA by addressing specific resource values but not specified in legislation
GAR
Government action regulations
FRPA framework includes these plans
- Forest stewardship plan
- Site plan
- Woodlot licence plan
Permits for harvesting and road building rights are issued under
Forest act
Hierarchy of objectives
Objectives enabled in regulation(FRPA,GAR) > objectives in regulation(OSBC) > land-use objectives
FDU
Forest development units
Forest development units are identified in ___
FSP - forest stewardship plan
FSP content requirements
Map
Results and strategies
Consistent objectives and timber harvesting rights that align w govt
- must be signed and sealed by tenure holder RPF/RFT
NAR
Net area to be redirected
How can objectives be addressed?
By a result, strategy or both
Site plan is a link between _____ and ____
FSP and operational site
FSP content elements that may be certified
- VQO results and strategies
- maps
- Invasive plant mgmt measures
- Natural Range barriers mgmt measures
- FG height component of stocking standards
FSP certification
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
Can a site plan apply to one or more cut blocks or roads?
Yes, a site plan can apply to more than one cutblock or road
RUP
Range use plan
Focuses on default prescribed requirements outlined in the RPPR
Federal resource statutes
Species at risk act
Fisheries act
Statutes for self-regulating professions
Foresters act
Forest development units determine
where harvesting and road building can occur during plan
