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