MA S483

Bill

Relative to encouraging the growth of a healthy forest and wood products sector in Massachusetts

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to encouraging the growth of a healthy forest and wood products sector in Massachusetts. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to encourage the growth of a healthy forest and wood products sector in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Establishing a program to assist the Commonwealth in acquiring "forest products preservation restrictions" for land actively used for forestry and lumbering activities, with the Commonwealth holding title to these restrictions. 2. Creating tax credits for businesses engaged in growing and harvesting forest products, including credits for up to 75% of the market value (up to $100,000) for sustainable forest business plans, investments, and value-added primary forest product projects. 3. Establishing a "forest management tax credit" equal to 100% of the fair market value of investments made by forest landowners for forest management or stewardship plans. 4. Expanding the definition of "agriculture" to include forestry and lumbering activities, and creating a new "Director of Commercial Forestry" position to promote the forestry and lumbering sector. 5. Providing funding for an enhanced mechanized timber harvesting education program and the production of a public education video on forest ecosystems, wildlife management, and partnerships between the timber industry and state agencies.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

Kim Ferguson (R), Anne Gobi (D), Paul Mark (D), Mike Moore (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2540 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S483

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S483
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S483.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2397	Providing an income tax credit for families caring for relatives at home who are elderly or victims of Alzheimer's disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H2624	Relative to film tax credit transferability	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2627	Relative to film tax credit transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2629	Relative to the film tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2631	Relative to expanding agricultural land	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H3737	Relative to harvesting of forest products	Accompanied a new draft, see H4415	Similar To
S1640	To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S1686	Relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1756	Relative to middle class economic relief	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1761	Establishing a cranberry bog renovation tax credit	Accompanied a new draft, see H4467	Similar To
S2540	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S485	Authorizing the establishment of old growth forest reserves	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S527	To modernize certain provisions of the agricultural preservation restriction program	New draft substituted, see S2520	Similar To

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