Section 227-I:6 Forest Resources Inventory and Assessment.
I. The director, under the guidance of the state forest advisory board and within the limits of available financial and other resources, shall undertake an inventory, assessment, and analysis of the forest resources of the state at least every 10 years. Such inventory and assessment, whenever practicable, shall be undertaken in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture forest service's forest inventory and analysis of the state.
II. In preparing the inventory and assessment, the director shall:
(a) Solicit the cooperation of and information collected by public agencies and private organizations, federal agencies, regional and local planning organizations, and forest industries. For the purpose of assisting the director in preparing the inventory and assessment or its revisions, the director, in consultation with the state forest advisory board, may appoint such special advisory committees as the director deems necessary. Such committees shall consist of individuals with practical expertise in forest resource fields and shall include representatives of public and private agencies and organizations and of the forest industry and others concerned with the use of forest resources; and
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of existing data required to complete the inventory and assessment and identify high priority needs for completing such database.
III. The director shall prepare an interim report at least every 5 years following an inventory and assessment.
Source. 1995, 299:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.