Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana HB1447: State forest areas restricted from logging.
Status: In committee, January 27, 2025
Requires the department of natural resources (department), before January 1, 2026, to designate at least one undivided area comprising at least 10% of each state forest as an old forest area. Provides that, wherever possible, the size of a designated old forest area must be at least 500 acres. Sets forth certain purposes to guide the department in designating the old forest areas. Prohibits the department from conducting or allowing timber management in the old forest areas. Requires the department to produce and keep on file maps and legal descriptions of the designated old forest areas. Provides that the designation of the old forest areas may not affect hunting, fishing, trapping, and other recreational uses of the state forests, the maintenance of access roads in the state forests, or rights of access through the state forests.
Sponsors
- Hall, Dave (R) · primary sponsor
- Kyle Miller (D, HD-082)
- Robb Greene (R, HD-047)
- Matt Pierce (D, HD-061)
Latest actions
- : Representative Pierce M added as coauthor
- : Representative Greene added as coauthor
- : Coauthored by Representative Miller K
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
- : Authored by Representative Hall
Subjects: COUNTIES; Miami, COUNTIES; Dubois, NATURAL RESOURCES; Fish and Wildlife, COUNTIES; Brown, COUNTIES; Jackson, COUNTIES; Martin, COUNTIES; Clark, COUNTIES; Washington