Forestry Commission public meetings in 2021
4 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Forestry Commission
The Louisiana Forestry Commission will meet to determine the average stumpage market value of trees, timber, and pulpwood for the 2022 severance tax year. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from June 2021, a budget review, division reports, and old/new business items.
- Determination of average stumpage market value for severance tax (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2022)
- Approval of minutes from June 15, 2021 meeting
- Budget review
- Division reports from Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
The Commission approved the severance tax rates for 2022 and the minutes from the June 15, 2021 meeting. The body also recommended denying a request to expand a right of way on a state forest.
- Approved June 15, 2021 meeting minutes (All in favor)
- Set 2022 Pine Sawtimber tax rate at 2.25% ($0.71 per ton) (All in favor)
- Set 2022 Hardwood Sawtimber tax rate at 2.25% ($0.79 per ton) (All in favor)
- Set 2022 Pine Chip-n-Saw tax rate at 2.25% ($0.38 per ton) (All in favor)
- Set 2022 Pine Pulpwood tax rate at 5.00% ($0.38 per ton) (All in favor)
- Set 2022 Hardwood Pulpwood tax rate at 5.00% ($0.36 per ton) (All in favor)
- Recommended denial of request to expand right of way on state forest
Forestry Commission
The Louisiana Forestry Commission meeting scheduled for September 14, 2021, has been cancelled because of conditions following Hurricane Ida. No decisions or discussions will take place at this meeting.
- Meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Ida aftermath
The meeting scheduled for September 14, 2021, was cancelled. No decisions were made.
Forestry Commission
The Louisiana Forestry Commission will meet to elect officers and discuss the budget. The commission will also review division reports and a quarterly market report.
- Election of officers
- Budget discussion
- Quarterly market report
The Commission approved a change to the quarterly market report allowing the use of an average from two reporters when three are not available. The meeting also included the swearing-in of members and the election of a chairperson and vice chairperson.
- Approved minutes from December 7, 2020
- Elected Mike Hudson as chairperson
- Elected Gradon Clemons as vice chairperson
- Approved averaging sales numbers from two reporters on market reports when three are unavailable
Forestry Commission
The meeting originally scheduled for March 9, 2021, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for June 8, 2021.
The meeting scheduled for March 9, 2021, was cancelled. No decisions were made.