KRS 149.350: Forestry Best Management Practices Board.

(1) There is hereby established a Forestry Best Management Practices Board consisting

of thirteen (13) members for the purposes of updating Kentucky's forest practice

guidelines for water quality management and the Division of Forestry's

administrative regulations regarding timber harvesting operations, and supervising

the implementation of forestry best management practices and timber harvesting

operations regulations by the Division of Forestry. The offices of the board shall be

maintained at a place designated by the board.

(2) The initial appointments to the board shall be made within one (1) year of July 15,

1998, and the appointments shall be for staggered terms to assure continuity. The

Governor shall appoint members to the board representing the following:

(a) Five (5) members who are farmers or woodland owners with at least fifty (50)

acres of woodland and who are actively engaged in woodland management:

1. One (1) of these members from a list of three (3) persons nominated by

the Kentucky Woodland Owners Association;

2. One (1) of these members from a list of three (3) persons nominated by

the Kentucky Department of Agriculture;

3. One (1) of these members from a list of three (3) persons nominated by

the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation; and

4. Two (2) of these members shall be farmers at large;

(b) One (1) logger in good standing;

(c) One (1) member of the Department of Forestry of the University of Kentucky;

(d) One (1) member of the Kentucky Division of Forestry;

(e) Three (3) members of a Kentucky wood industry; and

(f) Two (2) members at large who are woodland owners.

(3) Except for initial staggered appointments, board memberships shall be for a period

of four (4) years, and members may be appointed t o no more than two (2) full

consecutive terms. Appointments to the board shall be made consistent with

subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The chair of the board shall be chosen from the members selected to meet the

criteria in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) The board shall review existing forestry best management practices within one (1)

year after establishment of the board and shall conduct periodic reviews for

rewriting the best management practices regulations no sooner than every five (5)

years thereafter.

(6) The board shall oversee implementation of best management practice education and

enforcement by the Division of Forestry.

(7) The board shall meet at least once a year for the purpose of conducting its oversight

responsibilities.

(8) The board shall be attached to the division for administrative purposes. The division

shall provide funds necessary for board meetings, travel expenses, and other

administrative support, including but not limited to staff assistance at meetings,

report preparation, and record keeping.

(9) The board shall present its findings and recommendations to the Office of the

Governor and the Legislative Research Commission when the board deems

appropriate or when the Office of the Governor specifically requests a report. Th e

board shall provide a summary report of its findings and recommendations to the

Office of the Governor every five (5) years and to the Legislative Research

Commission, if deemed appropriate.