MAINE FOREST PRODUCTS COUNCIL

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MAINE FOREST PRODUCTS COUNCIL
PRESENTATION TO THE LAND USE REGULATION
COMISSION PATRICK STRAUCH JANUARY 23, 2006
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MISSION STATEMENT The Maine Forest Products
Council is a vital voice for the forest products
community in Maine, including landowners,
loggers, truckers, primary and secondary wood
processors, and related service industries. The
primary purpose of the Council is to provide a
supportive economic and public policy climate for
the forest products community and promote a
healthier, more vital forestry sector.
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• Moosehead Manufacturing Co.
• Arey Logging
• Landvest
• E. D. Bessey Son
• Isaacson Lumber
• PLC of Maine
• Pleasant River Lumber
• Peavey Manufacturing
• Prentiss Carlisle Management Co.
• Richard Carrier Trucking Inc.
• Hardwood Products Co. LLC
• Seven Islands Land Company
• Chadbourne Tree Farms
• Wagner Forest Management Ltd.
• International Paper - Bucksport
• Plum Creek
• J. W. Sewall Company
• Southworth-Milton Machinery
• Key Bank N.A.

• New England Forestry Consultants
• Resource Policy Group
• Hancock Lumber Co.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
• SAPPI Fine Papers NA
• McPherson Timberlands LLC
• Fraser Timber Limited
• NewPage Corporation
• Maine Dept. of Conservation
• Katadin Timberlands
• Farm Credit of Maine ACA
• Southern Maine Forestry Services
• D. Plourde Logging Inc.
• Hancock Land Company
• Robbins Lumber Inc.
• Georgia Pacific Corporation
• P. R. Russell Inc.
• Pingree Associates
• Fontaine Inc

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Economic Development Policy Development Advocacy
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State Legislative Issues

• Sunday Hunting
• LD 188, PL 226 A/A to Promote Uniform
  Implementation of the Statewide Standards for
  Timber Harvesting and Related Activities in
  Shoreland Areas.
• LD 1305, PL 416 A/A To Encourage Long-term
  Holding of Maine Timberland and Sustainable
  Forest Management
• LD 1364, PL C.9 A/A to Establish Municipal Cost
  Components for the UT in Fiscal Year 2005-2006
• LD 1590, PL C. 107 A/A to Allow MLURC to Access a
  Processing Fee for Certain Projects
• LD 730, PL C461 A/A to Require Proof of Equipment
  Ownership for Employers Using Foreign Laborers.
• LD 1547 A/A to Ensure Appropriate Development in
  Lands Under the Jurisdiction of the Land Use
  Regulation Commission.
• LD 1328, A/A to Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax
  Law To Encourage Public Access

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Proposed lynx Critical Habitat for Maine
Maine 10,633 mi2 9,761 mi2 private 758 mi2 state
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EXTRAORDINARY PROJECTS
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MAINE FOREST PRODUCTS COUNCIL
PRESENTATION TO THE LAND USE REGULATION
COMISSION JANUARY 23, 2006