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Industry News
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At 11:58 p.m. on Saturday - just before the Regular session ended at midnight - the next-to-last action of the WV House of Delegates was to pass SB 157, a Revenue Rules Bundle that included corrections that have been sought to the Managed Timberland Property Tax formula, since 2013. The provision language corrects a situation exemplified by property taxes rises and land/timber prices fell in the "Great Recession." SB 157 has now gone to the Governor for his signature.
Additionally, SB 43 by Sen. Bob Williams, was passed last week and establishes criteria for marked property-ownership posting with paint. This bill has been introduced for years and years, before this passage. SB 43 has also been delivered to the Governor for his signature. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/wvf-nwl/articles/?aid=367310&issueID=47325 to view the full article online. |
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Monday - The WV Forestry Association is very appreciative of the work that the WV Senate and House of Delegates have completed this year, especially in their support for the forest products industry and WV businesses in general. We are grateful and humbled by the committed promises made to improving the outlook for our sector and both the Legislative and Executive Branch commitments to keep promises.
As an industry, we can be a mighty key to opening a mighty future for WV economic successes, with our abundant and globally significant hardwood forests. To that end, we continue to support the WV Division of Forestry as an important component of this industry. We all seek a position involving WVDOF and WVFA on common ground with unified goals. Therefore, in anticipation of the current budget deliberations, we worked for and continue to support a final state budget that maintains the WV Senate and House of Delegates WVDOF funding provisions. Today, as confirmed by WVDOF, we understand that both houses' budget bills "level" the agency’s finances to account for any reductions in severance taxes... a leveling that WVFA has encouraged. In any event, we urge our officials to continue to allocate the funding necessary to meet the agency’s responsibilities as required by statute; e.g., including but not limited to the Logging Sediment Control Act. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/wvf-nwl/articles/?aid=367302&issueID=47325 to view the full article online. |
WVFA Events
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Please pass the word on these classes. We had a number of requests last year from those who missed these classes:
04-01-16: Rupert Community Center - Rupert, WV 04-14-16: WVU-P Staunton Annex Building CFES 4.5 in Category 2 Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/wvf-nwl/articles/?aid=367314&issueID=47325 to view the full article online. |
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Charley Clayton, on being selected T&W Queen: "Tonight I was crowned the 2016 West Virginia Timber and Wood Queen... I am still in complete and utter shock. Thanks to everyone who wished me good luck as well as congratulated me afterward - I am such a lucky girl. Thank you, Crystal, and all of her help for such an amazing day. You put on one heck of a pageant! I'm more than ready to start my journey to fairs and festivals as well as take my first stab at the Miss West Virginia USA title. I cannot wait to see what this year has in store for me and am so excited to be a part of the Timber and Wood family." We want to say, publicly, to Crystal Smith: On behalf of the WV Forestry Association - and the timber and wood industry that we represent - we want to express how indebted we are to you for all you do for us in your work on the Annual WV Timber & Wood Festival pageant and associated activities. We continue to be impressed with the excellence of the contestants and with the forum in which they are presented. Crystal and her team's hard work certainly shows and makes us all proud of her, the ladies and our industry. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/wvf-nwl/articles/?aid=366987&issueID=47325 to view the full article online.
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