Section 3 - Forest Revenue

Question 1

Stumpage

Answer 1

Fee that individuals and firms are required to pay the government when they harvest crown timber in BC.

Payment of utilization for a public resource

NOT a tax on logging

Question 2

Appraisal data submissions (ADS)

Answer 2

Must be signed by an RPF or RFT.

Contains field data that is used to determine stumpage rate or in the case or BCTS the upset used in the auction

Question 3

Market pricing

Answer 3

Determines stumpage rates in BC

Question 4

Tenure obligation adjustment accounts for

Answer 4

additional obligations that a long term tenure holder is responsible for

Question 5

Obligations of long term tenure holder

Answer 5

• forest planning and administration
• road development
• road management
• silviculture (bidder is not responsible)

Question 6

Stumpage adjustment dates

Answer 6

Quarterly on

Jan 1

April 1

July 1

October 1

Question 7

Scale

Answer 7

Determine the volume or quantity of timber

Classify the quality of timber

Question 8

Waste assessments are payable to _____ for ____

Answer 8

Payable to the government for merchantable crown timber that could’ve been cut and removed but wasn’t

Question 9

Recreation regulation of FRPA gives rules for use of:

Answer 9

1. Rec sites
2. Rec trails
3. Interpretive forest sites
4. Site and trail fees
5. Enforcement actions for non-compliance

Question 10

FRPA three pillars

Answer 10

1. Objectives
2. Plan and Practice requirements
3. Compliance and enforcement

Question 11

FRPA pillars :

Objectives,
plan and practice requirements
Compliance and enforcement

Are supported by

Answer 11

1. Profesional reliance
2. Effectiveness evaluations
3. Strategic land use plans (SLUP)

Question 12

Provincial resource statutes

Answer 12

Water act

Wildlife act

Question 13

Plan strategy tools in order of largest to smallest

Answer 13

LRMP > SRMP > FSP

Question 14

LRMP

Answer 14

Land and resource management plan

Question 15

RLUP

Answer 15

Regional land use plans

Question 16

SRMP

Answer 16

Sustainable resource management plans

Question 17

Operational level planning must specify

Answer 17

results and strategies that are consistent with government-set legal objectives

Question 18

BC public ownership percentage

Answer 18

92%

Question 19

This FRPA pillar takes precedence over all others

Answer 19

Land use objectives

Question 20

Intended purpose of objections enabled by regulation

Answer 20

Support effective forest management under FRPA by addressing specific resource values but not specified in legislation

Question 21

GAR

Answer 21

Government action regulations

Question 22

FRPA framework includes these plans

Answer 22

1. Forest stewardship plan
2. Site plan
3. Woodlot licence plan

Question 23

Permits for harvesting and road building rights are issued under

Answer 23

Forest act

Question 24

Hierarchy of objectives

Answer 24

Objectives enabled in regulation(FRPA,GAR) > objectives in regulation(OSBC) > land-use objectives

Question 25

FDU

Answer 25

Forest development units

Question 26

Forest development units are identified in ___

Answer 26

FSP - forest stewardship plan

Question 27

FSP content requirements

Answer 27

Map Results and strategies Consistent objectives and timber harvesting rights that align w govt * must be signed and sealed by tenure holder RPF/RFT

Question 28

NAR

Answer 28

Net area to be redirected

Question 29

How can objectives be addressed?

Answer 29

By a result, strategy or both

Question 30

Site plan is a link between _____ and ____

Answer 30

FSP and operational site

Question 31

FSP content elements that may be certified

Answer 31

1. VQO results and strategies 2. maps 3. Invasive plant mgmt measures 4. Natural Range barriers mgmt measures 5. FG height component of stocking standards

Question 32

FSP certification

Answer 32

Allows the DEM to accept elements at face value without going into detail Certified elements will still be reviewed in the plan as a whole

Question 33

Can a site plan apply to one or more cut blocks or roads?

Answer 33

Yes, a site plan can apply to more than one cutblock or road

Question 34

RUP

Answer 34

Range use plan Focuses on default prescribed requirements outlined in the RPPR

Question 35

Federal resource statutes

Answer 35

Species at risk act Fisheries act

Question 36

Statutes for self-regulating professions

Answer 36

Foresters act

Question 37

Forest development units determine

Answer 37

where harvesting and road building can occur during plan