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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bans Extractive and Even-Age Logging on State Lands Under Natural Forest Protection Act
Last action · March 31, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: request)
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island prohibits extractive and on state lands and preserves, restricting forestry activities to limited safety measures, invasive species removal, and following review, hearings, and penalties for violations.
State land managers and commercial forestry operators face new operational restrictions and fines for unauthorized logging activities on public forest reserves.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Commercial forestry operators
Operators are prohibited from conducting extractive and even-age logging on state lands and preserves.
State land managers
Managers must enforce new logging bans and subject certain forestry activities to review and hearings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of logging are banned on Rhode Island state lands under this act?
Are any forestry activities still permitted on state lands?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 31, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 27, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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