To prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from designating an area of land specifically for the purpose of achieving “biological diversity," no longer require the DNR to manage forests in a manner that promotes "restoration," and remove from statute a legislative "finding" that most losses of biological diversity result from human activity.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To define "conservation" in the law as including "efforts necessary to maintain or restore...and sustain viable populations of native species and communities".

To strip out a provision deleting a requirement that the DNR manage the quality and distribution of wildlife habits by "developing and implementing stand and landscape level forest treatment measures".

To strip out a provision deleting from statute a legislative "finding" that most losses of biological diversity result from human activity.

To adopt a substitutute that would leave in statute more specific requirement that state land be managed for "biological diversity".

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.