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forestry regions, state resource agencies, forestry management 

 personnel and citizens of the State. Members of the council shall 

 be qualified by education and experience to provide technical advice 

 related to reforestation, road construction and maintenance, harvesting 

 of forest tree species, application of chemicals and fertilizers and 

 slash disposal on forest lands. It shall be the duty of the council to 

 further assist in the authorship of rules and regulations to be proposed 

 for adaption pursuant to this act. These rules and regulations are to 

 contain specific minimum standards for regional air, soil and water 

 resources. 



(3) Shall advise and assist the board in the discharge of its duties 

 as set forth in this chapter; 



(4) Shall achieve coordination among State agencies which are concerned 

 with the forest environment; 



(5) Shall cooperate with and provide advice to landowners and timber 

 owners in the management of forest lands; 



(6) May enter into cooperative agreements or contracts which may be 

 necessary in the administration of this chapter. 



(7) Shall direct County Conservation districts, within 365 days after 

 the effective date of this act, to adopt best management practices 

 acceptable to the department, and which provide for forest management 

 plans for private landowners consistent with the intent of this act. 



Section 106 



(1) An operator may not engage in commercial forest practices, including, 

 bft not limited to, development, road con<;truction or harvesting, without 

 having first obtained from the department a permit designating the area 

 of land to be affected during the applicable permit period. 



