Output 1: Continued Advocacy for the SFM Bill in the House
Activity 1.1 Attendance to House Committee on Natural Resources meeting/s.
No meeting invitation was received by the SFFI from the House Committee on Natural Resources mainly due to the on-going strict protocols being observed in the House of Representatives. The SFFI explored inviting House Committee representative/s instead but were declined due to House protocol reasons.
Activity 1.2 Coordination with the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Coordination was continuously made with the HOR enabling SFFI to get a copy of the Substitute Bill (HB 8179) immediately after the Committee Report was completed and was submitted for Plenary discussion. This enabled the SFFI to consult with some senior Foresters on the Substitute Bill and generate recommendations and/or additional revisions that may be submitted and raised in the Plenary through a sponsor legislator.