SEC. 238.

Section 4630.1 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4630.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the department, in consultation with the board, shall identify barriers to in-state production of mass timber and other innovative forest products and shall develop solutions that are consistent with the state’s climate objectives on forest lands. (b) The department shall collaborate, in implementing this section, with members of the working group established pursuant to Section 717, other state agencies, and independent experts, including with apprenticeship programs of organized labor, community colleges, and others with similar expertise, on innovative forest products and mass timber workforce training and job creation.