(a) Based on a review of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 4789.3, and consistent with Sections 740 and 4513, the board shall prepare a forest resource policy statement.

(b) Such policy statement shall recognize distinct differences between the various public and various private owners of forest resources in the state and should include, insofar as is possible, the following:

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 4789.4

(1) A delineation of specific needs and opportunities for promoting both public and private forest resource management programs in California.

(2) A discussion of priorities for accomplishment of program opportunities, with specified costs, results, and possible constraints on implementation.

(3) An analysis of the relation of the alternative forest resource policies to employment opportunities in California.

(Added by renumbering Section 4804 by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 271.)