Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R) — UT
Summary
This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah. Such institutes currently exist in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems.
Legislative subjects
Ecology; Fires; Forests, forestry, trees; Higher education; Public Lands and Natural Resources; Research administration and funding; Utah
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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