S 457 · in committee · major
Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill requires the federal government to establish a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah.
- Forest managers, researchers, and communities in Utah and the Southwest region affected by wildfires are impacted.
- The institute will use adaptive ecosystem management practices to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health.
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Started by Cosponsor
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How would the proposed Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute's research on adaptive ecosystem management practices change current wildfire prevention strategies used by federal land managers?
- 02
Which stakeholders—forest managers, researchers, or local communities—should have primary influence over which restoration projects the institute prioritizes and funds?
- 03
What specific metrics would demonstrate that the institute's work has successfully reduced wildfire risk, and who should be responsible for measuring those outcomes?
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Sponsor · R-UT
Mike Lee
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Introduced 2025-02-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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