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Committee approves bill removing permit option for restricting access to forest land in high fire danger
3088376 · April 22, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 2817 passed a work session in the Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Committee; the measure eliminates 'permit closure' as a separate option for restricting access to forest land exposed to fire danger, leaving only conditional and absolute restrictions as tools for foresters.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire closed a work session on April 22 on House Bill 2817 and moved the bill forward with a due‑pass recommendation.
Committee staff summarized that HB 2817 eliminates permit closure as an option for…
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