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Committee advances bills on forest entry closures and county energy plans
Summary
The House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee moved two work-session bills forward Feb. 20: HB 2817, which eliminates permanent entry closures on forest land for fire danger, and HB 3171, which changes county energy-resilience plan requirements and was referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Chair Lively opened the House Climate, Energy, and Environment Committee meeting and began work sessions on two bills before public hearings. In a work session, the committee moved House Bill 2817 and House Bill 3171 forward to the full House with recommendations.
House Bill 2817 eliminates permanent entry closure on forest land due to fire danger, according to the committee staff summary read into the record. Vice Chair Gamba moved the bill to the floor with a ‘‘do pass’’ recommendation. The clerk then called the roll for final passage; members recorded ‘‘aye’’ votes and the…
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