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Senate committee approves bill to add county wildfire links to state resource website; departmental cost difference noted
Summary
Senate Bill 15 would require the wildfire information and resource center website to include direct links to county-level emergency updates. The committee approved the bill unanimously for Committee of the Whole but heard a departmental difference on implementation cost ($0 fiscal note vs. a department estimate of $52,600 and 0.5 FTE).
DENVER — On Feb. 19, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 15 for placement on the Committee of the Whole. The bill, introduced by Senator Marchman, requires the wildfire information and resource center (managed by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control) to include direct hyperlinks to county-level emergency updates, evacuation notices and wildfire status pages.
Senator Marchman described the bill as "a high impact, low cost solution that strengthens the emergency preparedness without creating unnecessary bureaucracy," saying the bill is intended to…
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