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House passes bill allowing metro and special fire districts to run vegetative fuel‑mitigation programs, with limits and public‑hearing requirements
Summary
House Bill 10‑09 authorizes metro and special fire districts that provide fire protection services to implement vegetative fuel‑mitigation programs; committee and floor amendments added public‑hearing and lien‑limit protections, and the House passed the bill after some members urged additional safeguards.
The Colorado House on Feb. 6 passed House Bill 10‑09, a measure that allows metropolitan and special fire districts that provide fire protection services to implement vegetative fuel‑mitigation programs intended to reduce wildfire risk.
Sponsor Representative Morrow said the bill gives local fire districts another tool to address wildfire threats as fire seasons lengthen. Committee amendments adopted during floor consideration exempt nonprofit‑owned land leased for agricultural purposes, removed the term “dry” from…
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