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House approves bill to indemnify counties for catastrophic wildfire mitigation actions
Summary
House Bill 415 passed the Utah House 64–8 to provide a process for counties to seek indemnification from the Legislative Management Committee when they identify and act on catastrophic nuisance risks—such as overgrown forested watersheds—intended to prevent catastrophic wildfires and protect water supplies.
The Utah House passed House Bill 415 on March 5, 2018, establishing a process by which counties that identify a "catastrophic nuisance" threatening watersheds, public safety or critical resources may seek indemnification from the Legislative Management Committee (LMC) to carry out mitigation actions.
Representative Ivory, sponsor of HB415, said recent wildfires demonstrated the urgency for local governments to act and…
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