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Committee endorses bill to create Utah Forest Restoration Institute to coordinate post-fire recovery and watershed management
Summary
House Bill 376 would establish the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University, require coordinated reporting with the Watershed Restoration Initiative, and direct a $4.5 million startup appropriation; the Senate committee heard wide stakeholder support and advanced the bill unanimously.
Representative Albrecht presented House Bill 376, which would establish the Utah Forest Restoration Institute in connection with Utah State University and coordinate institute priorities with the Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI). The sponsor framed the bill around recent catastrophic fires and post-fire flooding: he cited the Monroe Mountain fire (about 72,000 acres), the Silver King fire (about 35,000 acres) and other local incidents to argue for better coordination, long-term monitoring,…
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