S 457

Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025

Summary

Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah. Such institutes currently exist in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems.

Bill status

Status: In committee
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Cosponsors: 1
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Latest action: 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee referrals

Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-06

Recent actions

2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-02-06: Introduced in Senate