Bill > S457

This bill amends the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to add the State of Utah as a location for establishing an additional Wildfire Research Institute. Specifically, the bill modifies existing law to include Utah alongside other states (such as Arizona and Colorado) that are authorized to host these research institutes. The amendment updates two sections of the original act: first, it adds Utah to the list of eligible states for establishing an institute, and second, it updates a conforming amendment to explicitly mention Utah as a participating state. This change will likely enable Utah to develop a dedicated research center focused on forest health and wildfire prevention, potentially supporting more localized and targeted research efforts to understand and mitigate wildfire risks in the state. The bill is relatively straightforward, making technical changes to expand the geographical scope of an existing research program without substantive changes to the program's overall structure or funding.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/457/all-info