Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022

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Bill Number

S 4942

Introduced

Sep 22, 2022

Latest Action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.

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Topics

Ecology Fires Forests, forestry, trees Higher education Public Lands and Natural Resources Research administration and funding Utah

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Summary

Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022

This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute (SWERI) 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.

Actions

Sep 29, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Sep 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 22, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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