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This bill updates an older law about forest health and wildfire prevention in the Southwest. It adds Utah to the list of states that can have a research institute under that law, which means Utah would be included in the group of places working on wildfire science, forest management, and ways to reduce fire risk. The bill is meant to expand research and support efforts to better understand and prevent wildfires in the region.
- It changes the existing law to add Utah as an eligible state for an institute under the program.
- It also makes a related wording change so Utah is listed alongside Colorado in the law’s coverage.
Official Summaries
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.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1045 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1045
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of
2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INSTITUTE.
(a) In General.--Section 5(b)(2) of the Southwest Forest Health and
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) the State of Utah.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(e)(1) of the Southwest Forest
Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(e)(1)) is
amended by striking ``and Colorado'' and inserting ``Colorado, and
Utah''.
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.