Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1045 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1045

  To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of
2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that
                                  Act.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of Utah (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Ms.
    Maloy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

  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''.
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