Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 22, 2022
Last action Sep 29, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
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3
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Committee
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Sep 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
upper
Sep 22, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Lee
RRepublican
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