Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4942
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-09-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Ecology

Fires

Forests, forestry, trees

Higher education

Research administration and funding

Utah
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022 . 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 .