S 4942
117th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Utah
Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Committees of jurisdiction
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