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Search Results: keywords:"forest health"

S. 2132 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the establishment and use of a pre-fire-suppression stand density index, and for other purposes.
November 21, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,063
S. 2132, known as the “Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2024”, directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to use a pre-fire-suppression stand density index. This index will be used to evaluate forest areas primarily in the western United States...
Simple Explanation
The Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2024 wants to test a new way to see how crowded forests are, which can help stop big fires. People will work together to pick forests that need thinning out, so they're safer and healthier.
S. 2151 — 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.
December 18, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:278
The bill S. 2151 seeks to amend the existing Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 by establishing an additional institute. This new institute will be situated in the State of Utah. The bill modifies specific sections of the original Act to include Utah...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to add a new place in Utah to help study and stop forest fires, just like some other states already have places for this. It hopes to make sure the forests stay healthy by having more help.
S. 2151 — To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.
November 21, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:358
S. 2151 proposes an amendment to the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004. The bill seeks to establish an additional research institution specifically in the State of Utah. This would involve modifying existing legal text in the original Act to include...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change a law so that a new research center to study forests and help prevent wildfires can be built in Utah, just like in some other states.

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