December 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.
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
.