Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
The Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 would amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to add the State of Utah as an additional Institute inside that program. In practical terms, Utah would become a new site for the federal act’s network of institutes focused on forest health and wildfire prevention, mirroring the framework already established for other states (such as Colorado). The bill does not include new funding provisions in the text provided, but it would place Utah into the act’s existing structure, enabling Utah to participate in the program’s activities, research, and information sharing under the act. The bill’s short title makes clear its purpose: to create an additional Institute in Utah within the bloodline of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004. The procedural history included shows it has been introduced and, as of the text provided, reported by a House committee; no appropriation language is included here, so funding would rely on existing authorities and future appropriations.
Key Points
- 1Adds Utah as an additional Institute under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004.
- 2Amends Section 5(b)(2) to include Utah in the list of designated Institutes (the provision previously ended with Colorado; Utah is now added).
- 3Makes a conforming amendment to Section 5(e)(1) to reflect Utah alongside Colorado in the relevant statutory language.
- 4The act’s official short title for this proposal is the “Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025.”
- 5No new funding or appropriation language is included in the text provided; any funding would follow from the act’s existing authorities and future appropriations.