S. 4942 · 117th Congress
Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Lee
- Introduced
- 2022-09-22
- Latest action
- 2022-09-29 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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.