I_WMRC_2022A 09/28/2022 09:22:00 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE Date 09/28/2022 Attendance Coram X Ginal X Danielson X Lynch X Simpson X Snyder X Story X Will X Valdez D. X Cutter X Time 09:22:00 AM to 12:30:00 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Cutter This Report was prepared by Anne Wallace Hearing Items Action Taken hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only hCommittee Discussion and Vote on Bills Committee Discussion Only 04:12:27 PM Representative Cutter called the meeting to order and discussed the agenda. Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 04:13:24 PM Ali Mickelson, representing American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, testified. Committee Discussion and Vote on Bills - Committee Discussion Only 04:15:08 PM Brita Darling, Office of Legislative Legal Service, and Megan McCall, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the process to approve committee bills. 04:16:05 PM Representative Snyder presented Bill 1, regarding wildfire resilient homes. Representative Snyder responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensued. Representative Snyder presented Bill 2, regarding evacuation and clearance time modeling. Representative Snyder responded to committee questions. 04:17:00 PM Representative Cutter presented Bill 4, regarding forestry and wildfire mitigation workforce. Representative Cutter responded to committee questions. Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions. Committee discussion ensued. 04:18:08 PM Senator Coram presented Bill 6, regarding a wildfire detection technology pilot program. Senator Coram responded to committee questions. Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, responded to committee questions. Senator Coram summarized Bill 7, regarding appropriation of wildfire mitigation funds. 04:19:09 PM Representative Lynch presented Bill 8, regarding timber industry incentives. Representative Lynch responded to committee questions. Mr. Abram responded to committee questions. Director Matt McCombs, State Forest Service, responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensured. 04:19:51 PM Senator Ginal presented Bill 10, regarding fire investigations. Senator Ginal responded to committee questions. Director Mike Morgan, Division of Fire Prevention and Control, responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensued. Representative Cutter and Senator Story presented Bill 9, regarding updates to the State Forest Service tree nursery. Director McCombs responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensued. 04:20:30 PM Ms. Darling commented on technical changes to bills following the meeting. Representative Cutter proceeded with an informal vote on the committee's eight bills. As a result of the informal vote, Bills 1, 2, and 7 were removed from consideration by the committee. 04:25:56 PM Motion Move to forward Bill 4 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Will Coram Yes Ginal Yes Danielson Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder Yes Story Yes Will Yes Valdez D. Yes Cutter Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:26:02 PM Prime sponsors for Bill 4 are Senator Jaquez Lewis, Representative Will, and Representative Cutter. The bill will start in the Senate. 04:28:28 PM Motion Move to forward Bill 6 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Will Coram Yes Ginal Yes Danielson Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder No Story Yes Will Yes Valdez D. Yes Cutter Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:28:34 PM Prime sponsors for Bill 6 are Senators Simpson and Ginal and Representatives Will and Lynch. The bill will start in the Senate. 04:30:13 PM Motion Move to forward Bill 8 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Lynch Coram Yes Ginal Yes Danielson Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder No Story Yes Will Yes Valdez D. Yes Cutter Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:30:19 PM Prime sponsors for Bill 8 are Representatives Lynch and Will and Senator Simpson. The bill will start in the House. 04:32:05 PM Motion Move to forward Bill 9 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Valdez D. Coram Yes Ginal No Danielson Yes Lynch Yes Simpson No Snyder No Story Yes Will No Valdez D. Yes Cutter Yes YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:32:11 PM Prime sponsors for Bill 9 are Senator Story and Representative Cutter. The bill will start in the House. 04:34:23 PM Motion Move to forward Bill 10 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Will Coram No Ginal Yes Danielson Yes Lynch No Simpson No Snyder No Story Yes Will Yes Valdez D. Yes Cutter Yes YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:34:30 PM Prime sponsors for Bill 10 are Senators Ginal and Story and Representatives Will and Cutter. The bill will start in the Senate. 04:35:40 PM Senator Ginal and Representative Cutter gave closing remarks. 12:30:00 PM The committee adjourned.
