CD429A7876CCE85487258A1A0069059F Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO FOREST HEALTH COUNCIL

INTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Aug 29, 2023
Location LSB A

Colorado Forest Health Council - Committee Discussion Only


	01:07:09 PM	Council Chair Dan Gibbs, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources, introduced himself and gave a presentation on the Colorado Forest Health Council (CFHC) and their structure, duties, and goals. He discussed the CFHC's administrative recommendations for wildfire mitigation. Their presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/2023_fhc_wildfire_matters_review_committee_recommendations.pdf
	01:13:14 PM	Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally, Larimer County, discussed the CFHC's legislative recommendations for wildfire mitigation, which include appropriating money to the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) for new programs and piloting mitigation days to support private landowner slash removal.
	01:21:16 PM	Council Chair Gibbs responded to questions from the committee on the CFHC's administrative recommendations.
	01:22:57 PM	Matt McCombs, Colorado State Forester, responded to questions from the committee on the progress and funding of existing wildfire programs and on the threat climate change poses in the west.