I_WMRC_2024A 09/26/2024 09:26:15 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE Date 09/26/2024 Attendance Baisley X Boesenecker X Exum * Lynch X Marchman X Mauro X Weinberg X Will X Velasco X Cutter X Time 09:26:15 AM to 10:44:48 AM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Cutter This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco Hearing Items Action Taken hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only hInterim Bill Draft Approval Committee Discussion Only Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 09:26:34 AM Mr. Dan Jablan, representing Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, testified. Ms. Lyn Elliott, representing American Property Casualty Insurance Association, testified. The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. Interim Bill Draft Approval - Committee Discussion Only 09:37:38 AM Samantha Falco, Legislative Council Staff, gave comments to the committee. Caroline Martin and Rebecca Bayetti, Office of Legislative Legal Services, gave an overview of the interim bill process. 09:39:39 AM Representative Velasco requested that bill 5 Wildfire Public Safety Power Shutoff Guidelines be withdrawn. 09:41:47 AM The committee discussed merging bill 7 Prescribed Fire Claims Cash Fund and bill 9 Certified Burner Reciprocity. The bill will be considered bill 7 moving forward, titled Support to Increase Prescribed Burns. 09:44:59 AM The committee discussed bill 1 Applying Artificial Intelligence to Fight Wildfire. Chad Vorthmann, Lockheed Martin, answered questions from the committee. 10:01:54 AM The committee discussed bill 2 Landowner Immunity for Community Access to Property. 10:02:31 AM The committee discussed bill 3 Forestry and Firefighter Workforce and Education. Senator Marchman discussed her intention to run a conceptual amendment. The committee asked questions on the bill. 10:12:08 AM The committee discussed bill 6 Wildfire Information and Resource Center Website. 10:12:53 AM The committee further discussed bills 7 and 9. 10:14:47 AM The committee discussed Bill 8 Changes to Natural Disaster Mitigation Enterprise. The committee asked questions on the bill. 10:24:09 AM The committee discussed the bill process. 10:28:55 AM Motion Bill 1. The bill will be sponsored by Senotrs Baisley and Marchman and Representatives Weinberg and Boesenecker. The bill will start in the Senate. Rep. Mauro and Senator Will will be co-sponsors. Moved Baisley Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum No Lynch Yes Marchman No Mauro Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Velasco No Cutter No YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:33:25 AM Motion Bill 2. Sponsors will be Reps. Mauro and Weinberg and Senator Marchman and it will start in the House. Co-sponsors are Senators Will and Cutter and Reps. Boesenecker and Velasco Moved Exum Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum No Lynch Yes Marchman Yes Mauro Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Velasco Yes Cutter Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:35:23 AM Motion Bill 3. Sponsors are Senators Marchman and Cutter and Reps. Velasco and Boesenecker. Starting in the House. Co-sponsors are Rep. Mauro Senator Will. Moved Marchman Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum Yes Lynch Yes Marchman Yes Mauro Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Velasco Yes Cutter Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:36:25 AM Motion Bill 6. Sponsors will be Senators Cutter and Marchman and Reps. Velasco and Mauro. Co-sponsor will be Rep. Boesenecker. The bill will start in the Senate Moved Cutter Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum No Lynch No Marchman Yes Mauro Yes Weinberg No Will Yes Velasco Yes Cutter Yes YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:39:04 AM Motion Amend bill 7 and 9 to be combined into one bill, considered bill 7, titled Support to Increase Prescribed Burns. Moved Cutter Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum Yes Lynch Yes Marchman Yes Mauro Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Velasco Yes Cutter Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:40:46 AM Motion Bill 7, as amended. Sponsors will be Reps. Velasco and Weinberg and Senators Cutter and Marchman. Co-sponsors will be Senator Exum and Boesenecker. The bill will start in the Senate. Moved Cutter Seconded Baisley Yes Boesenecker Yes Exum Yes Lynch Yes Marchman Yes Mauro Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Velasco Yes Cutter Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:42:26 AM Senator Baisley requested to join Bill 2 as a co-prime sponsor. 10:44:22 AM The committee discussed the upcoming field trip. 10:44:48 AM The committee adjourned.
