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        February 12, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.C.R. 4, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON UTAH WILDFIRES, by Representative J. Briscoe, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 49 through 57 :    

             49          WHEREAS, 88% of wildfire starts were extinguished by local

{   fire departments   }        resources       before

             50      they reached catastrophic size;
             51          WHEREAS, unfortunately, two aerial firefighters were killed when the air tanker they
             52      were flying in crashed near the White Rock Fire, three volunteer firefighters were seriously
             53      injured during the initial attack phase of the Clay Springs Fire, and one resident was killed in
             54      the Wood Hollow fire after refusing to evacuate;
             55          WHEREAS, costs to the state for fire suppression have been estimated at $16 million;
             56          WHEREAS, Utah
{   received   }        applied for and received approval for       five Fire Management Assistance Grants through the

             57      Federal Emergency Management Agency;


2.    Page 3, Lines 75 through 76 :    

             75          WHEREAS, the division also completed
{   project   }        hazard fuel mitigation       work on more than 40 properties as a

             76      direct result of this grant funding;

3.    Page 4, Lines 93 through 96 :    

             93          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
             94      Governor concurring therein, express deep appreciation to the many dedicated individuals from
             95      state, federal, and local agencies, and volunteers who
  worked to mitigate fuel hazards and to those who       responded to the fires that raged across

             96      the state during the 2012 wildland fire season.

    Respectfully,

    Michael E. Noel
    Committee Chair

Voting: 15-0-1
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