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.
To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 
2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that 
                                  Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Watershed Restoration Initiative Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--Section 5(b)(2) of the Southwest Forest Health and 
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) the State of Utah.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(e)(1) of the Southwest Forest 
Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``and Colorado'' and inserting ``Colorado, and 
Utah''.
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Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022
A bill to amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.
Watershed Restoration Initiative Act of 2022
Sen. Lee, Mike