Arizona HB2577 modifies wildfire suppression protocols and exemptions for protected native plants.
Arizona HB2577 amends sections of the Arizona Revised Statutes to adjust wildfire suppression protocols and exemptions for protected native plants. It specifies that the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management can destroy protected native plants to prevent, manage, or suppress wildfires, provided certain conditions are met. The bill also mandates that state agencies notify the department before destroying protected native plants over a certain area and sets rules for the disposal and salvage of these plants.
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