SB 6510-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) In consultation with the department of ecology, other relevant state and federal agencies, participating tribes, and public and private landowners engaged in silvicultural forest burning, update the smoke management plan to increase transparency and predictability for prescribed burns; and

(2) Update the smoke management plan through a science-based stakeholder process that balances forest health and public health interests.