The Environmental Quality Council will focus on study resolutions assigned by Legislative Council, additional duties required by statute, and topics selected by the committee. The committees adopted work plan will set the committees priorities.

House Bill 70  (Study of state fire suppression)
• Investigate state, federal operations
• Efficiency of fire suppression resources
• Effectiveness of private firefighting
• How state/federal policies affect fire, safety, suppression

House Joint Resolution 62 (Study of wildfire prevention, resilience)
• Impacts/costs on communities, wildland-urban interface
• Fire-focused land use planning
• Existing legal/policy framework
• Solutions to alleviate risk

Senate Joint Resolution 42 (Study of noxious weed control)
• Examine current law/rules re: noxious weeds
• Research weed control strategies
• Other states’ efforts
• Collaborate with stakeholders