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Napolitano eyes federal, state funds for forest management

The Arizona Daily Star

PHOENIX — Gov. Janet Napolitano wants more money, more staffing and more planning to create healthy forests and to keep those we have from burning down.

The governor, in particular, wants Congress to boost funding for programs to clear brush, small trees and waste from the forests, most of which are federally controlled. She also wants federal dollars to help local communities.

But Napolitano acknowledged the state also has a role to play. For example, she specifically is asking the Legislature to appropriate $5 million each year for community fire protection plans.

Posted by Editor at July 26, 2007 01:17 AM

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