Repeal of Oregon wildfire risk map advances forward

A bill repealing a controversial wildfire hazard map will go to the Senate floor for a vote.

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources unanimously voted to lift the bill out of committee Tuesday.

The wildfire hazard map, created by Senate Bill 762 in 2021, was meant to identify areas in Oregon with high wildfire risk. The map requires stricter building codes and defensible space modifications for close to 100,000 properties in areas considered high risk.

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