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Utah's forestry and wildfire laws would see several changes under this bill. Most notably, the Utah Wildfire Fund would be expanded to cover costs the state incurs under "cooperative agreements for forest management" — arrangements where a state agency works closely with other government agencies on forestry projects — including the ability to pay for post-wildfire rehabilitation on federal land when the state forester determines that work directly benefits state or private lands. The bill also formally adds the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands itself, alongside existing law enforcement agencies, as a body responsible for enforcing wildfire and heritage tree laws and investigating potential violations. The remaining changes are technical, such as updating statutory phrasing and renumbering existing provisions for consistency.