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On the recordMarch 2, 2009
If you want to build in the wildland urban interface, however that is going to be defined by a county ordinance or a State law or whatever, there could be insurance consequences which fund exactly what Representative Cole was talking about, some type of funding that goes into the budget for fighting wildfires.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson discusses potential insurance consequences for building in fire-prone areas to fund wildfire fighting.

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