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On or before June 1, 2023, the Natural Resources Agency shall develop and fund, upon an appropriation by the Legislature, a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Research Center that addresses the wildland-urban interface fire problem and the need for wildfire prevention, detection, and mitigation planning, building, and response, and related economic, insurance, and modeling practices in the state. The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Research Center shall act as a think tank for purposes of discussing policy, exchanging information, and training fire personnel in best practices.