Forest Service returns fire suppression funds

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The Texas A&M Forest Service is returning more than $43 million in fire suppression funds to the state after getting reimbursements.

The Forest Service said Monday that the Texas Legislature appropriated $161 million to pay for wildfire suppression costs incurred in 2011 and 2012, when the state had some of the largest and most destructive wildfires in its history.

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