Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

This bill waives National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for discharges of fire retardant in connection with fire suppression, control, or prevention activities carried out by a federal land management agency, a state government, a political subdivision of a state, or a tribal government.

Federal land management agency is defined as the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Congress
118

Number
S - 796

Introduced on
2023-03-14

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/14/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

This bill waives National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for discharges of fire retardant in connection with fire suppression, control, or prevention activities carried out by a federal land management agency, a state government, a political subdivision of a state, or a tribal government.

Federal land management agency is defined as the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact
Agriculture and Food
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/23/2023

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

This bill waives National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for discharges of fire retardant in connection with fire suppression, contr...


Latest Action3/14/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.