S. 796 · 118th Congress
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
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Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 14, 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, 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).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Latest action (Mar 14, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 14, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.