S 796
118th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Introduced: March 14, 2023
Introduced by:
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Republican
· Wyoming
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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