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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 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 14, 2023
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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 March 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1586 Related bill Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 21, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 14, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 14, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 14, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 796: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-796/
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"S. 796: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-796/.
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S. 796, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-796/.
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