Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

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).

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Timeline

1. 14 March 2023

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 March 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Cynthia Lummis · R · Sponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023