Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
United States118th CongressHR-1586House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 16, 2024
Summary
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to discharge a fire retardant, a chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. No National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit shall be required for such activities or for similar activities conducted by the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a state or political subdivision thereof, or a tribal government.
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S-796: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023Introduced in Senate
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
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Committee on Agriculture discharged.
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