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118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources

S. 796: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 14, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Mar 14, 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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Cynthia Lummis.
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  1. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.