Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- May 8, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that no permit is required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges resulting from the aerial application of certain fire control and suppression products that appear on the Forest Service’s Qualified Products List. This change would affect aerial firefighting operations by removing a regulatory barrier to the use of approved fire retardants and suppressants during wildland fire response. The amendment reorganizes and renumbers certain provisions of Section 402(l)(3) to incorporate this exemption while maintaining the structure of the existing authorization framework.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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