Introduced in House
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PERMIT REQUIREMENTTrack this section →
Section 402(l)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking this section for a discharge from and inserting the following: this section for— (i) a discharge from; (B) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) a discharge resulting from the aerial application of a product used for fire control and suppression purposes that appears on the most current applicable Qualified Products List maintained by the Forest Service (or any successor list).; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking (C) The authorization and inserting the following: (C) Applicability The authorization; (B) by striking Section 505(a) and inserting section 505(a); (C) by striking 402(p)(6) and inserting subsection (p)(6); and (D) by striking 402(l)(3)(A) each place it appears and inserting subparagraph (A).