May 8, 2025
Mr. LaMalfa (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Costa, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Fong, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Kim, and Mr. Gray) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that a permit is not required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for a discharge resulting from the aerial application of certain products used for fire control and suppression, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Limitation on permit requirement
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)
.