S. 1672Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025

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The Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025 changes the Federal Water Pollution Control Act so that aerial applications of approved fire‑fighting chemicals no longer need a NPDES permit. This exemption applies only to products that appear on the Forest Service’s qualified list, helping firefighters and forest managers conduct fire suppression without additional permitting hurdles.

Key Provisions

Amends the Clean Water Act (Section 402(l)(3)) to state that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is NOT required for discharges that come from the aerial spraying of fire‑control or suppression products, as long as those products are on the Forest Service’s current Qualified Products List.
Updates the wording of the statute to add this new exemption and to correct related cross‑references in the law.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

May 8, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

May 8, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

May 8, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 8, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1672

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 8, 2025

Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025.

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).