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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2023
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to discharge a fire retardant, a chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.
No National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit shall be required for such activities or for similar activities conducted by the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a state or political subdivision thereof, or a tribal government.
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Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R–CA
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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