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Referenced Laws
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
33 U.S.C. 1342
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023.
Section 2
2. Permitting requirements for certain discharges of fire retardant The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are each authorized to discharge a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), a permit under section 402 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) shall not be required for the activities authorized by subsection (a) or for similar activities conducted by a covered entity. In this section, the term covered entity means— the Forest Service; the National Park Service; the Bureau of Land Management; the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; a State or a political subdivision thereof; or a Tribal government.