Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025”.
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
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.
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—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking “this section for a discharge from” and inserting the following:
“(i) a discharge from”
in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
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).”
in subparagraph (C)—
by striking “(C) The authorization” and inserting the following:
“(C) Applicability—The authorization”
by striking “Section 505(a)” and inserting “section 505(a)”;
by striking “402(p)(6)” and inserting “subsection (p)(6)”; and
by striking “402(l)(3)(A)” each place it appears and inserting “subparagraph (A)”.