Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025

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

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:

“(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)”.