,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and  
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,environment and  
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt   
discharges of fire retardant by ,federal
 land management agencies1 ,state       
governments1 political subdivisions of  
,states1 and ,tribal governments from   
the permitting requirements of the      
,national ,pollutant ,discharge         
,elimination ,system1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,forest ,protection 
and ,wildland ,firefighter ,safety ,act 
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,permitting requirements 
for certain discharges of fire retardant
  7a7 ,definition of ,federal land      
management agency ,in this section1 the 
term ,federal land management agency    
means-- 7#a7 the ,forest ,service2  7#b7

 the ,national ,park ,service2  7#c7 the
 ,bureau of ,land ,management2  7#d7 the
 ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife    
,service2  7#e7 the ,bureau of ,indian  
,affairs2 and  7#f7 the ,federal        
,emergency ,management ,agency4  7b7 ,no
 permitting required ,notwithstanding   
any provision of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq471 a permit under section  
#djb of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 
shall not be required for the discharge 
of fire retardant in connection with    
fire suppression1 control1 or prevention
 activities carried out by a ,federal   
land management agency1 a ,state        
government1 a political subdivision of a
 ,state1 or a ,tribal government4