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Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman LaMalfa’s (R-Richvale) bill, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, passed the House as part of a larger permitting reform package, the PERMIT Act. The bill ensures that aerial fire retardant remains available for wildfire suppression efforts without being tied up in Clean Water Act permitting delays.
Washington, D.C.—Today, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, which was introduced by Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), passed the House as part of a larger permitting reform package, the PERMIT Act. In 2023, a court ruling imposed additional unnecessary and burdensome red tape on the use of aerial fire retardant by the U.S.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This legislation, passed by a vote of 399-5, is the first time in recent history tha