Bill Detail

S. 160

Congress: 119

Title

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Summary

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 This act reauthorizes the Department of Defense to sell its excess aircraft and aircraft parts that are acceptable for commercial sale for wildfire suppression purposes. Such authority begins June 12, 2025, and ends October 1, 2035. The act also provides that such aircraft may be used to deliver water by air in order to suppress wildfire (the previous authority only provided for the delivery of fire retardant). The act removes the previous limitation on providing international wildfire suppression assistance with such purchased aircraft.

Sponsor

Sen. Tim Sheehy [R-MT]

Status

Became Public Law No: 119-18.

Status as of Jun 29, 8:17 PM · synced 34m ago

Introduced

2025-01-21

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