I know nothing of that, however, as you've explained it, you should be good to go. On the other hand, we're dealing with politicians here and when dealing with these "people" logic is usually the first thing to leave the scene. An eight dollar bag of kindling can buy several politicians and at a dime a dozen you could get 960 of the useless human beings that they are.
Hey, even if the wood you'd be using was infested with those nasty critters, you're not there to plant it, you're there to BURN it. You should be given a medal. But no...we're dealing with politicians. Don't get me started.....