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| 2 | 2 | | HB0166a -1- HB 166 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 33-LS0757\A |
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| 11 | 11 | | HOUSE BILL NO. 166 |
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| 13 | 13 | | IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA |
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| 15 | 15 | | THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION |
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| 17 | 17 | | BY REPRESENTATIVE STAPP |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced: 4/19/23 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance |
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| 23 | 23 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | FOR AN ACT ENTITLED |
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| 27 | 27 | | "An Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date." 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | * Section 1. AS 46.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read: 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 46.03.340. Use of firefighting substances. (a) Notwithstanding 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | AS 46.03.320, a person may not use a firefighting substance that contains a 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the state unless the use is 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | permitted under (b) of this section or required by federal law. 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) Unless the state fire marshal adopts regulations under (c) of this section 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | requiring use of an alternative firefighting substance, a person may use a firefighting 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance to 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | respond to a fire that originates in relation to oil or gas production, transmission, 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | transportation, or refining in the state. 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (c) If the state fire marshal determines an alternative firefighting substance 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | listed by an organization recognized by the federal Occupational Safety and Health 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Administration's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program is safe and 15 33-LS0757\A |
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| 42 | 42 | | HB 166 -2- HB0166a |
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| 45 | 45 | | effective, the state fire marshal shall adopt regulations requiring use of the alternative 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | firefighting substance. The regulations must state the proposed effective date of the 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | regulations. 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (d) The department shall ensure the state accepts for disposal from a person 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | domiciled in the state a firefighting substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | or polyfluoroalkyl substance in a quantity not to exceed 40 gallons each year. 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. 7 |
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