Alaska 2023-2024 Regular Session

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14		-	~~AN ACT~~
	10	+	HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 67(FIN)
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16		-	~~Relating to firefighting substances;~~ ~~and providing for an effective date.~~
	12	+	IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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	14	+	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
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	16	+	BY THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
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	18	+	Offered: 5/3/24
	19	+	Referred: Rules
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22		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
	21	+	Sponsor(s): SENATORS KIEHL, Gray-Jackson, Dunbar, Giessel, Claman, Kawasaki, Tobin, Stevens,
	22	+	Wielechowski
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	24	+	REPRESENTATIVES Galvin, Hannan
	25	+	A BILL
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	27	+	FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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51		-	Relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date. 1
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	29	+	"An Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date." 1
	30	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
53	31		* Section 1. AS 46.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 3
54	32		Article 3A. Firefighting Substances Disposal Reimbursements. 4
55	33		Sec. 46.03.135. Firefighting substances disposal reimbursements. (a) A 5
56	34		firefighting substances disposal reimbursement program is established in the 6
57	35		department. 7
58	36		(b) The department shall accept an application for disposal reimbursement on 8
59	37		a form provided by the department from a person domiciled in 9
60	38		(1) a community in the state with a population of less than 2,000 that is 10
61	39		off the road system who received a firefighting substance that contains a 11
62	40		perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance; or 12
63	41		(2) the state who received a firefighting substance that contains a 13
64	42		perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance from a partially state-funded 14
65		-	fire safety project. 15
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67	47		(c) The department may accept a reimbursement application only if the 1
68	48		application provides proper disposal documentation showing compliance with 2
69	49		regulations adopted by the department and any other applicable law. 3
70	50		(d) The department shall prioritize reimbursements as follows: 4
71	51		(1) activities related to the proper disposal of a firefighting substance 5
72	52		that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance, including 6
73	53		disposal of the equipment containing the substance; 7
74	54		(2) activities related to the proper disposal of firefighting equipment 8
75	55		residually contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance; 9
76	56		(3) replacement of equipment containing or residually contaminated by 10
77	57		a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance. 11
78	58		* Sec. 2. AS 46.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read: 12
79	59		Sec. 46.03.340. Use of firefighting foam. (a) Notwithstanding AS 46.03.320, 13
80	60		a person may not use a firefighting foam that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or 14
81	61		polyfluoroalkyl substance in the state unless the use is permitted under (b) of this 15
82	62		section or required by federal law. 16
83	63		(b) Unless the state fire marshal adopts regulations under (c) of this section 17
84	64		requiring use of an alternative firefighting foam, a person may use a firefighting foam 18
85	65		that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance to respond to a 19
86	66		fire that originates in relation to oil or gas production, transmission, transportation, or 20
87	67		refining in the state. 21
88	68		(c) If the state fire marshal determines an alternative firefighting foam listed 22
89	69		by an organization recognized by the federal Occupational Safety and Health 23
90	70		Administration's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program is safe and 24
91	71		effective, the state fire marshal shall adopt regulations requiring use of the alternative 25
92	72		firefighting foam. The regulations must state the proposed effective date of the 26
93	73		regulations. 27
94	74		* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 28
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96		-	TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The commissioner of environmental conservation
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98		-	may adopt or amend regulations as necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. The 31
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100		-	regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the 1
101		-	effective date of the law implemented by the regulation. 2
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	77	+	may adopt or amend regulations as necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. The 31 33-LS0148\U
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	81	+	regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) but not before the 1
	82	+	effective date of law implemented by the regulation. 2
102	83		* Sec. 4. Section 3 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 3
103	84		* Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2025. 4