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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5910
January Session, 2019
AN ACT LIMITING THE USE OF PERFLUOROALKY L OR
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBS TANCES IN CLASS B FIREFIGHTING
FOAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance" means a class of 2
fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated 3
carbon atom; 4
(2) "Class B firefighting foam" means a foam used for the purpose of 5
extinguishing flammable liquid fires; and 6
(3) "Testing" includes calibration testing, conformance testing and 7
fixed system testing as required by state or municipal law or policy. 8
(b) On and after July 1, 2020, no person, local government or state 9
agency may use a class B firefighting foam that contains an 10
intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any 11
amount (1) for training purposes, or (2) for testing purposes unless the 12
person, local government or state agency has implemented 13
containment, treatment and disposal measures at the testing facility to 14
prevent the release of such foam into the environment. 15
(c) On or after July 1, 2019, the Department of Public Health shall 16 Substitute Bill No. 5910
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assist any person, local government or state agency in evaluating and 17
transitioning to the use of class B firefighting foam that does not 18
contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 19
substance. 20
(d) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available 21
appropriations, by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 22
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
PH Joint Favorable Subst.