Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05288 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 1811 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5288
6	6	February Session, 2020
7	7	LCO No. 1811
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10	10	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING PE RFLUOROALKYL AND
20	20	POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBS TANCES.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) As used in this section: 1
25	25	(1) "Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance" means a class of 2
26	26	fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated 3
27	27	carbon atom; and 4
28	28	(2) "Class B firefighting foam" means a foam used for the purpose of 5
29	29	extinguishing flammable liquid fires. 6
30	30	(b) On and after January 1, 2021, no person, local government or state 7
31	31	agency may use a class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally 8
32	32	added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any amount for 9
33	33	any purpose. 10
34	34	(c) The Department of Public Health shall assist any person, local 11
35	35	government or state agency in transitioning to the use of class B 12
36	36	firefighting foam that does not contain an intentionally added 13 Raised Bill No. 5288
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40	40	LCO No. 1811 2 of 3
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42	42	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance. 14
43	43	(d) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available 15
44	44	appropriations, by the Commissioner of Public Health. 16
45	45	Sec. 2. Subsection (i) of section 25-32 of the 2020 supplement to the 17
46	46	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 18
47	47	thereof (Effective from passage): 19
48	48	(i) (1) The department may perform the collection and testing of 20
49	49	water samples required by regulations adopted by the commissioner 21
50	50	pursuant to this section, in accordance with chapter 54, when requested 22
51	51	to do so by a water company. The department shall collect a fee equal to 23
52	52	the cost of such collection and testing. Water companies serving one 24
53	53	thousand or more persons shall not request routine bacteriological or 25
54	54	physical tests under this subsection. 26
55	55	(2) Not later than January 1, 2021, the department shall develop and 27
56	56	implement a plan for (A) testing water supply sources, water supplies 28
57	57	and bottled water, as defined in section 21a-150, for contamination by 29
58	58	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and (B) educating the 30
59	59	public regarding the potential risks of drinking water that has been 31
60	60	contaminated by such substances. The plan shall include methods of (i) 32
61	61	identifying every potential source of water contamination by such 33
62	62	substances, and (ii) identifying and prioritizing the testing of water 34
63	63	supply sources and water supplies that are most vulnerable to 35
64	64	contamination by such substances and of water supplies serving a 36
65	65	population whose health could be at greater risk from exposure to such 37
66	66	substances. For purposes of this subdivision, "perfluoroalkyl and 38
67	67	polyfluoroalkyl substances" means a class of fluorinated organic 39
68	68	chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 40
69	69	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
70	70	sections:
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72	72	Section 1 July 1, 2020 New section
73	73	Sec. 2 from passage 25-32(i)
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80	80	Statement of Purpose:
81	81	To limit the public's exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
82	82	substances.
83	83	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
84	84	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
85	85	underlined.]
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