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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5074
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 249
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. PETIT, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PERFLUOROALKYL AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit any person, local 1
government or state agency from using a class B firefighting foam that 2
contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 3
substance in any amount for any purpose, and (2) require the 4
Department of Public Health to develop and implement a plan for (A) 5
testing water supply sources, water supplies and bottled water, as 6
defined in section 21a-150 of the general statutes, for contamination by 7
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and (B) educating the 8
public regarding the potential risks of drinking water that has been 9
contaminated by such substances. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public by limiting exposure to perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.