Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05074 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5074
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1010 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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1414 REP. PETIT, 22nd Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING PERFLUOROALKYL AND
1919 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit any person, local 1
2424 government or state agency from using a class B firefighting foam that 2
2525 contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 3
2626 substance in any amount for any purpose, and (2) require the 4
2727 Department of Public Health to develop and implement a plan for (A) 5
2828 testing water supply sources, water supplies and bottled water, as 6
2929 defined in section 21a-150 of the general statutes, for contamination by 7
3030 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and (B) educating the 8
3131 public regarding the potential risks of drinking water that has been 9
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3333 Statement of Purpose:
3434 To protect the public by limiting exposure to perfluoroalkyl and
3535 polyfluoroalkyl substances.