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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6367
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2535
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. FOX, 148th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INSPECTIONS BY LOCAL FIRE MARSHALS
AND A DISPOSAL AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR
FIREFIGHTING FOAM THAT CONTAINS PERFLUOROALKYL OR
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That (1) section 29-305 of the general statutes be amended to 1
authorize a member of a fire unit, in addition to a local fire marshal, to 2
conduct inspections of buildings and facilities in accordance with the 3
provisions of subsection (b) of section 29-305 of the general statutes, (2) 4
chapter 541 of the general statutes be amended to establish a pilot 5
program to train and permit a lower class of fire inspectors to conduct 6
inspections of residential buildings designed to be occupied by at least 7
three families but not more than six families, and (3) the general statutes 8
be amended to establish a state-funded disposal and replacement 9
program for firefighting foam that contains a perfluoroalkyl or 10
polyfluoroalkyl substance. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) authorize a member of a fire unit, in addition to a local fire
marshal, to conduct certain fire inspections, (2) establish a pilot program Proposed Bill No. 6367
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to train and permit other fire inspectors to conduct inspections of
residential buildings designed to be occupied by at least three families
but not more than six families, and (3) establish a state-funded disposal
and replacement program for firefighting foam that contains a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.