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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 837
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E USE OF PERFLUOROAL KYL 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, 2021) (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, 2022, no person, local government or state 9
agency may use a class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally 10
added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any amount for 11
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(c) On or after July 1, 2023, no person shall use a class B firefighting 13
foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or 14
polyfluoroalkyl substance for any firefighting purpose unless such fire 15
is a petroleum-based fire and the Commissioner of Energy and 16
Environmental Protection fails to identify an alternative to such use by 17
April 1, 2022. 18
(d) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and 19
Environmental Protection shall develop a take-back program for 20
municipal sources of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that 21
results in the application of best management practices for the disposal 22
of such substances. 23
(e) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available 24
appropriations, by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 25
Protection. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS for training
purposes and establish a take-back program for such products.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]