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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 837
January Session, 2021
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 from passage) (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 the effective date of this section, no person, local 9
government or state agency may use a class B firefighting foam that 10
contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 11
substance in any amount for training purposes. 12
(c) On or after April 1, 2021, 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 Substitute Bill No. 837
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is a petroleum-based fire and the Commissioner of Energy and 16
Environmental Protection fails to identify an alternative to such use by 17
January 1, 2021. 18
(d) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Energy and 19
Environmental Protection shall develop or identify a take-back program 20
for municipal sources of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 21
that results in the application of best management practices for the 22
disposal 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 from passage New section
ENV Joint Favorable Subst.