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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to discharge and use of firefighting 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | foam; creating s. 633.3041, F.S.; providing 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | definitions; prohibiting the use of Class B 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | firefighting foam beginning on a specified date; 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | providing an exception; providing construction; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | providing an effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Section 633.3041, Florida Statutes, is created 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 633.3041 Firefighting foam. — 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) As used in this section, the term: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) "Class B firefighting foam" means any foam designed to 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | extinguish flammable liquid fires. 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) "PFAS chemicals" means a class of fluorinated organic 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | designed to be fully functional in Class B firefighting foam 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | formulations. 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) "Testing" means calibration, conformance, or fixed 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | system testing. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) Beginning January 1, 2023, a fire service provider may 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | not discharge or otherwise use Class B firefighting foam that 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 1257 2022 |
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| 51 | 51 | | contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless such 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | discharge or use occurs in fire prevention or in response to an 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | emergency firefighting operation. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (3) This section does not: 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (a) Restrict the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | chemicals or restrict the discharge or use of Class B 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | firefighting foam in response to fire prevention or an emergency 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | firefighting operation. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (b) Prevent the use of nonfluorinated foams, including 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | other Class B firefighting foams, for purposes of firefighter 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | training or testing. 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 38 |
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