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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 389 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 863
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lenny Mirra
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to proper disposal of products containing PFAS.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 389 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 863
By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 863) of
Lenny Mirra relative to regulations requiring the proper disposal of products containing per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances. Environment and Natural Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 960 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to proper disposal of products containing PFAS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following new section:
3 Section 243. The department of environmental protection shall be charged with outlining
4the best practices and recommended regulations for the proper disposal of products containing
5per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances across the commonwealth.
6 The department shall review known locations of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances
7detection and create response plan strategies; identify the sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl
8substances contamination and exposure pathways that pose the greatest risk to public health and 2 of 2
9the environment; and examine and estimate the cost to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl
10substances contamination in known locations across the commonwealth.
11 The department shall file a report of its recommended regulations and its findings,
12together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, by filing
13the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives no later than one year
14after the passage of this act.