1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to environment; exempting electronic and internal components from certain
1.3 PFAS prohibitions; delaying prohibitions on certain lead-containing products;
1.4 delaying prohibitions of certain PFAS-containing firefighting foam at airport
1.5 hangars; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116.943, subdivision 8;
1.6 325E.3892, subdivision 2; 325F.072, subdivision 3.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 8.Exemptions.(a) This section does not apply to:
1.10 (1) a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a
1.11manner that preempts state authority;
1.12 (2) a product regulated under section 325F.072 or 325F.075; or
1.13 (3) the sale or resale of a used product.
1.14 (b) Subdivisions 4 and 5 do not apply to a prosthetic or orthotic device or to any product
1.15that is a medical device or drug or that is otherwise used in a medical setting or in medical
1.16applications regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
1.17 (c) An electronic or internal component of a product is exempt from the prohibitions
1.18under subdivision 5 until January 1, 2032.
1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1906
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Heintzeman03/05/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.3892, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.2 Subd. 2.Prohibition.(a) A person must not import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale, or
2.3distribute or offer for use in this state any covered product containing:
2.4 (1) lead at more than 0.009 percent by total weight (90 parts per million); or
2.5 (2) cadmium at more than 0.0075 percent by total weight (75 parts per million).
2.6 (b) This section does not apply to covered products containing lead or cadmium, or both,
2.7when regulation is preempted by federal law.
2.8 (c) Until January 1, 2028, this section does not apply to a product containing an internal
2.9circuit board with lead solder or to a pen that contains lead.
2.10 (d) A manufacturer of a key fob or pen exempted under paragraph (c) must submit a
2.11report every six months to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that details
2.12the:
2.13 (1) barriers to complying with the prohibition under this subdivision;
2.14 (2) progress made toward achieving compliance; and
2.15 (3) most recent timeline for achieving compliance.
2.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325F.072, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.18 Subd. 3.Prohibition.(a) No person, political subdivision, or state agency shall
2.19manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this
2.20state, and no person shall use in this state, class B firefighting foam containing PFAS
2.21chemicals.
2.22 (b) This subdivision does not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of class
2.23B firefighting foam for which the inclusion of PFAS chemicals is required by federal law,
2.24including but not limited to Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, section 139.317. If a
2.25federal requirement to include PFAS chemicals in class B firefighting foam is revoked after
2.26January 1, 2024, class B firefighting foam subject to the revoked requirements is no longer
2.27exempt under this paragraph effective one year after the day of revocation.
2.28 (c) This subdivision does not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of class
2.29B firefighting foam for purposes of use at an airport, as defined under section 360.013,
2.30subdivision 39, until the state fire marshal makes a determination that:
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3.2to fluorine-free firefighting foam;
3.3 (2) a fluorine-free firefighting foam product is included in the Federal Aviation
3.4Administration's Qualified Product Database; and
3.5 (3) a firefighting foam product included in the database under clause (2) is commercially
3.6available in quantities sufficient to reliably meet the requirements under Code of Federal
3.7Regulations, title 14, part 139.
3.8 (d) Until the state fire marshal makes a determination under paragraph (c), the operator
3.9of an airport using class B firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals must, on or before
3.10December 31 each calendar year, submit a report to the state fire marshal regarding the
3.11status of the airport's conversion to class B firefighting foam products without intentionally
3.12added PFAS, the disposal of class B firefighting foam products with intentionally added
3.13PFAS, and an assessment of the factors listed in paragraph (c) as applied to the airport.
3.14 (e) Until January 1, 2028, this subdivision does not apply to the manufacture, sale,
3.15distribution, or use of class B firefighting foam for purposes of use at an airport hangar.
3.16 (f) The operator of an airport hangar may apply for a one-year extension from the date
3.17provided under paragraph (e) by demonstrating that there is a need for additional time due
3.18to circumstances beyond the control of the operator. An extension under this paragraph
3.19must be approved by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the state fire
3.20marshal. When approving an extension under this paragraph, the commissioner of the
3.21Pollution Control Agency must determine that the environment will be protected and the
3.22state fire marshal must determine that public safety will be protected.
3.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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