Title: PFAS Transparency Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
PFAS Transparency Act
The bill requires an industrial entity that introduces perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, into wastewater treatment systems to provide specified advance notices to such systems, including the identity and quantity of such PFAS.
PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5540

   To require, pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
  disclosure of the introduction of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substances into treatment works, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2020

 Mr. Delgado (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
   DeFazio, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Malinowski, and Mr. 
                 Kildee) introduced the following bill

                            January 7, 2020

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require, pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
  disclosure of the introduction of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substances into treatment works, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PFAS Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INTRODUCTIONS OF PFAS.

    (a) In General.--The introduction of any perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance by the owner or operator of an industrial 
source shall be unlawful unless such owner or operator first notifies 
the owner or operator of the applicable treatment works of--
            (1) the identity and quantity of such substance;
            (2) whether such substance is susceptible to treatment by 
        such treatment works; and
            (3) whether such substance would interfere with the 
        operation of the treatment works.
    (b) Violations.--A violation of this section shall be treated in 
the same manner as a violation of a regulation promulgated under 
subsection 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1317(b)).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Introduction.--The term ``introduction'' means the 
        introduction of pollutants into treatment works, as described 
        in section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 1317).
            (2) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
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