Title: PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to address the disposal by incineration of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the substances, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
The EPA must promulgate regulations to prohibit the disposal by incineration of foam that contains PFAS and is used to fight fire. In addition, the EPA must promulgate regulations (1) identifying additional wastes containing PFAS for which a prohibition on incineration may be necessary to protect human health and the environment, and (2) prohibiting such disposal of the identified wastes.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2591 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2591

    To prohibit the waste incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
                  substances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Kildee) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the waste incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
                  substances, 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 Waste Incineration Ban Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON WASTE INCINERATION OF PFAS.

    Section 3004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6924) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(z) PFAS Wastes.--
            ``(1) Firefighting foam.--Not later than 6 months after the 
        date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
        promulgate regulations prohibiting the disposal by incineration 
        of firefighting foam containing PFAS, which prohibition shall 
        take effect not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 
        of this subsection.
            ``(2) Other pfas wastes.--
                    ``(A) Identification and prohibition.--Not later 
                than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection, the Administrator shall promulgate 
                regulations--
                            ``(i) identifying additional wastes 
                        containing PFAS for which a prohibition on 
                        incineration may be necessary to protect human 
                        health and the environment; and
                            ``(ii) prohibiting the disposal by 
                        incineration of such identified wastes 
                        beginning not later than 18 months after the 
                        date of enactment of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Review and revision.--The Administrator shall 
                review and revise the list of wastes identified under 
                this paragraph as needed, but not less frequently than 
                every 4 years.
            ``(3) Penalties.--For purposes of section 3008(d), a waste 
        subject to a prohibition under this subsection shall be 
        considered a hazardous waste identified or listed under this 
        subtitle.
            ``(4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `PFAS' 
        means a perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at 
        least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.''.
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