PFAS Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-5540
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-01-03
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Industrial facilities

Pollution liability

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>PFAS Transparency Act</strong></p> <p> The bill requires an industrial entity that introduces&nbsp;perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances,&nbsp;commonly referred to as&nbsp;PFAS, into wastewater treatment systems to provide specified advance notices to such systems, including the identity and quantity of such PFAS.</p> <p>PFAS&nbsp;are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5540 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Transparency Act . 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 ).