Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act

Bill: 116-hr-7243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-06-18
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental health

Environmental technology

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Research administration and funding

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Army Corps of Engineers to develop innovative technologies and methodologies for detecting and cleaning up perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances associated with federal facilities and, to the maximum extent practicable, support other federal agencies' efforts to address such substances. (Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl are chemicals that can accumulate in the human body and cause health problems.) </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2020 Mr. Delgado (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop an inventory and carry out research with respect to PFAS, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act . 2. Inventory of PFAS at Corps facilities Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that identifies— (1) each facility owned or operated by the Corps of Engineers at which there is a release or threatened release of a perfluoroalkyl or poly­fluo­ro­al­kyl substance; (2) the nature and extent of each such release or threatened release, including any associated potential pathway for human exposure to the applicable substance; and (3) measures taken by the Secretary to control, remove, or remediate such substances, or otherwise reduce the risk of human exposure to such substances. 3. PFAS cleanup research (a) In general The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers and the Hazardous Waste Research Center located at the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall, in coordination with other Federal agencies, develop innovative technologies and methodologies for the detection, treatment, and cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances associated with Federal facilities, including in groundwater associated with such facilities. (b) Supplemental work In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, supplement and support work undertaken by other Federal agencies, including actions taken by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the plan published by the Administrator entitled EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan , dated February 2019, and updated by the document published by the Administrator entitled EPA PFAS Action Plan: Program Update , dated February 2020.