An Act to Ensure the Quality of Bottled Wate1 f1
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1248
Committee Amendment CA_A_H389 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to HP 796, L D 1248, "An Act to Ensure the 
Quality of Bottled Wate1" 
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Amend the bill rn sect10n 1 m sub-c 9 m §2660-AA rn subsection 4 rn the last lme 
(page 1, lme 19 m L D) by strrkrng out the followmg "and perfluoroheptanorc acid" and 
msertmg the followmg ', perfluoroheptanorc acid and pe1fluorodecan01c acid' 
Amend the bill m section 1 m sub-c 9 by stnkmg out all of §2660-BB (page 1, Imes 
to 3 8 and page 2, Imes 1 to 10 m L D ) and msertmg the followmg 
'§2660-BB. Bottled water testing, reporting and sale regmrements 
A bottler shall comply with the provisions of this section 
1. Imtial testmg. A bottler shall conduct mitral testmg for the level of PF AS 
applicable to a commumty water system detectable usmg standard labor at01y methods 
established by the Umted States Environmental Protection Agency m effect at the time of 
sampling A bottler shall conduct testrng under this subsect10n for all regulated PF AS 
contammants and add1t10nal PF AS mcluded m the hst of analytes m the standard laboratory 
methods established by the Umted States Environmental Protect10n Agency applicable to 
commumty wate1 systems rn effect at the time of sampling 
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Subsequent monitoring. After completion of m1tral testmg as required by 
subsection 1, a bottler shall conduct contmued momtormg for the presence of 1 egulated 
PFAS contammants m water bottled by the bottle1 acco1dmg to tlus subsection 
A If m1t1al testmg under subsection 1 or testmg unde1 this parag1 aph detects the 
presence of any regulated PF AS contammants md1v1dually or m combmation at or 
above the standard applicable to a commumty water system. the bottle1 shall conduct 
contmued quartetly testmg until regulated PF AS contammants rue m1t1gated to the 
standard applicable to a community water system 
B If 1mt1al testmg under subsection 1 detects the presence of any regulated PF AS 
contammants at or above each analyte's lowest concent1 at1on 1mmmum reportmg level 
as specified m the standard laboratory methods estabhshed by the Umted States 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMI'ITEE AMENDMENT •A» to HP 796, L D 1248 
Environmental Protection Agency applicable to community water systems m effect at 
the time of samplmg, either mdiv1dually or m combmat10n with other detected 
regulated PF AS contaminants, the bottler shall conduct contmued testmg annually 
3. Reporting. A bottler shall 
A Report the results of testing requtred by this section to the department m the same 
manner as a commumty water system 1s requned to rep01t under department mle, and 
B Post the results of testmg 1eqmred by this section on a publicly accessible website 
The posted mformat1on must mclude the source of the water tested, the date the water 
was tested and the level of regulated PF AS contammants present m the water 01 a 
statement that the water 1s free from regulated PF AS contammants 
4. Sale of bottled water. A person may not sell bottled water m this State that con tams 
a 1egulated PFAS contammant m an amount that exceeds the standa1d applicable to a 
community water system, either under a standard set by this State or a federal standard. 
whichever requires a lower level of the contammant 
5. Enforcement. The department may enfo1 ce the regmrements of this section 111 the 
same mannei as for a v10lation of subchapter 2 A bottler or a person who sells bottled 
water may appeal the acts or dec1s10ns of the department under this section m the same 
manner as described m subchapter 2-A 
6. Department website. The department shall post the testmg results 1 ece1ved as 
required by subsection 2 on a publicly accessible website 
7. Rules. The department shall adopt 1 ules to implement this sect10n Rules adopted 
undei this subsect10n are routme techmcal 1 ules as defined m Title 5, chaptei 3 7 5, 
subchapter 2-A' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds pe1flu01odecanoic acid to the hst of regulated PFAS 
contammants f01 which a bottler must test bottled watei The amendment adds language 
clanfymg the testmg reqmrements and estabhshes 2 categories oftestmg m1tial testmg and 
subsequent momtormg It removes the labeling requirement and adds 1 eqmrements fm the 
bottler and the Department of Health and Human Services to post testmg results to publicly 
accessible websites 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved 06/05/23 feae 
LD 1248 
LR 1743(02) 
An Act to Ensure the Quality of Bottled Water 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment }4• {H-3~) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Any add1t1onal costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt the changes m this bill are expected to 
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be mmor and can be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
LRl 743(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I