HR 6835 · 115th Congress · Environmental Protection
PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2018-09-17)
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PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018 This bill requires the federal government, on the request of a state, to cooperate with the state to address drinking water, surface water, ground water, sediment, or soil contaminated from a perfluorinated compound released from a federal facility or a former federal facility. A perfluorinated compound means a perfluoroalkyl substance, or a polyfluoroalkyl substance, that is man made and contains at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Within a year, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine whether to designate perfluorinated compounds as hazardous substances.…
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