Vermont H 286: An act relating to miscellaneous workers’ compensation amendments

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.286
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VT LEG #379373 v.1
H.286 1
Introduced by Representatives Masland of Thetford and Mrowicki of Putney 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Conservation and development; water supply; maximum contaminant 5
level; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the 7
Secretary of Natural Resources to amend the Department of Environmental 8
Conservation’s Water Supply Rule to establish a maximum contaminant level 9
(MCL) of zero parts per trillion for the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 10
substances (PFAS) of perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, 11
perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, perfluorononanoic acid, perfluoroheptanoic 12
acid, and perfluorodecanoic acid. The bill also would propose that the 13
Secretary of Natural Resources amend the Department of Environmental 14
Conservation’s Water Supply Rule to establish an MCL of not more than 20 15
parts per trillion for any testable PFAS other than those specifically required to 16
have an MCL of zero parts per trillion. 17

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.286
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VT LEG #379373 v.1
An act relating to drinking water standards for perfluoroalkyl and 1
polyfluoroalkyl substances 2
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 3
Sec. 1. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; 4
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; PERFLUOROALKYL AND 5
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES 6
(a) As used in this section, “perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” 7
or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least 8
one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 9
(b) On or before July 1, 2026, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall file 10
under 3 V.S.A. § 841 a final proposed rule with the Secretary of State and the 11
Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules establishing the following 12
under the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Supply Rule: 13
(1) a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of zero parts per trillion for 14
the PFAS of perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, 15
perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, perfluorononanoic acid, perfluoroheptanoic 16
acid, and perfluorodecanoic acid; and 17
(2) an MCL of not more than 20 parts per trillion total for any testable 18
PFAS combined other than those PFAS listed under subdivision (1) of this 19
subsection. 20
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 21
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 22