Minnesota HF 1283: Environment; PFAS-related rulemaking required.

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to environment; requiring PFAS-related rulemaking.​
1.3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.4 Section 1. PFAS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.​
1.5 The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must adopt rules establishing water​
1.6 quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid​
1.7 (PFOS). The commissioner must adopt the rules establishing the PFOA and PFOS water​
1.8 quality standards by July 1, 2026, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125, does not apply.​
1.9 Sec. 2. HEALTH RISK LIMIT; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE.​
1.10 By July 1, 2025, the commissioner of health must amend the health risk limit for​
1.11 perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7860, subpart 15, so that​
1.12 the health risk limit does not exceed 0.015 parts per billion. In amending the health risk​
1.13 limit for PFOS, the commissioner must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0751,​
1.14 requiring a reasonable margin of safety to adequately protect the health of infants, children,​
1.15 and adults.​
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REVISOR CKM/LN 23-02693​01/19/23 ​
State of Minnesota​
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
H. F. No. 1283​
NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
Authored by Hansen, R.; Hussein; Jordan and Hollins​02/06/2023​
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy​