PFAS Accountability Act of 2018
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 23, 2018)
PFAS 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, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata contaminated from a perfluorinated compound originating from a federal facility or a former facility, such as a decommissioned military installation. A "perfluorinated compound" means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
What just happenedAug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateAug 23, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Aug 23, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate