Bill Text: IA SF2289 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the testing of water supplies for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances by public water supply systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Cournoyer, and Hogg. S.J. 337. [SF2289 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2289-Introduced.html
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BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
testing
of
water
supplies
for
1
perfluoroalkyl
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
by
public
2
water
supply
systems.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.189
Perfluoroalkyl
and
1
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
——
testing
required.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“perfluoroalkyl
substance”
3
or
“polyfluoroalkyl
substance”
means
a
class
of
fluorinated
4
organic
chemicals
containing
at
least
one
fully
fluorinated
5
carbon
atom.
6
2.
A
public
water
supply
system
that
serves
one
or
7
more
of
the
twenty-five
most
populous
cities
in
this
state
8
shall
annually
test
the
water
supply
for
the
presence
of
9
perfluoroalkyl
substances
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
10
The
public
water
supply
system
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
11
commission
no
later
than
January
31
following
each
test.
12
3.
For
the
purpose
of
determining
the
population
of
a
city
13
under
this
section,
the
most
recent
federal
decennial
census
14
shall
be
used.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
requires
public
water
supply
systems
that
19
serve
one
or
more
of
the
25
most
populous
cities
in
this
20
state
to
annually
test
the
water
supply
for
the
presence
of
21
perfluoroalkyl
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
The
bill
22
defines
“perfluoroalkyl
substance”
and
“polyfluoroalkyl
23
substance”.
The
bill
requires
a
public
water
supply
system
24
that
conducts
testing
pursuant
to
the
bill
to
submit
a
report
25
to
the
environmental
protection
commission
no
later
than
26
January
31
following
each
test.
For
purposes
of
determining
27
the
population
of
a
city
under
the
bill,
the
most
recent
28
federal
decennial
census
shall
be
used.
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