Bill Text: IA SSB3086 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of fire fighting foam containing certain substances, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-28 - Subcommittee: Johnson, Rozenboom, and Taylor, T. [SSB3086 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3086-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3086
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
fire
fighting
foam
containing
1
certain
substances,
making
penalties
applicable,
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455F.12
Fire
fighting
foam
——
1
perfluoroalkyl
or
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
prohibited
——
2
exceptions.
3
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
4
otherwise
requires:
5
a.
“Class
B
fire
fighting
foam”
means
foam
designed
to
6
extinguish
flammable-liquid
fires.
7
b.
“Perfluoroalkyl
substance”
or
“polyfluoroalkyl
substance”
8
means
a
class
of
fluorinated
organic
chemicals
that
contain
9
at
least
one
fully
fluorinated
carbon
atom
and
that
are
10
designed
to
be
fully
functional
in
class
B
fire
fighting
foam
11
formulations.
12
c.
“Testing”
means
calibration
testing,
conformance
testing,
13
or
fixed
system
testing.
14
2.
Except
as
otherwise
provided,
a
person
shall
not
use
a
15
class
B
fire
fighting
foam
that
contains
an
intentionally
added
16
perfluoroalkyl
substance
or
polyfluoroalkyl
substance.
17
3.
Subsection
2
does
not
apply
under
any
of
the
following
18
circumstances:
19
a.
The
use
occurs
in
fire
prevention
or
in
response
to
an
20
emergency
fire
fighting
operation.
21
b.
The
use
is
for
training
or
testing
purposes
and
occurs
22
at
a
facility
that
has
implemented
appropriate
containment,
23
treatment,
and
disposal
measures
to
prevent
the
release
of
such
24
class
B
fire
fighting
foam
into
the
environment.
25
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
restrict
or
26
prevent
the
manufacture,
sale,
or
distribution
of
class
27
B
fire
fighting
foam
that
contains
an
intentionally
added
28
perfluoroalkyl
substance
or
polyfluoroalkyl
substance.
29
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
30
2021.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
class
B
fire
fighting
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foam
containing
perfluoroalkyl
substances
or
polyfluoroalkyl
1
substances.
2
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
using
a
class
B
fire
3
fighting
foam
that
contains
a
perfluoroalkyl
substance
or
a
4
polyfluoroalkyl
substance
that
was
intentionally
added.
The
5
bill
creates
exceptions
for
use
that
occurs
in
response
to
an
6
emergency
fire
fighting
operation
or
as
part
of
training
or
7
testing
under
certain
conditions.
The
bill
does
not
restrict
8
or
prevent
the
manufacture,
sale,
or
distribution
of
a
class
9
B
fire
fighting
foam
that
contains
an
intentionally
added
10
perfluoroalkyl
substance
or
polyfluoroalkyl
substance.
11
By
operation
of
law,
a
violation
of
the
bill
is
a
simple
12
misdemeanor.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
13
for
no
more
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
14
than
$625
or
by
both.
15
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2021.
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