Comments: IL SB0561 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

Illinois Senate Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Creates the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2022, a person, local government, fire department, or State agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training or testing purposes a class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. On and after January 1, 2025, prohibits the knowing manufacture, sale, offering for sale, distribution for sale, or distribution for use of a class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. Specifies exemptions to the Act. Provides specified notice and recall requirements for manufacturers. Specifies reporting requirements after the discharge, use, or release of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to administer and enforce the Act and to adopt rules. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a survey of fire departments and to provide a report of the results of the survey to the General Assembly no later than 90 days after its completion. Specifies notice requirements for a manufacturer or person who sells firefighting personal protective equipment to any person, fire department, local government, or State agency if the firefighting personal protective equipment contains intentionally added PFAS. Contains a prohibition and exemption for the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution for sale of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS. Creates the PFAS Program Fund and provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Agency as provided by rules adopted by the Agency. Provides a civil penalty for a manufacturer or person who violates the Act of $5,000 for the first violation of the Act and $10,000 for each subsequent violation. Provides that civil penalties collected must be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund to be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0290 [SB0561 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]