PENNSYLVANIA, April 27 - PRINTER'S NO. 671

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

611

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, KEARNEY, COMITTA,

MENSCH, COSTA, KANE, MUTH AND HAYWOOD, APRIL 27, 2021

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 27, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), entitled "An

act providing for safe drinking water; imposing powers and

duties on the Department of Environmental Resources in

relation thereto; and appropriating certain funds," providing

for maximum contaminant levels.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as

the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 4.1. Maximum contaminant levels.

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), the maximum

contaminant level for polyfluoroalkyl or perfluorinated

substances, including, but not limited to, perfluorooctane

sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid and

perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, shall not exceed 10 parts per

trillion, until such time as subsection (b)(1), (2) or (3) is

satisfied.

(b) Testing.--A maximum contaminant level for a substance

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