appropriation; PFAS; health study

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding a Health Study on PFAS in Arizona

This bill gives $1 million to the University of Arizona to study levels of chemicals called PFAS in the blood of people who drink water from contaminated sources.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $1,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the University of Arizona.
• Requires a health study on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in human blood.
• Focuses the study on people who get drinking water from private groundwater wells or public systems with PFAS above federal limits.

Who It Names or Affects

• The University of Arizona, which will receive funds to run the study.
• Arizona residents whose drinking water comes from sources contaminated with high levels of PFAS and may be tested for blood levels of these chemicals.
• State agencies that manage the general fund used for this payment.

Terms To Know

PFAS

Short name for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are chemicals found in some water supplies.

Appropriation

The act of setting aside a specific amount of government money to pay for something.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say when the study must start or finish.
• It only covers water sources that exceed federal limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency national primary drinking water regulations.
• The text does not explain how many people will be tested or which specific towns are included.

Official Summary Text

HB2546 - appropriation; PFAS; health study

Current Bill Text

HB2546 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; PFAS; health study

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2546

Introduced by

Representative
Mathis

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the UNIVERSITY of
Arizona.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Appropriation;
university of Arizona; PFAS testing

The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated
from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the university of
Arizona to conduct a health study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances levels in the blood of persons across this state who receive
drinking water from private groundwater wells or public drinking water systems
that have been contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
in an amount that exceeds the maximum contaminant level as prescribed by the
United States environmental protection agency national primary drinking water
regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 141 and 142).