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SA1TOSB72 • 2025

This Amendment provides that if the U.S.

This Amendment provides that if the U.S.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Brown
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Passed 5/13/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

This Amendment provides that if the U.S.

This Amendment provides that if the U.S.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment provides that if the U.S.
  • Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopts an MCL that is lower than an MCL established by this Act, the lower MCL established by the EPA will become the MCL for this State.
  • This Amendment also changes the effective date of Senate Bill No.
  • 72 from 90 days after enactment to January 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  2. 2025-05-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment provides that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopts an MCL that is lower than an MCL established by this Act, the lower MCL established by the EPA will become the MCL for this State.

This Amendment also changes the effective date of Senate Bill No. 72 from 90 days after enactment to January 15, 2026.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Brown

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 72

AMEND Senate Bill No. 72 by deleting lines 14 through 22 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(3) “Maximum contaminant level” or “MCL” means the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in a public water drinking system.

a. Except as provided under paragraph (3)b. of this section, the MCLs for the PFAS regulated under this chapter are as follows:

1. For PFOA, an MCL of 4.0 PPT.

2. For PFOS, an MCL of 4.0 PPT.

3. PFHxS, an MCL of 10 PPT.

4. For PFNA, an MCL of 10 PPT.

5. For HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX chemicals, an MCL of 10 PPT.

6. For mixtures containing 2 or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, or PFBS, a Hazard Index MCL of 1.

b. If the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) establishes an MCL that is lower than the MCL for a substance under paragraph (3)a. of this section, the MCL established by the EPA for that substance is the MCL for this chapter.

”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 72 by deleting from line 81 “90 days after its enactment into law.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “on January 15, 2026.”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment provides that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopts an MCL that is lower than an MCL established by this Act, the lower MCL established by the EPA will become the MCL for this State.

This Amendment also changes the effective date of Senate Bill No. 72 from 90 days after enactment to January 15, 2026.

Author: Senator Brown