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An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS

An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS

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Sponsor
Representative Amy Arata
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS

An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2535(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2535(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1982 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-03 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-30 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Arata
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1982
H.P. 1325 House of Representatives, May 20, 2025
An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule
205.
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 15, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ARATA of New Gloucester.
Cosponsored by Senator BERNARD of Aroostook and
Representatives: BRIDGEO of Augusta, CRAY of Palmyra, DILL of Old Town,
GUERRETTE of Caribou, HEPLER of Woolwich, JACKSON of Oxford.

Page 1 - 132LR2535(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1732, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 277, §2, is amended
3 to read:
45-A. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; PFAS. "Perfluoroalkyl and
5 polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means any member of the class of fluorinated
6 organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. any chemical
7 substance or mixture containing a chemical substance that structurally contains at least one
8 of the following 3 substructures:
9 A. R-(CF 2)-CF(R')R", where both the CF2 and CF moieties are saturated carbons;
10 B. R-CF 2OCF2-R', where R and R' can either be F, O or saturated carbons; or
11 C. CF 3C(CF3)R'R", where R' and R" can either be F or saturated carbons.
12Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1614, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 477, §1 and
13 reallocated by RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §54, is amended to read:
14 F. "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means substances that
15 include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least
16 one fully fluorinated carbon atom. any chemical substance or mixture containing a
17 chemical substance that structurally contains at least one of the following 3
18 substructures:
19 (1) R-(CF 2)-CF(R')R", where both the CF2 and CF moieties are saturated carbons;
20 (2) R-CF 2OCF2-R', where R and R' can either be F, O or saturated carbons; or
21 (3) CF 3C(CF3)R'R", where R' and R" can either be F or saturated carbons.
22SUMMARY
23 This bill changes the definition of "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or
24 "PFAS" in the laws governing reduction of toxics in packaging, the sale of products
25 containing intentionally added PFAS, the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination,
26 pesticides, renewable energy procurement in contaminated land, firefighting or fire-
27 suppressing foam, waste discharge licenses, licenses to spread septage and the Land
28 Application Containment Monitoring Fund to align with the United States Environmental
29 Protection Agency's definition of "PFAS."
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