- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0504/3LRB-3226/1 MCP:cjs&kjfMCP:ahe SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 310 NovemberJuly 15,3, 2019 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatoOWLES.Senators COWLES and P ETROWSKI, cosponsored by Representatives NYGREN , BALLWEG , ELZKOWSKI , GUNDRUM , JAMES, KRUG , M URSAU, N OVAK, O LDENBURG , S ARGENT, S KOWRONSKI , SPIROS, T USLER, W ICHGERSand Z IMMERMAN .

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendNatural theResources billand asEnergy. follows:

1.A N A CT to create 299.48 of the statutes;

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afterregulating “liquidfire fire"fighting insertfoam “,that andcontains maycertain includecontaminants a dual action Class A and Bgranting foam".rule-making authority.

2.Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits the use of fire fighting foams that are designed for use on a flammable liquid fire and that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), unless used in emergency fire fighting or fire prevention operations;

Pageor 2,unless lineused 3:for testing purposes if the testing facility has in place appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures, as determined by rule by the Department of Natural Resources.

afterA person who violates this prohibition is subject to the same penalty that lineapplies insert:under current law to other general environmental provisions, which is a forfeiture of between $10 and $5,000 for each violation.

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3.S ECTION 1.

Page299.48 2,of linethe 5:statutes is created to read:

on299.48 linesFire 5fighting andfoam 9,containing deletePFAS. “discharge" and substitute “release".

4.(1) D EFINITIONS.In this section:

Page- 2,2020 lineLegislature 15:- 2 - LRB-3226/1 MCP:ahe SENATE BILL 310 SECTION 1 (a) “Class B fire fighting foam” means a foam designed for use on a flammable liquid fire.

after(b) “disposal"“PFAS” insertmeans “ora storage".perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

5.(2) P ROHIBITION.Except as provided under sub.

Page(3), 2,no lineperson 15:may use or otherwise discharge, including for training purposes, a class B fire fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS.

delete(3) “releases"EXEMPTIONS. and substitute “discharges".

LRBa0504/3The -prohibition 2020under Legislaturesub. - 2 - MCP:cjs&kjf 6.

Page(2) 2,does linenot 16:apply to any of the following:

after(a) “environment."The insertuse “Appropriateor containment,discharge treatment,of anda disposalclass orB storagefire measuresfighting mayfoam notthat includecontains flushing,intentionally draining,added orPFAS otherwiseas releasingpart theof foaman intoemergency afire stormfighting or sanitaryfire sewer.".prevention operation.

7.(b) The use of class B fire fighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS for testing purposes, including calibration testing, conformance testing, or fixed system testing, if the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of the foam to the environment.

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afterNothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a class B fire fighting foam that linecontains insert:intentionally added PFAS.

“(3m)(5) NR OTIFICATION;ULES.

SAFETYThe DATAdepartment SHEETS(a)shall Apromulgate personrules whoto usesimplement orand releasesadminister athis firesection, fightingincluding foamto underdetermine theappropriate exemptioncontainment, intreatment, and disposal measures for testing facilities under sub.

(3) (a)(b). shall notify the department of the use or release immediately or as soon as practicable without hindering fire fighting or fire prevention operations.

ASECTION person2.0Nonstatutory whoprovisions. possesses a fire fighting foam that may be used under the exemption in sub.

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(b)227.24 Ato personpromulgate whorules uses a fire fighting foam under thes. exemption in sub.

(3)299.48 (b)(5) shallno notifylater than the departmentfirst immediatelyday of anythe discharge7th ofmonth beginning after the foameffective todate theof environment.”.this subsection.

8.SECTION 3.0Effective dates.

PageThis 2,act linetakes 22:effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication, except as follows:

after(1) “disposal"SECTION insert2 “or(1) storage".of this act takes effect on the day after publication.

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after “this subsection." insert “Notwithstanding s.

227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until 3 years after the effective date of this subsection or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.".