PRINTER'S NO. 1963
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1242
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY HAYWOOD, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, FONTANA, COSTA AND
HUGHES, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
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 5.1. Maximum contaminant levels.
The Environmental Quality Board shall adopt maximum
contaminant levels for the following constituents:
(1) Perfluorooctane - five parts per trillion.
(2) Perfluorooctanoic acid - five parts per trillion.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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