[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4224 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4224

   To require, pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
  disclosure of the introduction of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substances into treatment works, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2021

 Mr. Delgado (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Pappas) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require, pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
  disclosure of the introduction of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substances into treatment works, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PFAS Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INTRODUCTIONS OF PFAS.

    (a) In General.--The introduction of any perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance by the owner or operator of an industrial 
source shall be unlawful unless such owner or operator first notifies 
the owner or operator of the applicable treatment works of--
            (1) the identity and quantity of such substance;
            (2) whether such substance is susceptible to treatment by 
        such treatment works; and
            (3) whether such substance would interfere with the 
        operation of the treatment works.
    (b) Violations.--A violation of this section shall be treated in 
the same manner as a violation of a regulation promulgated under 
subsection 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1317(b)).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Introduction.--The term ``introduction'' means the 
        introduction of pollutants into treatment works, as described 
        in section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 1317).
            (2) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
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