[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1907 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1907
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality
criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to
provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement
such guidelines and standards, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Feinstein)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality
criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to
provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement
such guidelines and standards, 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 ``Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act
of 2021''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
AND WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PFAS.
(a) Deadlines.--
(1) Water quality criteria.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall
publish in the Federal Register human health water quality
criteria for each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance,
polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such substances.
(2) Effluent limitations guidelines and standards for
priority industry categories.--As soon as practicable, but not
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section,
the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a final
rule establishing, for each priority industry category,
effluent limitations guidelines and standards, in accordance
with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), for the discharge (including a discharge into a publicly
owned treatment works) of each measurable perfluoroalkyl
substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such
substances.
(b) Notification.--The Administrator shall notify the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of each
publication made under this section.
(c) Implementation Assistance for Publicly Owned Treatment Works.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall award grants to
owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, to be
used to implement effluent limitations guidelines and standards
developed by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance,
polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such substances.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
subsection $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026, to remain available until expended.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Effluent limitation.--The term ``effluent limitation''
has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
(3) Measurable.--The term ``measurable'', with respect to a
chemical substance or class of chemical substances, means
capable of being measured using--
(A) a test procedure promulgated or approved in
accordance with part 136 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations); or
(B) another analytical method for measuring a
perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, or
class of those substances, if the analytical method is
validated by the Administrator.
(4) Perfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``perfluoroalkyl
substance'' means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms
are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
(5) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``polyfluoroalkyl
substance'' means a chemical containing at least one fully
fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is
not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(6) Priority industry category.--The term ``priority
industry category'' means the following point source
categories:
(A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic
fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as identified in
part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).
(C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(D) Electroplating, as identified in part 413 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(E) Metal finishing, as identified in part 433 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(F) Leather tanning and finishing, as identified in
part 425 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).
(G) Paint formulating, as identified in part 446 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(H) Electrical and electronic components, as
identified in part 469 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations).
(I) Plastics molding and forming, as identified in
part 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).
(7) 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).
(8) Water quality criteria.--The term ``water quality
criteria'' means the recommended criteria for water quality
developed by the Administrator under section 304(a)(1) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(1)).
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