,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhce ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ag1 #bjah,mr4 ,upton 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,kildee7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to encourage ,federal agencies to enter into or amend cooperative agreements with ,states for removal and remedial actions to address ,,pfas contamination in drinking water1 surface water1 ground water1 sediment1 and soil1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,pfas ,federal ,facility ,accountability ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,cooperative agreements with ,states for removal and remedial actions to address contamination from ,,pfas 7a7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,facility ,the term facility has the meaning given such term in section #aja of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja74 7#b7 ,federal facility ,the term ,federal facility means a facility that is owned or operated by the ,federal ,government4 7#c7 ,former ,federal facility ,the term former ,federal facility means a facility that has been1 but is no longer1 owned or operated by the ,federal ,government4 7#d7 ,fully fluorinated carbon atom ,the term fully fluorinated carbon atom means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine4 7#e7 ,perfluorinated compound ,the term perfluorinated compound means a perfluoroalkyl substance1 or a polyfluoroalkyl substance1 that-- 7,a7 is manmade2 and 7,b7 contains at least #a fully fluorinated carbon atom4 7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given such term in section #aja of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja74 7b7 ,cooperative agreement 7#a7 ,in general ,on request by the ,governor or chief executive of a ,state1 a ,federal department or agency shall enter into a cooperative agreement1 or amend an existing cooperative agreement1 with such ,state pursuant to which the ,federal department or agency will conduct testing1 monitoring1 removal1 and remedial actions to address contamination or suspected contamination of drinking water1 surface water1 ground water1 sediment1 or soil from a perfluorinated compound released at-- 7,a7 a ,federal facility2 or 7,b7 a former ,federal facility during the period in which the former ,federal facility was owned or operated by the ,federal ,government4 7#b7 ,minimum standards ,a cooperative agreement entered into or amended under paragraph 7#a7 shall require that the drinking water1 surface water1 ground water1 sediment1 or soil with respect to which the cooperative agreement applies meet or exceed each of the following with respect to perfluorinated compounds1 if applicable and appropriate3 7,a7 ,a ,state standard1 requirement1 criteria1 or limitation1 in effect in the ,state1 for drinking water1 surface water1 ground water1 sediment1 or soil1 identified pursuant to section #aba7;d77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifba7;d77#b77;,a77ii774 7,b7 ,a health advisory level published pursuant to section #adab7;b77#a77;,f7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7;b77#a77;,f774 7,c7 ,any ,federal standard1 requirement1 criterion1 or limit1 including a standard1 requirement1 criterion1 or limit issued under-- 7i7 the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq472 7ii7 the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472 7iii7 the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 7iv7 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 7v7 the ,marine ,protection1 ,research1 and ,sanctuaries ,act of #aigb 7commonly known as the ,ocean ,dumping ,act7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq472 or 7vi7 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq474 7#c7 ,reimbursement 7,a7 ,in general ,in carrying out a cooperative agreement entered into or amended under paragraph 7#a71 the ,federal department or agency may enter into an agreement that provides for reimbursement to the ,state for services of the ,state to assist the ,federal department or agency in carrying out the cooperative agreement4 7,b7 ,limitation ,an agreement with a ,state under subparagraph 7,a7 may not provide for reimbursement to the ,state for enforcement activities4 7c7 ,report requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,if a ,federal department or agency fails to enter into1 or amend1 a cooperative agreement pursuant to a request by a ,governor or chief executive of a ,state under subsection 7b7 by the date is #a year after the date of such request1 the ,president shall submit a report described in paragraph 7#b7 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 each ,senator from a ,state affected by the perfluorinated compound contamination at issue2 and 7,d7 each member of the ,house of ,representatives that represents a district affected by the perfluorinated compound contamination at issue4 7#b7 ,report described ,the report referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a detailed explanation of why a cooperative agreement has not been entered into or amended1 as applicable2 and 7,b7 a projected timeline for entering into or amending a cooperative agreement1 as applicable4 #c4 ,determination ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency shall make a determination whether to designate perfluorinated compounds1 for which the risks are well characterized1 as hazardous substances under the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq474