,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #begj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4   
,rouda 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 ensure that polluters pay
 ongoing water treatment costs          
associated with contamination from      
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,pfas ,user ,fee ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,perfluoroalkyl and    
polyfluoroalkyl substances have emerged 
as pervasive contaminants in sources of 
drinking water and water to be treated  
by treatment works4  7#b7 ,such         

substances are not naturally occurring1 
but are present in water because of     
manufacturing and distribution of ,,pfas
 in commerce4  7#c7 ,such substances    
pose serious risks to health1 including 
risks of cancer1 reproductive and       
developmental effects1 and effects on   
the immune system1 liver1 and kidneys4  
7#d7 ,because of these risks1 regulatory
 limits continue to be established for  
,,pfas in drinking water and effluent   
from treatment works4  7#e7 ,removing   
,,pfas from water results in significant
 ongoing operation and maintenance      
costs4  7#f7 ,those costs are currently 
borne by community water systems and    
treatment works1 and in turn by         
ratepayers4  7#g7 ,those costs should   
rightly be borne by the manufacturers of
 ,,pfas1 who are using community water  
systems and treatment works to remove   
their pollution from the environment4   
#c4 ,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7   
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         

,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,affected facility ,the term       
affected facility means-- 7,a7 a        
community water system that has         
operation and maintenance costs         
associated with the removal of ,,pfas   
from water of the community water       
system2 or  7,b7 a treatment works that 
has operation and maintenance costs     
associated with the removal of ,,pfas   
from effluent prior to discharge from   
the treatment works4  7#c7 ,community   
water system ,the term community water  
system has the meaning given that term  
in section #adja of the ,safe ,drinking 
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f74     
7#d7 ,disadvantaged community ,the term 
disadvantaged community has the meaning 
given that term in section #adeb of the 
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab74  7#e7            
,manufacture ,the term manufacture has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#c of the ,toxic ,substances ,control   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74  7#f7 ,,pfas

 ,the term ,,pfas means a perfluoroalkyl
 or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at   
least one fully fluorinated carbon atom4
  7#g7 ,treatment works ,the term       
treatment works has the meaning given   
that term in section #bab of the        
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib74  #d4 ,,pfas     
manufacturer user fee  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,administrator shall1 by rule1     
establish fees for the manufacture of   
,,pfas1 which shall be assessed to each 
person manufacturing ,,pfas based on the
 amount of ,,pfas manufactured by the   
person4  7b7 ,initial fee ,not later    
than #ab months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall establish fees     
under subsection 7a7 that are sufficient
 to ensure the collection of not less   
than #b1jjj1jjj1jjj dollars per year4   
7c7 ,review and update ,not less        
frequently than every #b years1 the     
,administrator shall review the fees    
established under subsection 7a7 and    

update such fees as necessary to ensure 
that the fee collections are sufficient 
to cover at least #be percent of the    
operation and maintenance costs         
associated with the removal of ,,pfas by
 affected facilities4  #e4 ,,pfas       
,treatment ,trust ,fund  7a7            
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a  
trust fund to be known as the ,,pfas    
,treatment ,trust ,fund1 consisting of  
such amounts as may be appropriated to  
such ,trust ,fund4  7b7 ,transfer to    
,trust ,fund of amounts equivalent to   
user fees ,there are hereby appropriated
 to the ,,pfas ,treatment ,trust ,fund  
amounts equivalent to the fees collected
 under section #d4  7c7 ,expenditures   
from ,trust ,fund ,amounts in the ,,pfas
 ,treatment ,trust ,fund shall be       
available1 without further              
appropriation1 only for purposes of     
making expenditures to carry out section
 #f4  #f4 ,support for operation and    
maintenance of community water systems  

and treatment works  7a7 ,grants ,the   
,administrator shall make grants to     
affected facilities to pay for operation
 and maintenance costs associated with  
the removal of ,,pfas4  7b7             
,applications  7#a7 ,guidance ,not later
 than #ab months after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall publish guidance   
describing the form and timing for      
affected facilities to apply for grants 
under this section4  7#b7 ,required     
information ,the ,administrator shall   
require an affected facility applying   
for a grant under this section to submit
 information showing the presence of    
,,pfas in water at the facility4  7c7   
,priority ,the ,administrator shall     
prioritize for funding grants to        
affected facilities serving             
disadvantaged communities4