,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #begj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4    
,r\da introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
ensure t pollut]s pay ongo+ wat]        
treatm5t co/s associat$ ) contam9ation f
 p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ances1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,pfas  
,us] ,fee ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7          
,p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ances h em]g$ z p]vasive contam9ants
 9 s\rces ( dr9k+ wat] & wat] to be     
treat$ by treatm5t works4  7#b7 ,su*    
sub/ances are n naturally occurr+1 b are
 pres5t 9 wat] because ( manufactur+ &  
di/ribution ( ,,pfas 9 comm]ce4  7#c7   

,su* sub/ances pose s]i\s risks to      
heal?1 includ+ risks ( canc]1           
reproductive & developm5tal effects1 &  
effects on ! immune sy/em1 liv]1 &      
kidneys4  7#d7 ,because ( ^! risks1     
regulatory limits cont9ue to be e/abli%$
 = ,,pfas 9 dr9k+ wat] & efflu5t f      
treatm5t works4  7#e7 ,remov+ ,,pfas f  
wat] results 9 significant ongo+        
op]ation & ma9t5ance co/s4  7#f7 ,^?    
co/s are curr5tly borne by community    
wat] sy/ems & treatm5t works1 & 9 turn  
by ratepay]s4  7#g7 ,^? co/s %\ld       
rightly be borne by ! manufactur]s (    
,,pfas1 :o are us+ community wat] sy/ems
 & treatm5t works to remove _! pollution
 f ! environm5t4  #c4 ,def9itions  ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m      
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,affect$ facility ,! t]m affect$        
facility means-- 7,a7 a community wat]  
sy/em t has op]ation & ma9t5ance co/s   
associat$ ) ! removal ( ,,pfas f wat] ( 
! community wat] sy/em2 or  7,b7 a      

treatm5t works t has op]ation &         
ma9t5ance co/s associat$ ) ! removal (  
,,pfas f efflu5t prior to dis*>ge f !   
treatm5t works4  7#c7 ,community wat]   
sy/em ,! t]m community wat] sy/em has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #adja ( !    
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;f74  7#d7 ,disadvantag$ community  
,! t]m disadvantag$ community has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #adeb ( !    
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;j-#ab74  7#e7 ,manufacture ,! t]m  
manufacture has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9    
section #c ( ! ,toxic ,sub/ances        
,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb74    
7#f7 ,,pfas ,! t]m ,,pfas means a       
p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ance ) at lea/ "o fully fluor9at$   
c>bon atom4  7#g7 ,treatm5t works ,! t]m
 treatm5t works has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9
 section #bab ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abib74  #d4 ,,pfas manufactur] us] fee 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all1 by   
rule1 e/abli% fees = ! manufacture (    

,,pfas1 :i* %all be assess$ to ea* p]son
 manufactur+ ,,pfas bas$ on ! am\nt (   
,,pfas manufactur$ by ! p]son4  7b7     
,initial fee ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% fees "u       
subsection 7a7 t are suffici5t to ensure
 ! collection ( n less ?an              
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj doll>s p] ye>4  7c7      
,review & update ,n less frequ5tly ?an e
 #b ye>s1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all review !  
fees e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 & update
 su* fees z necess>y to ensure t ! fee  
collections are suffici5t to cov] at    
lea/ #be p]c5t ( ! op]ation & ma9t5ance 
co/s associat$ ) ! removal ( ,,pfas by  
affect$ facilities4  #e4 ,,pfas         
,treatm5t ,tru/ ,fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates a tru/ fund to be kn[n z !
 ,,pfas ,treatm5t ,tru/ ,fund1 consi/+ (
 su* am\nts z may be appropriat$ to su* 
,tru/ ,fund4  7b7 ,transf] to ,tru/     
,fund ( am\nts equival5t to us] fees    
,!re are h]eby appropriat$ to ! ,,pfas  

,treatm5t ,tru/ ,fund am\nts equival5t  
to ! fees collect$ "u section #d4  7c7  
,exp5ditures f ,tru/ ,fund ,am\nts 9 !  
,,pfas ,treatm5t ,tru/ ,fund %all be    
available1 )\t fur!r appropriation1 only
 = purposes ( mak+ exp5ditures to c>ry  
out section #f4  #f4 ,support = op]ation
 & ma9t5ance ( community wat] sy/ems &  
treatm5t works  7a7 ,grants ,!          
,adm9i/rator %all make grants to affect$
 facilities to pay = op]ation &         
ma9t5ance co/s associat$ ) ! removal (  
,,pfas4  7b7 ,applications  7#a7        
,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all publi% guidance       
describ+ ! =m & tim+ = affect$          
facilities to apply = grants "u ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,requir$ in=mation ,!    
,adm9i/rator %all require an affect$    
facility apply+ = a grant "u ?is section
 to submit in=mation %[+ ! pres5ce (    
,,pfas 9 wat] at ! facility4  7c7       
,priority ,! ,adm9i/rator %all          
prioritize = fund+ grants to affect$    

facilities s]v+ disadvantag$            
communities4