,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gidd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjbd,mr4 
,curtis 7= himself & ,ms4 ,p]ez7        
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      
exempt c]ta9 entities f liability "u !  
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act ( #aihj 
) respect to releases ( p]fluoroalkyl & 
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wat] ,sy/ems ,,pfas       
,liability ,protection ,act4  #b4       
,exemption ( wat] & wa/ewat] treatm5t   
facilities f ,,c]cla liability =        
releases ( ,,pfas  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ p]fluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance ,! t]m cov]$

 p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
sub/ance means a non-polym]ic           
p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ance t conta9s at lea/ #b sequ5tial 
fully fluor9at$ c>bon atoms1 exclud+    
gases & volatile liquids1 t is a haz>d\s
 sub/ance 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( !   
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act ( #aihj 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja774  7#b7 ,indian   
tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ 
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian     
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#c7 ,protect$ entity ,! t]m protect$   
entity means-- 7,a7 a public wat] sy/em 
7z def9$ 9 section #adja ( ! ,safe      
,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#cjj;f772  7,b7 a publicly or privately 
own$ or op]at$ treatm5t works 7z def9$ 9
 section #bab ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abib772  7,c7 a municipality to :i* a  
p]mit "u section #djb ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 

#acdb7 is issu$ = /ormwat] dis*>ges2    
7,d7 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate  
or a special di/rict ( a ,/ate act+ z a 
:olesale wat] ag5cy2 &  7,e7 a          
contractor p]=m+ ! managem5t or disposal
 activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 = 
an entity describ$ 9 any ( subp>agraphs 
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d74  7b7 ,exemption        
,subject to subsection 7c71 no p]son    
7includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any ,/ate1 or 
an ,indian ,tribe7 may recov] co/s or   
damages f a protect$ entity "u !        
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act ( #aihj 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 = co/s    
aris+ f a release to ! environm5t ( a   
cov]$ p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl  
sub/ance4  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,subsection 
7b7 %all only apply if a protect$ entity
 transports1 treats1 disposes (1 or     
arranges = ! transport1 treatm5t1 or    
disposal ( a cov]$ p]fluoroalkyl or     
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance--  7#a7 9 a    
mann] consi/5t ) all applicable laws at 
! "t ! activity is c>ri$ out2 &  7#b7   

dur+ & foll[+ ! conveyance or treatm5t (
 wat] "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law1 includ+   
?r\gh--  7,a7 ! managem5t or disposal ( 
biosolids consi/5t ) section #dje ( !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acde72  7,b7 ! dis*>ge (
 efflu5t 9 accordance ) a p]mit issu$ "u
 section #djb ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdb72  7,c7 ! release or disposal (   
wat] treatm5t residuals or any o!r      
byproduct ( dr9k+ wat] or wa/ewat]      
treatm5t activities1 su* z granulat$    
activat$ c>bon1 filt] m$ia1 & process$  
wa/e /reams2 or  7,d7 ! conveyance or   
/orage ( wat] = ! purpose ( cons]v+ or  
reclaim+ ! wat] = wat] supply4  7d7     
,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section    
precludes liability = damages or co/s   
associat$ ) ! release ( a cov]$         
p]fluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl        
sub/ance by a protect$ entity if t      
protect$ entity act$ ) gross neglig5ce  
or willful misconduct 9 ! dis*>ge1      
disposal1 managem5t1 conveyance1 or     

/orage ( ! cov]$ p]fluoroalkyl or       
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance4