,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,graham1   
,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4      
,sullivan1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to exempt certain entities from
 liability under the ,comprehensive     
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj with      
respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl   
and polyfluoroalkyl substances1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,resource      
,management ,,pfas ,liability           
,protection ,act of #bjbc4  #b4         
,exemption for owners and operators of  
certain resource management facilities  
from ,,cercla liability for releases of 
,,pfas  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,compost ,the term compost

 has the meaning given the term in      
section #bje4b of title #g1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation74  7#b7 ,covered             
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance ,the term covered             
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance means a non-polymeric         
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance that contains at least #b     
sequential fully fluorinated carbon     
atoms1 excluding gases and volatile     
liquids1 that is a hazardous substance  
7as defined in section #aja of the      
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja774  7#c7     
,indian tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#d7 ,protected entity ,the term        
protected entity means an owner or      
operator 7as defined in section #aja of 

the ,comprehensive ,environmental       
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja77   
of-- 7,a7 a solid waste management      
facility 7as defined in section #ajjd of
 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #fijc772 or  7,b7 a facility  
that processes compost for sale or      
distribution to the public4  7b7        
,exemption ,subject to subsection 7c71  
no person 7including the ,united        
,states1 any ,state1 or an ,indian      
,tribe7 may recover costs or damages    
from a protected entity under the       
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 for 
costs arising from a release to the     
environment of a covered perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substance4  7c7      
,requirements ,subsection 7b7 shall only
 apply if the release of a covered      
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance by a protected entity resulted
 from-- 7#a7 the disposal or management 

of any residuals or byproduct of        
municipal solid waste in accordance with
 a permit issued under the ,federal     
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 the ,solid    
,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#fija et seq471 or similar ,state or    
local authority2  7#b7 the disposal or  
management of biosolids consistent with 
section #dje of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acde72 or  7#c7 the application or     
processing of compost in accordance with
 ,state law4  7d7 ,savings provision    
,nothing in this section precludes      
liability for damages or costs          
associated with the release of a covered
 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl      
substance by a protected entity if that 
protected entity acted with gross       
negligence or willful misconduct in the 
discharge1 disposal1 management1        
processing1 conveyance1 or storage of   
the covered perfluoroalkyl or           
polyfluoroalkyl substance4