,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcj  ,,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 ,water ,systems
 ,,pfas ,liability ,protection ,act4    
#b4 ,exemption of water and wastewater  
treatment facilities from ,,cercla      
liability for releases of ,,pfas  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,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#b7 ,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#c7 ,protected entity ,the term        
protected entity means-- 7,a7 a public  
water system 7as defined in section     
#adja of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f772  7,b7 a       
publicly or privately owned or operated 
treatment works 7as defined in section  
#bab of the ,federal ,water ,pollution  
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib772   

7,c7 a municipality to which a permit   
under section #djb of the ,federal      
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is issued for          
stormwater discharges2  7,d7 a political
 subdivision of a ,state or a special   
district of a ,state acting as a        
wholesale water agency2 and  7,e7 a     
contractor performing the management or 
disposal activities described in        
subsection 7c7 for an entity described  
in any of subparagraphs 7,a7 through    
7,d74  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 a   

protected entity transports1 treats1    
disposes of1 or arranges for the        
transport1 treatment1 or disposal of a  
covered perfluoroalkyl or               
polyfluoroalkyl substance-- 7#a7 in a   
manner consistent with all applicable   
laws at the time the activity is carried
 out2 and  7#b7 during and following the
 conveyance or treatment of water under 
,federal or ,state law1 including       
through-- 7,a7 the management or        
disposal of biosolids consistent with   
section #dje of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acde72  7,b7 the discharge of effluent 
in accordance with a permit issued under
 section #djb of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdb72  7,c7 the release or disposal of
 water treatment residuals or any other 
byproduct of drinking water or          
wastewater treatment activities1 such as
 granulated activated carbon1 filter    
media1 and processed waste streams2 or  
7,d7 the conveyance or storage of water 

for the purpose of conserving or        
reclaiming the water for water supply4  
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 conveyance1 or storage of   
the covered perfluoroalkyl or           
polyfluoroalkyl substance4