,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcc  ,,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 aviation     
entities from liability under the       
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj for the release of certain        
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,airports ,,pfas ,liability        
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,exemption under 
,,cercla  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 ,sponsor ,the term sponsor has the 
meaning given the term in section #dgajb
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4   
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 sponsor1 including a sponsor of  
the civilian portion of a joint-use     
airport or a shared-use airport 7as     
those terms are defined in section      

#aci4e of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation771 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-- 7#a7 if the release of a       
covered perfluoroalkyl or               
polyfluoroalkyl substance by a sponsor  
resulted from the use of an aqueous film
 forming foam2 and  7#b7 if the use     
described in paragraph 7#a7 was-- 7,a7  
required by the ,federal ,aviation      
,administration for compliance with part
 #aci of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
 and  7,b7 carried out in accordance    
with ,federal ,aviation ,administration 
standards and guidance on the use of    
that substance4  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 sponsor if that sponsor  
acted with gross negligence or willful  
misconduct in the use of an aqueous film
 forming foam4