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AZ SB1133
Bill
Status
1/13/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten Engel
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AI Summary
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Removes a provision requiring state environmental laws and standards to be no more stringent than corresponding federal law.
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Requires the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality director to establish drinking water aquifer water quality standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, chromium-6, 1,4-dioxane, and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances detected in public water systems.
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Directs the department to review standards adopted in other states, peer-reviewed science, and federal agency studies when developing the required drinking water standards, with annual reviews of new scientific evidence.
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Requires standards to protect public health including vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children.
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Makes conforming changes to statutory language, replacing "rule making" with "rulemaking" and "utilizing" with "using."
Legislative Description
Drinking water standards; pollutants
Standards
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/14/2021