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MI HR0379
Resolution
Status
9/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Peter Lucido
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AI Summary
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Calls on Congress and the EPA to set enforceable federal standards for PFAS (including PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and PFBS) applicable to drinking water systems, groundwater, and surface waters
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Urges stricter federal regulations on use, handling, cleanup, and disposal of PFAS through amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act, Superfund, and other federal law
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Requests Congress and the EPA provide funding and resources to assess and manage PFAS contamination, particularly from federal facilities such as military bases
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Calls for action to curtail and regulate military use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams, noting Michigan DEQ has confirmed 34 contaminated sites including 10 on or near military bases
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Notes current EPA health advisory levels for PFOA and PFOS are non-regulatory and non-enforceable, and that PFAS exposure is associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension, liver damage, high cholesterol, and thyroid disease
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to address PFAS contamination and regulate PFAS more strictly to safeguard human health and the environment.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Natural Resources
9/5/2018