NC H569

Authorizes the Secretary of Environmental Quality to order PFAS manufacturers to pay public water systems for actual costs incurred to remove, correct, or abate PFAS contamination that exceeds EPA maximum contaminant levels

Requires public water systems to have incurred costs exceeding $50 million before the Secretary can issue a cost recovery order against a responsible party

Defines "PFAS manufacturer" narrowly as companies that originally produce PFAS compounds through processes like electrochemical fluorination, excluding businesses that simply use PFAS in consumer products

Mandates public water systems reimburse ratepayers through refunds, credits, or rate reductions when they recover funds from responsible parties for contamination costs previously passed on to customers

Applies retroactively to contamination remediation costs incurred by public water systems on or after January 1, 2017, regardless of when EPA established the relevant maximum contaminant levels