The EPA would have one year to designate the compounds as hazardous, a move that would tee up the process to clean contaminated sites across the country, and five years to decide whether other compounds should join the hazardous substances list.
The bill would also limit industrial discharges of PFAS, set up a grant program to help water utilities treat tainted water, and take a host of other actions to address existing PFAS contamination and prevent new contamination.
It is near-identical to one Dingell introduced last year with more than 60 co-sponsors that passed through the House in January 2020 before dying in the Senate.