Full Text of SB2512 102nd General Assembly
SB2512 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB2512 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Firefighting Foam Act. Provides that, after June 30, 2021, a person, unit of local government, or State agency: (1) shall not use for training purposes a Class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added PFAS chemical and may use only training foam that does not contain such chemicals; and (2) shall not use for testing purposes a Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of the Class B firefighting foam to the environment. Provides that the Act's prohibitions apply regardless of whether the testing is required by law or by a unit of local government or State agency having authority concerning testing by firefighters. Provides that the Act does not prohibit or restrict the manufacture, sale, or distribution of Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals or the use of Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in an emergency firefighting operation or an emergency fire prevention operation. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Firefighting Foam Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
| 7 | | "Class B firefighting foam" means a foam intended for use | 8 | | in extinguishing flammable liquid fires.
| 9 | | "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited | 10 | | liability company, partnership, or another legal entity.
| 11 | | "PFAS chemical" means any perfluoroalkyl substance or | 12 | | polyfluoroalkyl substance that contains at least one fully | 13 | | fluorinated carbon atom and is used in firefighting agents.
| 14 | | "State agency" means any agency, board, commission, | 15 | | department, bureau, or other entity of the State government.
| 16 | | "Testing" includes, but is not limited to:
| 17 | | (1) calibration testing;
| 18 | | (2) conformance testing; and
| 19 | | (3) fixed system testing.
| 20 | | Section 10. Class B firefighting foam.
| 21 | | (a) After June 30, 2021, a person, unit of local | 22 | | government, or State agency:
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| 1 | | (1) shall not use for training purposes a Class B | 2 | | firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added | 3 | | PFAS chemical; and
| 4 | | (2) for the purposes of training firefighters in the | 5 | | use of firefighting foam, may use only training foam that | 6 | | does not contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
| 7 | | (b) After June 30, 2021, a person, unit of local | 8 | | government, or State agency shall not use for testing purposes | 9 | | a Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added | 10 | | PFAS chemicals unless the testing facility has implemented | 11 | | appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to | 12 | | prevent releases of the Class B firefighting foam to the | 13 | | environment.
| 14 | | (c) Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether the | 15 | | testing is required by law or by a unit of local of local | 16 | | government or State agency having authority concerning testing | 17 | | by firefighters. | 18 | | Section 15. Exceptions. This Act does not prohibit or | 19 | | restrict:
| 20 | | (1) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of Class B | 21 | | firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS | 22 | | chemicals; or
| 23 | | (2) the use of Class B firefighting foam that contains | 24 | | intentionally added PFAS chemicals in:
| 25 | | (A) an emergency firefighting operation; or
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| 1 | | (B) an emergency fire prevention operation.
| 2 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 | | becoming law.
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