§ 22a-903b — PFAS Testing account. Established. Purpose.

There is established an account to be known as the PFAS Testing account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Moneys in such account shall be used by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, to provide municipalities, as defined in section 7-381, and school districts with grants or reimbursements to test for the presence of PFAS contamination in drinking water supplies and to remediate any such contamination and for the implementation of section 22a-903c, including, but not limited to, any expense necessary for staffing administrative costs, enforcement, dues or other costs associated with the multistate clearinghouse established or implemented pursuant to subsection (h) of section 22a-903c. Such account shall contain all moneys required by law to be deposited in such account. Such account may receive funds from private or public sources, including, but not limited to, the federal government. For the purposes of this section, “PFAS” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-255h.

Legislative History

(P.A. 23-74, S. 1; P.A. 24-59, S. 2.) History: P.A. 23-74 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-59 added references to school districts and expenses associated with the implementation of Sec. 22a-903c, effective June 5, 2024.