SENATE, No. 1043
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator BOB SMITH
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on May 22, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and supplementing P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall conduct an 1[annual]1 assessment 1every five years1 of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are unregulated 1pursuant to State or federal law, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto,1 at the time of the assessment, in order to determine whether a maximum contaminant level or other drinking water standard should be established for one or more such PFASs.
b. The Department of Environmental Protection shall conduct an assessment of whether current and proposed maximum contaminant levels for PFASs adequately protect the health of children, given their lower average body weight, 1and higher ratio of drinking water intake by weight,1 as compared to a maximum contaminant level based on the average adult body weight.
c. The 1[depart may] department shall1 consult or collaborate with the Drinking Water Quality Institute established pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1983, c.443 (C.58:12A-20) in order to implement the provisions of this section.
d. The department shall submit a written report containing the findings of each assessment conducted pursuant to this section to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. The department shall also publish each report on its Internet website.
e. As used in this section, “perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance” or “PFAS” means any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.