Bill Text: IA SF2033 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluorinated substances in fire fighter personal protective equipment and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-11 - Subcommittee: Webster, Bisignano, and Brown. S.J. 99. [SF2033 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2033-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2033
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2033
BY
WEBSTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
perfluoroalkyl
and
polyfluorinated
1
substances
in
fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
and
2
providing
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
100B.51
Disclosure
of
1
perfluoroalkyl
and
polyfluorinated
substances
in
fire
fighter
2
personal
protective
equipment
——
penalty.
3
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
4
otherwise
requires:
5
a.
“Fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment”
includes
6
but
is
not
limited
to
personal
protective
clothing,
for
either
7
structural
or
wild
land
uses,
such
as
helmets,
coats,
boots,
8
pants,
means
of
eye
protection,
gloves,
and
protective
hoods;
9
self-contained
breathing
apparatus
with
integrated
personal
10
alert
safety
system
devices;
and
radio
communications.
11
b.
“Perfluoroalkyl
substance”
or
“polyfluorinated
substance”
12
means
a
class
of
fluorinated
organic
chemicals
containing
at
13
least
one
fully
fluorinated
carbon
atom.
14
2.
Any
person,
including
a
manufacturer,
that
sells
fire
15
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
shall
provide
a
written
16
notice
to
the
purchaser
at
the
time
of
sale
if
the
equipment
17
contains
intentionally
added
perfluoroalkyl
or
polyfluorinated
18
substances.
The
written
notice
shall
include
a
notification
19
and
product
label
stating
the
fire
fighter
personal
protective
20
equipment
contains
perfluoroalkyl
or
polyfluorinated
substances
21
and
the
reason
the
substance
was
added
to
the
equipment.
A
22
person
selling
fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
and
23
the
purchaser
of
the
equipment
shall
retain
a
copy
of
the
24
written
notice
for
at
least
three
years
from
the
date
of
sale.
25
3.
Within
sixty
days
of
a
request
by
the
attorney
general,
26
a
city
attorney,
or
a
county
attorney,
the
seller
or
purchaser
27
of
fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
shall
provide
to
28
the
requestor
the
written
notice
required
by
subsection
2,
or
a
29
copy
of
the
written
notice,
and
associated
sales
documentation.
30
4.
Within
sixty
days
of
a
request
by
the
attorney
general,
31
a
city
attorney,
or
a
county
attorney,
a
manufacturer
of
fire
32
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
shall
provide
a
written
33
certification
that
the
manufacturer
is
in
compliance
with
34
subsection
2
for
all
fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
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the
manufacturer
has
sold.
1
5.
The
attorney
general,
a
city
attorney,
or
a
county
2
attorney
may
bring
an
action
in
district
court
to
enforce
this
3
section.
A
person
found
to
have
violated
this
section
shall
be
4
liable
for
a
civil
penalty
not
to
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars
5
per
violation.
Penalties
collected
shall
be
deposited
with
the
6
treasurer
of
state
for
credit
to
the
fire
fighting
equipment
7
revolving
loan
fund
established
by
the
department
of
public
8
safety
pursuant
to
2003
Iowa
Acts,
ch.
177,
§11.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
requires
any
person,
including
a
manufacturer,
13
that
sells
fire
fighter
personal
protective
equipment,
as
14
defined
in
the
bill,
to
provide
a
written
notice
to
the
15
purchaser
at
the
time
of
sale
if
the
equipment
contains
16
intentionally
added
perfluoroalkyl
or
polyfluorinated
17
substances,
as
defined
in
the
bill.
The
written
notice
shall
18
include
a
notification
and
product
label
stating
the
fire
19
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
contains
perfluoroalkyl
20
or
polyfluorinated
substances
and
the
reason
the
substance
21
was
added
to
the
equipment.
The
seller
and
purchaser
of
the
22
equipment
shall
each
retain
a
copy
of
the
written
notice
for
at
23
least
three
years
from
the
date
of
sale.
24
Within
60
days
of
a
request
by
the
attorney
general,
a
city
25
attorney,
or
a
county
attorney,
the
seller
or
purchaser
of
fire
26
fighter
personal
protective
equipment
shall
provide
to
the
27
requestor
the
written
notice,
or
a
copy
of
the
written
notice,
28
and
associated
sales
documentation.
The
attorney
general,
a
29
city
attorney,
or
a
county
attorney
may
also
request
a
written
30
certification
from
a
manufacturer
that
the
manufacturer
is
in
31
compliance
with
the
notice
requirements
for
all
fire
fighter
32
personal
protective
equipment
the
manufacturer
has
sold.
33
The
attorney
general,
a
city
attorney,
or
a
county
attorney
34
may
bring
an
action
in
district
court
to
enforce
the
bill.
A
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person
found
to
have
violated
this
section
shall
be
liable
for
1
a
civil
penalty
not
to
exceed
$10,000
per
violation.
Penalties
2
collected
shall
be
credited
to
the
fire
fighting
equipment
3
revolving
loan
fund
established
by
the
department
of
public
4
safety.
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