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1 New Paragraph; Contaminants in Surface Water. Amend RSA 485-A:8 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. The commission shall, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services within 120 days from the effective date of this paragraph, initiate rulemaking to adopt surface water quality standards for perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonate, and perfluorononanoic acid established in rule in order to comply with this paragraph and shall make public his or her determination. The commissioner shall consider the standards of other states, including the science considered by states which have adopted surface water contaminant standards. The commissioner shall adopt standards that reasonably protect public health, particularly prenatal and early childhood health, and that are reasonably supported by peer reviewed science and independent or government agency studies. The commissioner shall review every 3 years the newest peer reviewed science and independent or government agency studies and undertake rulemaking in order to comply with this paragraph, if necessary.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Paragraph; Contaminants in Surface Water. Amend RSA 485-A:8 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. The commission shall, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services within 120 days from the effective date of this paragraph, initiate rulemaking to adopt surface water quality standards for perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonate, and perfluorononanoic acid established in rule in order to comply with this paragraph and shall make public his or her determination. The commissioner shall consider the standards of other states, including the science considered by states which have adopted surface water contaminant standards. The commissioner shall adopt standards that reasonably protect public health, particularly prenatal and early childhood health, and that are reasonably supported by peer reviewed science and independent or government agency studies. The commissioner shall review every 3 years the newest peer reviewed science and independent or government agency studies and undertake rulemaking in order to comply with this paragraph, if necessary.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.