Revision: July 10, 2024, 2:39 p.m.
July 9, 2024
2024-2337-EBA
05/09
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1649-FN
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred HB 1649-FN
AN ACT relative to prohibiting certain products with intentionally added PFAS and relative to civil actions for PFAS contamination, and relative to settlement of lawsuits against manufacturers of PFAS for impacts to public drinking water systems.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1649-FN
This enrolled bill amendment makes technical and grammatical fixes to the bill. It also inserts a contingency to avoid a numbering conflict.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1649-FN
Amend RSA 149-M:64, I(k)(1) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing line 5 with the following:
playmat, playpen, play-yard, polyurethane foam mat, pad, or pillow, portable foam nap mat, portable
Amend RSA 149-M:64, V(b) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(b) Where compliance is achieved under any jurisdictional exemptions provided in paragraph II, the certificate of compliance shall state the specific basis upon which the exemption is claimed.
Amend the bill by replacing section 4 with the following:
4 New Paragraph; Hazardous Waste Fund Cleanup. Amend RSA 147-B:2 by inserting after paragraph III-b the following new paragraph:
III-c. "Fully fluorinated carbon atom" means a carbon atom on which all of the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
Amend the bill by replacing section 9 with the following:
9 New Paragraph; Definitions; Point of Entry Treatment. Amend RSA 485:1-a by inserting after paragraph XIV-a the following new paragraph:
XIV-b. “Point of entry treatment” or “POET” means a treatment device or system applied to the drinking water entering a house or building for the purpose of reducing contaminants in the drinking water distributed throughout the house or building.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 13 with the following:
14 Contingent Amendment; New Subparagraph; PFAS Facility Definition. Amend RSA 147-B:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII-n the following new subparagraph:
VIII-o. “PFAS facility” for closure, removal from service, or decommissioning under RSA 147-B:10, X means any site, area, or location where PFAS is or has been used, treated, stored, generated, disposed of, or otherwise come to be located.
15 Contingency; HB 1415. If HB 1415 of the 2024 legislative session becomes law:
I. RSA 147-B:10, VIII as inserted by section 2 of HB 1415 shall be renumbered to read RSA 147-B:10, IX.
II. Section 1 of HB 1415 shall not take effect.
III. Section 14 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
I. Sections 4-9 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
II. Section 14 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 15 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.