PREFILED    JAN 13 2020

REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; DEQ; testing; remediation

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020

HB 2212

Introduced by Representative Gabaldón

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the DEPARTMENT of environmental QUALITY.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriation; department of environmental quality; testing; remediation; exemption

A.  The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the department of environmental quality to:

1.  Test public water systems described in section 49-353, Arizona Revised Statutes, for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

2.  Assist public water systems in remediating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances levels that exceed the health advisory level determined by the United States environmental protection agency.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.