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澳门六合彩开奖预测 Urges Reliance on Science as Congress Looks to Regulate PFAS, Warns Congress about Unwarranted Superfund Liability for Contractors

On Jan. 9, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.R.535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019. The bill, which is expected for a floor vote on Jan. 10, threatens to derail and overwhelm ongoing efforts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study PFAS and develop science-based, protective regulations for specific types of PFAS when warranted. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 further expressed its concern that the bill may result in mandates that put construction contractors unnecessarily at risk of Superfund liability on normal, 鈥渆very day鈥 projects where trace amounts of PFAS may be found in the dirt or groundwater. This bill will open contractors up to risk without specific 鈥淕ood Samaritan鈥 or innocent contractor provisions to protect them. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 also joined other business organizations in a joint appeal to urge a 鈥淣O鈥 vote on this measure.

For more information, contact Melinda Tomaino at melinda.tomaino@agc.org.