Proposed S.B. No. 65
Session Year 2025

AN ACT REQUIRING REPORTING ON CLOSED WELLS AND LANDFILLS AND ESTABLISHING A PROTOCOL FOR TESTING SUCH STRUCTURES FOR PFAS.

To create a record of closed landfills and wells and establish a protocol for PFAS testing of wells, landfills and incinerator ash.

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