U.S. SENATE APPROVES BILL ON PREVENTING PFAS RUNOFF AT U.S. AIRPORTS
January 23, 2023
On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill known as the “Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act”, which if enacted would temporarily allow the FAA to cover 100% of the costs for airports to purchase and deploy equipment (i.e., firefighting foam testing carts) to test fire suppression systems that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) without actually discharging the substances, which are manmade, do not break down, and have been found to cause adverse human health effects. The bill would also direct the FAA to find options to reimburse airports that have already purchased firefighting foam testing carts without full federal assistance. The goal of the new legislation is to reduce the spread of toxic PFAS at commercial airports by incentivizing the airports to purchase low-cost input-based testing systems to reduce or prevent human exposure to PFAS.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6665).
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