§ 1663. Restriction on manufacture, sale, and distribution; exceptions [Repealed effective
January 1, 2026]
(a)(1) Unless otherwise required under federal law, but not later than October 1, 2023, a
manufacturer of class B firefighting foam shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale,
or distribute for sale or use in this State class B firefighting foam to which PFAS
have been intentionally added.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, the restriction on the manufacture,
sale, offer for sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally
added PFAS for use at a terminal shall not apply until January 1, 2024.
(b) A person operating a terminal after January 1, 2024, and who seeks to purchase class
B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS for the purpose of fighting
emergency class B fires, may apply to the Department of Environmental Conservation
for a temporary exemption from the restrictions on the manufacture, sale, offer for
sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam for use at a terminal. An exemption
shall not exceed one year. The Department of Environmental Conservation, in consultation
with the Department of Health, may grant an exemption under this subsection if the
applicant provides:
(1) clear and convincing evidence that there is not a commercially available alternative
that:
(A) does not contain intentionally added PFAS; and
(B) is capable of suppressing a large atmospheric tank fire or emergency class B fire
at the terminal;
(2) information on the amount of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added
PFAS that is annually stored, used, or released at the terminal;
(3) a report on the progress being made by the applicant to transition at the terminal
to class B firefighting foam that does not contain intentionally added PFAS; and
(4) an explanation of how:
(A) all releases of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS shall
be fully contained at the terminal; and
(B) existing containment measures prevent firewater, wastewater, runoff, and other wastes
from being released into the environment, including into soil, groundwater, waterways,
and stormwater.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a terminal from providing class B firefighting
foam in the form of aid to another terminal in the event of a class B fire. (Added 2021, No. 36, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; repealed by 2023, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. January 1, 2026.)