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This bill defines "decision" to include standards, permits, enforcement actions, and cleanup levels, and defines "PFAS chemicals" as man-made chemicals that are persistent in the environment and can accumulate in living organisms. It also defines "state prioritized PFAS chemicals" as specific types of PFAS chemicals that contain at least two fully fluorinated carbon atoms, are persistent, bioaccumulative, and regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, specifically mentioning PFOA and PFOS. The bill prohibits the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (department) from making decisions primarily based on federal risk values, such as reference doses or concentrations, unless they have gone through a formal federal rulemaking process, and instructs the department to avoid using federal risk values that are as low as or lower than naturally occurring background levels in the environment. Furthermore, when dealing with PFAS chemicals, the department is directed to concentrate its efforts on these "state prioritized PFAS chemicals" for its duties like research, outreach, testing, and risk communication.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/237/details