Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1326: An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Status: Signed into law, June 25, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2650-A is enacted to read: §2650-A. Drinking water standards, monitoring and treatment for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Community water system" has the same meaning as in section 2660-B, subsection 2. B. "Nontransient, noncommunity water system" has the same meaning as described in section 2660-B, subsection 5, paragraph A. C. "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in section 2660-AA, subsection 3, including a regulated PFAS contaminant under subsection 2, that is detectable in drinking water using standard analytical methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2. Maximum contaminant levels for regulated PFAS contaminants. The maximum contaminant levels for regulated PFAS contaminants allowed for a community water system or nontransient, noncommunity water system must be at or below the maximum contaminant levels contained in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 141.61(c)(2), as promulgated on April 26, 2024, and not as superseded by subsequent versions of that federal rule. By rule, the commissioner may decrease the maximum level of a contaminant included in this subsection or add a …
Sponsors
- Daniel Shagoury (D, 55) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Ankeles (D, 100)
- Poppy Arford (D, 101)
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Daughtry, Matthea E. L. (D, 23)
- Paul Flynn (R, 63)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Craig Hickman (D, 14)
- Henry Ingwersen (D, 32)
- William Pluecker (I, 44)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-628) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-628), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-628).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
- : Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: SAFE DRINKING WATER, Legislature, Senate, PUBLIC SAFETY, Other, PFAS
Common questions
- What is LD1326?
- LD1326 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
- What does LD1326 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
- What is the status of LD1326?
- Signed into law as of June 25, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1326?
- Daniel Shagoury (D, 55), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1326?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1326&snum=132
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