https://waterfm.com/house-bill-aims-to-shield-water-systems-ratepayers-from-pfas-costs/

Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a statutory shield for water systems under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for PFAS, and help ensure that polluters, not the public, pay for PFAS cleanup.

The bill, H.R. 7944 – the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act – was introduced by Reps. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) in April, and is a companion bill to Senate legislation introduced by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) last year, according to NACWA.

The bill would provide statutory protection for water utilities in light of the designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CERCLA. Water groups like NACWA have said a CERCLA designation for PFAS exposes drinking water and wastewater utilities to potential litigation from the manufacturers of PFAS.