00                             SENATE BILL NO. 67                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date."                                      
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 46.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read:                                     
04 Sec. 46.03.340. Use of firefighting substances. (a) Notwithstanding                                                   
05 AS 46.03.320, a person may not use a firefighting substance that contains a                                             
06 perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the state unless the use is                                    
07       permitted under (b) of this section or required by federal law.                                                   
08            (b)  Unless the state fire marshal adopts regulations under (c) of this section                              
09       requiring use of an alternative firefighting substance, a person engaged in the business                          
10       of oil or gas production, transmission, transportation, or refining may use a firefighting                        
11       substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in the                            
12       state.                                                                                                            
13 (c)  If the state fire marshal determines an alternative firefighting substance                                         
14 listed by an organization recognized by the federal Occupational Safety and Health                                      
15 Administration's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program is safe and                                           
01       effective, the state fire marshal shall adopt regulations requiring use of the alternative                        
02       firefighting substance. The regulations must state the proposed effective date of the                             
03       regulations.                                                                                                      
04            (d)  The department shall ensure the state accepts for disposal from a person                                
05       domiciled in the state a firefighting substance that contains a perfluoroalkyl substance                          
06       or polyfluoroalkyl substance in a quantity not to exceed 25 gallons each year.                                    
07    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.