2024 Legislation
PFAS TESTING IN BIOSOLIDS – HB 4049-A
We are disappointed this bill did NOT pass! PFAS, a class of “forever chemicals,” is potentially contaminating our soil that we grow food in. This bill would have helped us research and better understand PFAS accumulation in soils and foods. HB 4049-A would have provided much-needed scientific inquiry, the results of which could have helped craft effective policy decisions.
HB4049
Relating to a study of PFAS in biosolids applied to land; declaring an emergency.
Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the fate and transport of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields.
Chief Sponsor(s): Representative Helm, Senator Sollman, Representative Owens
Regular Sponsor(s): Representative Gamba, (Presession filed.)
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