An Act promoting efficient environmental public health protections against cancer

This bill establishes the Environmental Public Health Trust Fund (EPHTF) within the Department of Public Health to support cancer surveillance and environmental health studies. The fund provides dedicated, non-reverting funding for research, data collection, sample analysis, and public engagement related to environmental health impacts, without replacing existing public health funding. It can be financed through legislative appropriations, private grants, or cost recovery from hazardous waste investigations, with all interest retained in the fund. The Department must publish all funded research online and report annual expenditures to the legislature. This directly affects public health researchers, communities near environmental hazards, and state agencies managing health investigations.