Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution and Polluter Liability.

The list of excluded uses for PFAS was expanded to explicitly include carpets, upholstery, clothing, non-stick cookware, paints, and personal care products like shampoo and cosmetics.

New requirements mandate that enforcement orders must include detailed findings of fact to justify the Secretary's determination of liability.

The effective date section was restructured to clearly state that the liability rules apply retroactively to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2017.

The specific appropriation of $300,000 for implementation and the annual reporting requirement were removed from the text.

The definition of 'PFAS manufacturer' was revised to clarify that the term applies to the original producer of PFAS compounds, not to entities that simply use previously made PFAS materials obtained from an original maker.

The header section was updated to reflect the new committee substitute status, remove specific sponsor names, and clear out referred committee references, likely to streamline the document for further legislative review.

Added specific definitions for 'PFAS manufacturer' (excluding downstream users) and 'permissible concentration level'.

Established three specific conditions that must be met for the Secretary to order a responsible party to pay cleanup costs: the party must be a PFAS manufacturer, they must have caused the contamination, and PFAS levels must exceed EPA limits.

Appropriated $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality to implement the new act and established a special PFAS Public Water Protection Fund.

Set the effective date for the abatement section as the date the bill becomes law, with retroactive application to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2017.

Required public water systems to reimburse ratepayers through future rate reductions if they are reimbursed by responsible parties for cleanup costs.

Authorized the Secretary to institute actions in superior court if a responsible party refuses to comply with an order to pay.

Added a requirement that a 'responsible party' must have entered a specific consent order addressing PFAS discharges to surface water.

Increased the cost threshold for public water systems from an unspecified amount to $50 million ($50,000,000) to qualify for reimbursement.

Removed the original definitions for 'PFAS manufacturer' and 'Secretary' and replaced them with a single, more specific definition for 'Responsible party'.

Revised the language regarding how public water systems must reimburse ratepayers, adding conditions about existing financing obligations.

Added new page headers, amendment numbers, and signature lines to formalize the document as an adopted legislative amendment.