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HF 2048

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/22/2021 05:22pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to health; changing a groundwater protection provision; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.201, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.201, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Procedure.

(a) If groundwater quality monitoring results show that there
is a degradation of groundwater, the commissioner of health may promulgate health risk
limits under subdivision 2 for substances degrading the groundwater.

(b) Health risk limits shall be determined by two methods depending on their toxicological
end point.

(c) For systemic toxicants that are not carcinogens, the adopted health risk limits shall
be derived using United States Environmental Protection Agency risk assessment methods
using a reference dose, a drinking water equivalent, and a relative source contribution factor.

(d) For toxicants that are known or probable carcinogens, the adopted health risk limits
shall be derived from a quantitative estimate of the chemical's carcinogenic potency published
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end determined by the
commissioner to have undergone thorough scientific review.