1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; amending the criteria used by the department of health to 
1.3 	designate a chemical as a "priority chemical";amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2009 Supplement, section 116.9403.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 116.9403, is amended to read:
1.7 	116.9403 IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
1.8 	(a) The department, after consultation with the agency, may designate a chemical of 
1.9 	high concern as a priority chemical if the department finds that the chemical:
1.10 	(1) has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the United States 
1.11 	Environmental Protection Agency; and
1.12 	(2) meets any of the following criteria:
1.13 	(i) (1) the chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be present in human 
1.14 	blood, including umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids;
1.15 	(ii) (2) the chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in 
1.16 	household dust, indoor air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment; or
1.17 	(iii) (3) the chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in fish, 
1.18 	wildlife, or the natural environment; or
1.19 	(4) the chemical has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the 
1.20 	United States Environmental Protection Agency.
1.21 	(b) By February 1, 2011, the department shall publish a list of priority chemicals in 
1.22 	the State Register and on the department's Internet Web site and shall update the published 
1.23 	list whenever a new priority chemical is designated.

1.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.