Establishes the PFAS Response Program to address PFAS contamination in Maine agriculture.
The bill establishes the PFAS Response Program to address PFAS contamination in Maine agriculture. The program aims to abate, clean up, and mitigate threats posed by PFAS, providing support to affected commercial farms, conducting critical research, and responding to PFAS concerns. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry administers the program, which includes setting maximum PFAS levels in farm products, prohibiting sales when these levels are exceeded, and providing testing, technical, and financial assistance to producers.
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