Senate Passes Bipartisan PFAS Legislation

PFAS FUNDS TO BE RELEASED

More than $100 million in state funds set aside years ago to address "forever chemical" contaminants in Wisconsin waterways will finally be spent under bipartisan measures heading to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who plans to sign both bills.

Senate passes bipartisan PFAS legislation

MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Bill (AB) 130 and AB 131, a bipartisan legislation effort, was recently passed by the Wisconsin State Senate.

Wisconsin Approves Bipartisan $125M PFAS Package

After over two years of bipartisan negotiations, the Wisconsin State Legislature this week approved a package of bills to invest over $125M to fight PFAS contamination. The compromise bills fund several new grant programs, provide additional staffing resources to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and protect innocent landowners from liability. The largest new grant program will provide $80M to local governments to combat and r…