REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; PFAS; health study

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2546

Introduced by

Representative Mathis

AN ACT

Appropriating monies to the UNIVERSITY of Arizona.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Appropriation; university of Arizona; PFAS testing

The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the university of Arizona to conduct a health study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances levels in the blood of persons across this state who receive drinking water from private groundwater wells or public drinking water systems that have been contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an amount that exceeds the maximum contaminant level as prescribed by the United States environmental protection agency national primary drinking water regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 141 and 142).