Preventing Pfas Runoff At Airports Act

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, ensuring the safety of the traveling public is of critical importance to this Committee. To ensure aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration regulates airport firefighting standards and requires airports to regularly test firefighting equipment.

Currently, the fire suppressant foam required to be used at airports contains PFAS. While FAA is working closely with the Department of Defense to come up with an alternative that is just as effective at suppressing jet fuel fires, there is still work to be done before that alternative is made available.

Given that, this bill ensures that airports are able to acquire equipment to test firefighting vehicles, in compliance with FAA regulations, without discharging PFAS-laden foam.

Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan bill passed the Senate unanimously, and I urge support. This legislation is a good piece of legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, in closing, S. 3662 is a minor adjustment of an AIP cost share to remove any barriers an airport might have for acquiring firefighting testing equipment.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the bill and I yield back the balance of my time.

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