SB 6807 - DIGEST

     Finds and declares that there is a need to address the potential risks posed by mercury and other persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances.

     Declares the intent of this act is to reduce and, where feasible, eliminate the risks to human health and the environment within the state posed by mercury and persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances through the identification, prioritization, and management of such substances.

     Finds it is necessary to develop a cross-media approach for managing persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances because those substances move readily between air, water, and land.

     Provides that, to ensure progress towards reducing and, where feasible, eliminating risks posed by persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances it is necessary to regularly measure the results of risk management actions and, where necessary, improve risk management actions.