1. (1) Beginning August 2, 2019, a person or fire department may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes or for testing firefighting foam fire systems class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. As used in this subsection (1), firefighting foam fire systems means a system designed to provide protection from fire, or for the suppression of fire, through the use of firefighting foam.
2. (2) A person or fire department who administers a training program which violates subsection (1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a first offense. A person or fire department who administers a training program which violates subsection (1) of this section repeatedly is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund created in section 24-33.5-1231.
3. (3) For purposes of this section, class B firefighting foam, fire department, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances have the same meaning as they are defined in section 25-5-1302.
4. (4) to (6) Repealed.

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1279), ch. 427, p. 3724, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2020: (4), (5), and (6) added, (HB 20-1119), ch. 139, p. 604, § 1, effective June 29.

Editor's note: Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of subsections (4), (5) and (6), effective January 1, 2023. (See L. 2020, p. 604.)

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1279, see section 1 of chapter 427, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.