1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (b) “Class B fire-fighting foam” or “foam” means a foam designed for flammable liquid fire.
3. (c) “Intentionally added” means the act of deliberately using a chemical in the formation of a product where the chemical's continued presence is desired in the product to provide a specific characteristic.
4. (d) “Personal protective equipment” means items designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by fire-fighting personnel in the performance of their fire and rescue activities, including jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, helmets, and respiratory equipment.
5. (e) “PFAS chemicals” means, when used in fire-fighting agents, fire-fighting equipment, food packaging, and rugs and carpets, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals that contain at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

6. (f) “Rug or carpet” means a thick fabric used to cover a floor, including:

   1. (1) Commercial or residential broadloom carpet; and
   2. (2) A pad or an underlayment used in conjunction with a carpet.

7. (g) “Terminal” means:

   1. (1) A bulk liquid storage facility exclusively engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas, that contains at least one storage tank containing petroleum products with a surface area of 120 square meters or greater; or
   2. (2) A facility engaged in the distribution of crude petroleum from extraction or processing facilities that includes at least one storage tank containing crude petroleum with a surface area of 120 square meters or greater.

Added by Acts 2020, c. 276, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 277, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 138, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.