3.0.0 3475 2017-12-15T00:39:11Z 2017-12-15T00:39:11Z Senate S S 2008-09-11 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-11T19:40:30Z 2008-09-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-09-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-09-11 True Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Bacterial diseases Beverages Business records Commerce Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Food industry Food safety Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Infrastructure Law Potable water Standards Water Resources Development Water quality Water supply Agriculture and Food 00 2008-09-11 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-17T21:56:41Z Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify and establish standards for contaminants in bottled water that are at least as protective as standards established by: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for national primary drinking water; or (2) the World Health Organization, the European Union, or the state of California. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states for the enforcement of standards adopted under this Act.

Transfers all functions of the Secretary relating to inspections and enforcement concerning bottled water to the EPA if the Secretary fails to publish the final regulation concerning such standards within two years.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations that require each manufacturer of bottled water to submit reports on its water and display required information on bottle labels; (2) make such reports available to the public; (3) make certain additional information available to the public about the regulation of contaminants in bottled drinking water; (4) publish information regarding violations of bottled water regulations; and (5) establish a grant program to gather information on such violations.

Prohibits a manufacturer of bottled water from failing to submit an annual report or to display the required information on bottle labels in accordance with this Act.

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Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008 Display Title Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3475is/xml/BILLS-110s3475is.xml 2008-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.