3.0.0 3286 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z House HR 2021-05-17 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 85 (Monday, May 17, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 3286.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H2421]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-18T17:22:16Z Referred to 2021-05-17T16:02:20Z 2021-05-18 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2021-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Metals Public utilities and utility rates Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2021-05-17 Introduced in House 2021-12-13T19:45:35Z Emergency Order Assurance, Safety, and Inspection of water Systems Act or the Emergency OASIS Act

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations that require community water systems to flush their drinking water distribution systems of contaminants under certain circumstances; it also expands the EPA's emergency powers to address metalloid contaminants in community water systems when state and local authorities have not acted to protect the health of persons in those communities.

Specifically, the EPA must issue regulations to require each community water system to flush its distribution system if any contaminant has exceeded the applicable maximum contaminant level for longer than six months or if the drinking water has stood motionless in the system for longer than six months.

The EPA may take steps under its emergency powers to test community water systems for metalloid contaminants in drinking water and provide alternative water supplies. Further, the EPA may require the owner of the water system to pay an amount that is at least twice the cost of providing such alternative water supplies.

]]> Emergency OASIS Act Display Title Emergency OASIS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require drinking water distribution systems to be flushed under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency OASIS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Order Assurance, Safety, and Inspection of water Systems Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3286ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3286ih.xml 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. 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.