[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4107 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4107

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
   revise water quality criteria for ammonia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1996

  Mr. Peterson  of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
   revise water quality criteria for ammonia, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVISION OF WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR AMMONIA.

    (a) Revision of Criteria.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall revise and publish water quality criteria for 
ammonia under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(1)) in order to ensure that such criteria 
reflects the latest and best scientific knowledge.
    (b) Suspension of Enforcement.--In the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on such date as the 
Administrator issues final criteria under subsection (a), the 
Administrator--
            (1) shall not use, or require a State to use, water quality 
        criteria for ammonia issued, before such date of enactment, 
        under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act in establishing effluent limitations for ammonia; and
            (2) shall not initiate or continue, or require a State to 
        initiate or continue, any enforcement action against a person 
        for a violation of a permit requirement that is based on water 
        quality criteria described in paragraph (1).
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