[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1674 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1674

  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to civil actions 
  against public waters systems that are in compliance with national 
  drinking water regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the 
                    Environmental Protection Agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

Mr. Gary Miller of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to civil actions 
  against public waters systems that are in compliance with national 
  drinking water regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the 
                    Environmental Protection Agency.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING PUBLIC 
              WATER SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following section:

              ``prohibition against certain civil actions

    ``Sec. 1459. In a civil action seeking relief on the basis of the 
level of a contaminant in water in a public water system, relief may 
not be provided by any Federal or State court (whether the defendant is 
a public or a private entity) if, as applicable (1) the level of the 
contaminant in such water is at or below the applicable maximum 
contaminant level established in national drinking water regulations 
promulgated by the Administrator under section 1412; or (2) the public 
water system is using treatment techniques in accordance with such 
regulations. This section applies notwithstanding any other provision 
of Federal or State law.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1414(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(e)) is amended by striking ``Nothing in 
this title'' and inserting ``Subject to section 1459, nothing in this 
title''.
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