[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1909 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1909

To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 to ensure the 
inclusion of commonly used pesticides in State source water assessment 
                   programs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 1999

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 to ensure the 
inclusion of commonly used pesticides in State source water assessment 
                   programs, 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. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ENSURE INCLUSION OF COMMONLY 
              USED PESTICIDES IN STATE SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT 
              PROGRAMS.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999:

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                   state and tribal assistance grants

    For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants'', for grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under 
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) for 
State expenses of formulating source water assessment programs under 
section 1453 of such Act, $85,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
    Hereafter, source water assessment programs under section 1453 of 
such Act shall include (1) the assessment of the pesticides 
chlorothalonil, pendimethalin, paraquat, cyanazine, bensulide, 
chlorpyrifos, diazinon, metalaxyl, and mecoprop; (2) the assessment of 
surface water sources; (3) the assessment of residential drinking 
wells; and (4) the assessment of contaminated soil.
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