[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 698 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 698
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to designate chromium-6 as a
contaminant, to establish a maximum contaminant level for chromium-6,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 4, 2001
Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Reid) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to designate chromium-6 as a
contaminant, to establish a maximum contaminant level for chromium-6,
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. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CHROMIUM-6.
(a) In General.--Section 1412(b)(12) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Chromium-6.--
``(i) Declaration of chromium-6 as
contaminant.--Congress declares that chromium-6
is a contaminant subject to regulation under
this title.
``(ii) Study.--
``(I) In general.--Not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of
this subparagraph, the Administrator
shall enter into a contract with the
National Academy of Sciences under
which the National Academy of Sciences,
not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph, shall
complete a study to determine, and
shall recommend to the Administrator,
an appropriate maximum contaminant
level goal for chromium-6.
``(II) Establishment of mcl.--Not
later than 30 days after the date on
which the Administrator receives the
recommendation of the National Academy
of Sciences under subclause (I), the
Administrator shall establish a maximum
contaminant level for chromium-6 at a
level consistent with that
recommendation.
``(III) Report.--Not later than 30
days after the date on which the
Administrator receives the
recommendation of the National Academy
of Sciences under subclause (I), the
Administrator shall submit to Congress
a report that describes the results of
the study.
``(iii) Applicability of other law.--
Chapter 7, and subchapter II of chapter 5, of
title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to
any action of the Administrator under this
clause.
``(iv) Regulation.--On and after the date
of completion of the study under clause (ii),
the Administrator shall regulate chromium-6 as
an inorganic contaminant in accordance with
part 141 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or a successor regulation).''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is amended by striking
subsection (m) and inserting the following:
``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section, to remain available until expended--
``(A) $599,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
``(B) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995
through 2005.
``(2) Subsequent authorizations.--To the extent that any
amount authorized to be appropriated under this subsection for
any fiscal year is not appropriated for the fiscal year, the
amount--
``(A) is authorized to be appropriated in any
subsequent fiscal year before fiscal year 2004; and
``(B) shall remain available until expended.
``(3) Chromium-6 compliance.--Of the funds made available
under paragraph (1)(B) for each of fiscal years 2002 through
2005, such sums as are necessary shall be made available to the
Administrator to provide grants in accordance with this section
to States and community water systems for use in carrying out
activities to comply with section 1412(b)(12)(C).''.
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