[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5344 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5344

  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary 
               drinking water regulation for perchlorate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2004

   Ms. Solis (for herself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Dingell, and Mrs. Capps) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary 
               drinking water regulation for perchlorate.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drinking Water for Healthy 
Communities Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATION FOR PERCHLORATE.

    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) Perchlorate.--
                            ``(i) Schedule and standard.--
                        Notwithstanding the deadlines set forth in 
                        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
                        promulgate a national primary drinking water 
                        regulation for perchlorate pursuant to this 
                        subsection, in accordance with the schedule 
                        established by this subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Proposed regulations.--Not later 
                        than January 31, 2006, the Administrator shall 
                        propose a national primary drinking water 
                        regulation for percholate.
                            ``(iii) Final regulations.--Not later than 
                        July 31, 2007, after notice and opportunity for 
                        public comment, the Administrator shall 
                        promulgate a national primary drinking water 
                        regulation for perchlorate.''.
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